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Network operations center for mobile earth terminal satellite communications system

  • US 6,343,205 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/1999
  • Issued: 01/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a mobile satellite system including a satellite communication switching office and network system having a satellite antenna for receiving and transmitting a satellite message via a satellite and satellite beams to and from feederlink earth stations (FESs) and mobile earth terminals (METs) using a mobile communication system, a satellite interface system, a central controller receiving and transmitting the satellite message to and from the satellite communication switching office, the mobile satellite system being responsively connected to said mobile communication system, a method for adding a new subscriber to the system comprising:

  • receiving new subscriber information;

    determining from said new subscriber information if the new subscriber is a satellite resource;

    in response to said determining step, distributing update requests through the system to a plurality of data bases to be updated with a new subscriber record;

    receiving poling responses to said update requests from said plurality of data bases; and

    updating said plurality of data bases if all said poling responses are positive.

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