Method and apparatus for requesting and retrieving information from a source computer using terrestrial and satellite interfaces
US6016388A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2212/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system in which a personal computer sends messages into a network such as a TCP/IP network using a conventional dial-up link and downloads data from the TCP/IP network using a high-speed one-way satellite link. A preferred embodiment uses a conventional SLIP provider to connect to the TCP/IP network and uses a commercial software TCP/IP package that has a standard driver interface. A spoofing protocol compensates for the long propagation delays inherent to satellite communication.
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