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Satellite multiple access system with distortion cancellation and compression compensation

US5720039A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 1, 1996
Grant dateFeb 17, 1998
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multicarrier satellite communications system includes one or more satellites and one or more transmitters at generally terrestrial locations that transmit a plurality of signal carriers to the satellites which contain non-linear signal repeaters that produce inter-modulation noise or signal compression in the signal carriers. The noise is minimized/cancelled by adding to the signal carriers, at the generally terrestrial locations where the transmitters are located, noise-cancelling or signal compression-correcting signals.

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