System and method for wireless transmission of signals using multiple channels assigned in response to signal type
First Claim
1. A method for utilizing wireless channels in a wireless communication system, said wireless communication system including a first communication station and a second communication station, and said method comprising:
- detecting a transmit signal at said first communication station;
determining a data type of said transmit signal;
assigning a quantity of said wireless channels for transmission of said transmit signal in response to said data type; and
enabling transmission of said transmit signal toward said second communication station over said quantity of said wireless channels.
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Abstract
A method of utilizing low-data-rate wireless channels (46) in a satellite-based wireless communication network (20) detects a transmit signal (64) and determines a data type (120, 122, 124) for the transmit signal (64). A quantity of the wireless channels (46) are assigned for transmission of the transmit signal (64) in response to the data type (120, 122, 124). An inverse multiplexing system (50) selectively splits the transmit signal (64) into multiple subsectional signals for transmission over separate wireless channels (46) to facilitate the transmission of large data files and real-time video imagery over the low-data-rate wireless channels (46).
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47 Claims
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1. A method for utilizing wireless channels in a wireless communication system, said wireless communication system including a first communication station and a second communication station, and said method comprising:
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detecting a transmit signal at said first communication station;
determining a data type of said transmit signal;
assigning a quantity of said wireless channels for transmission of said transmit signal in response to said data type; and
enabling transmission of said transmit signal toward said second communication station over said quantity of said wireless channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus for selectively utilizing wireless channels, said apparatus comprising:
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a data input/output (I/O) port for receiving a data signal;
an inverse multiplexer in communication with said data I/O port;
a voice port for receiving a voice signal;
transceivers in selective communication with each of said voice port and an output of said inverse multiplexer, one each of said transceivers supporting one each of said wireless channels; and
a processor in communication with said inverse multiplexer, said voice port, and said transceivers for enabling transmission of said data signal and said voice signal via said transceivers over said wireless channels, said processor performing operations including;
when said data signal is received, determining a data type for said data signal, ascertaining an available number of said wireless channels, and allocating said available number of said channels to be a quantity of said wireless channels for transmission of said data signal, said quantity of said wireless channels being greater than one; and
when said voice signal is received, assigning one of said wireless channels for transmission of said voice signal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a satellite-based communication network that includes earth-orbiting satellites, a method for utilizing wireless channels of said network to communicate between a first communication station and a second communication station comprising:
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detecting a transmit signal at said first communication station;
determining, at said first communication station, a data type of said transmit signal;
assigning, at said first communication station, a quantity of said wireless channels for transmission of said transmit signal in response to said data type;
transmitting said transmit signal over said quantity of said wireless channels between said first communication station and one of said earth-orbiting satellites;
forwarding said transmit signal from said one of said earth-orbiting satellites toward said second communication station; and
receiving, at said second communication station, said transmit signal from said first communication station. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. In a satellite-based global communication network that supports communication over wireless voice channels via earth-orbiting satellites, a system for utilizing said wireless voice channels to convey a data signal from a first terminal to a second terminal, said system comprising:
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a first communication station including;
a first data input/output (I/O) port for detecting said data signal from said first terminal;
a first inverse multiplexer in communication with said first data I/O port, said inverse multiplexer splitting said data signal into a number of subsectional signals, said number corresponding to a quantity of said wireless voice channels that are available for transmitting said data signal; and
first transceivers in communication with an output of said inverse multiplexer, one each of said first transceivers supporting one each of said wireless voice channels, said first transceivers transmitting said number of said subsectional signals over said quantity of said wireless channels to one of said earth-orbiting satellites; and
a second communication station including;
receiving elements for receiving said subsectional signals forwarded from said one of said earth-orbiting satellites;
a second inverse multiplexer in communication with said receiving elements for reverse inverse multiplexing said subsectional signals to form said data signal; and
a second data I/O port in communication with said second inverse multiplexer for passing said data signal to said second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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