TDMA communications apparatus having adaptive burst duration
US4686672A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/2123
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunication system includes an earth-to-satellite-to earth link over which transmission is made on a time division basis. Each earth station assembles data to be transmitted in bursts during time period assigned to such earth station. The time position has a variable length which corresponds to the amount of data that is to be sent. The time positions are shifted to immediately follow each other with no idle and unused time space in or between adjoining time positions. Thus, each time frame is adaptively changed to fit the instantaneous communications traffic needs.
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