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Method and apparatus to respond to a blockage environment in a communication system

US5946603A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateApr 25, 1997
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/18513
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for responding to a blockage environment (50) in a communication system includes creating (158, 163) a terminal blockage profile and/or a satellite blockage profile with respect to terminal antenna (19) and responding (200) to the terminal blockage profile and/or the satellite blockage profile to prevent fading and/or blocking of communication pathways (15, 18) between one or more satellites (12) and the terminal (16).

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