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Mobile-link system for a radio communication system wherein diversity combining is performed only for edge/boundary zone signals and not for central zone signals

US5722049A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 1995
Grant dateFeb 24, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/18534
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile-link system for a radio communication system including a first mobile-link assembly, a second mobile-link assembly, and a satellite feeder-link assembly located in a satellite; and an earth feeder-link assembly located in an earth station. The first mobile-link assembly receives mobile uplink signals including zone-one uplink signals transmitted from mobile stations located in a first zone of a coverage area and zone-two uplink signals transmitted from mobile stations located in a second zone of the coverage area, and outputs received zone-one uplink signals and received zone-two uplink signals. The second mobile-link assembly receives mobile uplink signals transmitted from mobile stations in the coverage area, and outputs received zone-two uplink signals and not zone-one uplink signals. The second mobile link assembly also transmits mobile downlink signals to at least the first and second zones of the coverage area. The satellite feeder-link assembly conveys the received mobile uplink signals to the earth feeder-link assembly by transmitting feeder-link downlink signals corresponding to the received mobile uplink signals. The earth feeder-link assembly is connected to and…

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