Method and apparatus of using satellites to augment traffic capacity of a wireless network infrastructure
US7065321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/1858
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for augmenting a wireless communication network to provide at least a portion of digital data to a user is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving the portion of the digital data in a satellite receiver, providing the received portion of the digital data to at least one of a plurality of terrestrial receivers which form the wireless communication network, and transmitting the received portion of the digital data to a user within a service region using the terrestrial transmitter. The apparatus comprises a satellite antenna, for receiving a signal having at least a portion of the data from a satellite, and a satellite receiver, communicatively coupled to the satellite antenna for detecting and demodulating the signal to produce a portion of the digital data, the satellite receiver communicatively coupled to a terrestrial transmitter in a terrestrial wireless communication network.
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