Staggered sectorization for terrestrial reuse of satellite frequencies
AssigneeATC Technologies, LLC
InventorPeter D. Karabinis
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Abstract
A satellite radiotelephone system can include a space-based component and a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components. The space-based component is configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band. The plurality of ancillary terrestrial components are configured to terrestrially reuse at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies, at least some of the ancillary terrestrial components terrestrially reusing the at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies in a staggered sectorization. Related methods are also discussed.
Claims56
A satellite radiotelephone system comprising:
- a space-based component that is configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
- and
- a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components that are configured to terrestrially reuse at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies, at least some of the ancillary terrestrial components terrestrially reusing the at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies in a staggered sectorization.
A satellite radiotelephone system comprising:
- a space-based component that is configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
- and
- a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components grouped into clusters of ancillary terrestrial components at least one ancillary terrestrial component of each cluster transmitting to a plurality of directional sectors, wherein the clusters reuse a satellite radiotelephone frequency from the satellite radiotelephone frequency band in a single directional sector of a single ancillary terrestrial component of the respective cluster and wherein a direction of the directional sectors reusing the satellite radiotelephone frequency is staggered.
A method of operating a satellite radiotelephone system comprising:
- providing wireless radiotelephone communications from a space-based component over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
- and
- reusing at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies to provide radiotelephone communications from a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components, wherein the at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies is reused in a staggered sectorization.
A method of operating a satellite radiotelephone system comprising:
- providing wireless radiotelephone communications from a space-based component over a satellite radiotelephone frequency band;
- and
- reusing a satellite radiotelephone frequency from the satellite radiotelephone frequency band to provide radiotelephone communications from a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components wherein the plurality of ancillary terrestrial components are grouped into clusters of terrestrial components with at least one ancillary terrestrial component of each cluster transmitting to a plurality of directional sectors and wherein a direction of the directional sectors reusing the satellite radiotelephone frequency is staggered.
A radiotelephone system comprising:
- a plurality of terrestrial components grouped into clusters of terrestrial components wherein at least one terrestrial component of each cluster transmits to a plurality of directional sectors, wherein a plurality of the clusters reuse a radiotelephone frequency in a single directional sector of a single terrestrial component of the respective cluster and wherein a direction of the directional sectors reusing the radiotelephone frequency is staggered.
A method of operating a radiotelephone system comprising:
- reusing a radiotelephone frequency to provide radiotelephone communications from a plurality of terrestrial components wherein the plurality of terrestrial components are grouped into clusters of terrestrial components with at least one terrestrial component of each cluster transmitting to a plurality of directional sectors and wherein a direction of the directional sectors reusing the radiotelephone frequency is staggered.
A method of providing communications comprising:
- reusing a radiotelephone frequency among a plurality of terrestrial components to provide radiotelephone communications for a plurality of mobile terminals;
- and
- randomizing reuse of the radiotelephone frequency among the plurality of terrestrial components.
A communications system comprising:
- means for reusing a radiotelephone frequency among a plurality of terrestrial components to provide radiotelephone communications for a plurality of mobile terminals;
- and
- means for randomizing reuse of the radiotelephone frequency among the plurality of terrestrial components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.