Communications Systems and Methods Including Emission Detection

• US 20080160993A1
• Filed: 03/14/2008
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ATC Technology Corporation (FedEx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Mobile Satellite Venture LP
• Inventors: Karabinis, Peter D., Levin, Lon C.
• Application Number:
  US12/048,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20080160993A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/427
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18508 with satellite system used as relay, i.e. aeronautical mobile satellite service
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18521 Systems of inter linked satellites, i.e. inter satellite service for optical links between satellites H04B10/118
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2041 Spot beam multiple access

Abstract

A system for communications on an extraterrestrial body may include a space-based component and an ancillary extraterrestrial component on the extraterrestrial body. The space-based component may be configured to provide wireless communications with a plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body over a satellite frequency band wherein the space-based component includes at least one satellite orbiting the extraterrestrial body. The ancillary extraterrestrial component may be configured to provide wireless communications with the plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body. Moreover, the ancillary extraterrestrial component may reuse at least one satellite frequency of the satellite frequency band, and the space-based component and the ancillary extraterrestrial component may be configured to relay communications therebetween. Related methods are also discussed.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a first device that is configured to detect an emission of a second device, to establish a first link between the first device and the second device responsive to the detected emission and to use the first link to coordinate a frequency reuse, a transmission power, a hand-off procedure and/or a second link.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first device is configured to communicate wirelessly with at least one other device.

3. A system according to claim 2, wherein the first device is a base station.

4. A method comprising:

detecting an emission of a second device;

establishing a first link between a first device and the second device responsive to the detecting; and

using the first link to coordinate a frequency reuse, a transmission power, a hand-off procedure and/or a second link.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the first device is configured to communicate wirelessly with at least one other device.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein the first device is a base station.

7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with at least one radioterminal using frequencies of a satellite frequency band.