Systems and methods for increasing capacity and/or quality of service of terrestrial cellular and satellite systems using terrestrial reception of satellite band frequencies
First Claim
1. A wireless communications system comprising:
- a space-based component that is configured to transmit communications to wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band and to receive communications from the wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band; and
a terrestrial component that is configured to transmit communications to the wireless terminals over a terrestrial frequency band and to receive communications from the wireless terminals over the satellite frequency band.
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Abstract
The capacity of a terrestrial wireless communications system that uses a terrestrial frequency band for communications with wireless terminals is expanded by utilizing a satellite frequency band for terrestrially receiving terrestrial communications from the wireless terminals. Since the wireless terminals are configured to transmit communications to a space-based component such as a satellite via a satellite frequency band, these transmissions also may be picked up (received) terrestrially. Thus, terrestrial base stations can be equipped with satellite frequency band receivers that can receive communications from the wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band. By using the satellite frequency band receiver in a terrestrial base station, additional capacity and/or quality of service may be provided for a terrestrial and/or satellite communications system.
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1. A wireless communications system comprising:
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a space-based component that is configured to transmit communications to wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band and to receive communications from the wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band; and
a terrestrial component that is configured to transmit communications to the wireless terminals over a terrestrial frequency band and to receive communications from the wireless terminals over the satellite frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A terrestrial base station for a wireless communications system comprising:
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a transmitter that is configured to transmit communications to wireless terminals over a terrestrial frequency band; and
a receiver that is configured to receive communications from the wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A terrestrial base station for a terrestrial wireless communications system comprising:
a receiver that is configured to receive communications from wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band, the base station being free of a transmitter that is configured to transmit communications to the wireless terminals over a satellite frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a receiver that is configured to receive communications over forward link and return link portions of a terrestrial frequency band; and
a transmitter that is configured to transmit communications over a satellite frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for expanding capacity of a terrestrial wireless communications system that uses a terrestrial frequency band for communications with wireless terminals, the method comprising:
utilizing a satellite frequency band for terrestrially receiving communications from the wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for expanding capacity of a terrestrial wireless communications system that uses a terrestrial frequency band for communications with wireless terminals, the method comprising:
utilizing forward link and return link portions of the terrestrial frequency band for terrestrially transmitting communications to the wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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