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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Mark A. Sturza, Encino, CA (US);
Moshe L. Liron, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Social Fabric Corporation, West Covina, CA (US);
Abstract
A communication system ( ) is disclosed which provides two-way communications access to a wide area network (WAN)( ) for a very large number of subscribers ( ). It offers an inexpensive “last-mile” hookup from a subscriber terminal ( ) to a communications hub ( ). The hub ( ) is connected to a WAN ( ) such as the Internet. The system comprises service areas ( ), 0.7 to 1.5 km radius ( ), wherein the hub ( ) and subscribers ( ) are located. Subscribers ( ) are connected to a subscriber terminal ( ), directly or through a local area network (LAN)( ). Each terminal ( ) communicates with the hub by a SHF radio link ( ). Distributed routing of signals provides subscribers ( ) with no-waiting, transmission of information at speeds about ten Mbps. Availability of a communication path approximates a fiber optic cable. The LAN ( ) may be a local public switched telephone network. Each service area ( ) is divided into one to forty sectors ( ). Eight sectors ( ) can support approximately 1,600 subscribers ( ). Service areas ( ) may be arranged to cover larger areas. Overlapping service areas ( ) permit subscribers ( ) to be within line-of-sight of a hub ( ). Service area arrangement is readily adapted to terrain, existing structure and number of subscribers ( ).