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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Enrique Laborde, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Electronics, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380 49 ; 455 121 ; 455 541 ; 370319 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a medium access control (MAC) layer in a mobile satellite system. The MAC transfers data across the physical channels in the air interface between the mobile terminals, the satellite and the gateways. The MAC of the present invention optimizes for satellite propogation delays and hides the physical transmission media from higher network layers.