Commercial satellite communications system
US5053782A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/216
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A satellite communication system including a central satellite communication terminal and a multiplicity of remote satellite communication terminals which communicate via a satellite, apparatus associated with each of the multiplicity of remote satellite communication terminals for transmitting a burst of information within a time slot and having a characteristic which is independent of the time slot and receiving apparatus associated with the central satellite communication terminal for acquiring the characteristic during each time slot and receiving the burst according to the time slot and according to the characteristic, whereby multiple transmissions may occur concurrently within a given frequency bandwidth.
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