Global telecommunications system with distributed virtual networks and method of operation therefor
US6292659A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18584
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communication system having Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (210), one or more Mission Operations Control Centers (MOCCs) (220), one or more Distributed Virtual Network Managers (DVNMs) (230), and several types of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) (250, 260, 270, and 280), individual service providers (20) are able to control the network services they provide independently from other service providers (20) through local management of the DVNMs (230).
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