Virtual network configuration and management system for satellite communication system
First Claim
1. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office having a satellite antenna for receiving/transmitting a satellite message via a satellite from/to a vehicle using a mobile communication system, a central controller receiving/transmitting the satellite message from/to the satellite communication switching office issued from the vehicle via the satellite, a method of providing satellite communication and satellite management for multiple users in a virtual network arrangement, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) first and second mobile earth terminals (METs) registering with the mobile satellite system;
(b) the first MET selecting a virtual network identifier (VN ID) representing a virtual network group including at least the first and second METs to establish voice communication therewith;
(c) the first MET transmitting the VN ID to the central controller;
(d) the central controller receiving the VN ID, allocating a frequency for the virtual network group, and broadcasting the message to the virtual network group including the second MET informing the virtual network group of the allocated frequency and the voice communication associated therewith;
(e) the second MET tuning to the frequency in response to the message broadcast by the central controller; and
(f) the first and second METs communicating with each other on the frequency.
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Abstract
In a mobile satellite system, a system for providing satellite communication between multiple users in a virtual network arrangement includes first and second mobile earth terminals (METs) responsively connected to and registering with the mobile satellite system. The first MET selects a virtual network identifier (VN ID) representing a virtual network group including the first and second METs to establish voice communication therewith and transmits the VN ID to a central controller. The central controller receives the VN ID from the first MET, validates the first MET for communication, validates the VN ID, allocates a frequency for the virtual network group, and broadcasts the message to the virtual network group including the second MET informing the virtual network group of the allocated frequency and the voice communication associated therewith. The second MET tunes to the frequency in response to the message broadcast by the central controller.
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12 Claims
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1. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office having a satellite antenna for receiving/transmitting a satellite message via a satellite from/to a vehicle using a mobile communication system, a central controller receiving/transmitting the satellite message from/to the satellite communication switching office issued from the vehicle via the satellite, a method of providing satellite communication and satellite management for multiple users in a virtual network arrangement, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) first and second mobile earth terminals (METs) registering with the mobile satellite system; (b) the first MET selecting a virtual network identifier (VN ID) representing a virtual network group including at least the first and second METs to establish voice communication therewith; (c) the first MET transmitting the VN ID to the central controller; (d) the central controller receiving the VN ID, allocating a frequency for the virtual network group, and broadcasting the message to the virtual network group including the second MET informing the virtual network group of the allocated frequency and the voice communication associated therewith; (e) the second MET tuning to the frequency in response to the message broadcast by the central controller; and (f) the first and second METs communicating with each other on the frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office having a satellite antenna for receiving/transmitting a satellite message via a satellite from/to a vehicle using a mobile communication system, a central controller receiving/transmitting the satellite message from/to the satellite communication switching office issued from the vehicle via the satellite, a system for providing satellite communication between multiple users in a virtual network arrangement, comprising:
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first and second mobile earth terminals (METs) responsively connected to and registering with the mobile satellite system, the first MET selecting a virtual network identifier (VN ID) representing a virtual network group including the first and second METs to establish voice communication therewith and transmitting the VN ID; and a central controller responsively connected to the first and second METs, the central controller receiving the VN ID from the first MET, validating the first MET for communication, validating the VN ID, allocating a frequency for the virtual network group, and broadcasting the message to the virtual network group including the second MET informing the virtual network group of the allocated frequency and the voice communication associated therewith, the second MET tuning to the frequency in response to the message broadcast by the central controller, and the central controller assigning the first MET as current speaker for the virtual network group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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