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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2023
Boost Subscriberco L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Sterling, VA (US);
Mehdi Alasti, Arlington, VA (US);
Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
An Inter-Satellite-Link (ISL) for an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) that is part of a Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN). The disclosed embodiment of an O-RAN system makes use of multiple satellite systems in combination with terrestrial based systems in various configurations to carry out the O-RAN system functions. An O-RAN system includes, among other structures and functions, a Radio Unit (RU), a Distributed Unit (DU), and a Central Unit (CU). This disclosure introduces various configuration/hierarchies of using satellites for the hardware and software to carry various portions of the RU, DU and CU in the O-RAN architecture. Various functions of the network can be implemented by satellite, with each satellite providing some level of RU and DU functionality. In one alternative, one satellite in a group of satellites acts as the DU in the form of a router, communicating with other satellites via the ISL, acting as a router.