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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1998
Lawrence G. Alldredge, La Jolla, CA (US);
Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamically assigning identification information to mobile communication terminals (MCTs) in a satellite communication system. A subset of identification addresses is reserved out of an original set of addresses to be used for MCT identification on an as needed basis. When an MCT first acquires a signal from a first Network Management Computer (NMC), a first identification address is assigned to the requesting MCT for use in all subsequent communications. If the MCT later begins communications using a second NMC, the second NMC assigns a new identification address to the MCT and instructs the first NMC to withdraw the first identification address so it can be assigned to another MCT.