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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2001
Khai Nguyen, Falls Church, VA (US);
Cliff Harris, Germantown, MD (US);
Douglas Dillon, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Frank Kelly, Walkersville, MD (US);
Paul Gaske, Rockville, MD (US);
Khai Nguyen, Falls Church, VA (US);
Cliff Harris, Germantown, MD (US);
Douglas Dillon, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Frank Kelly, Walkersville, MD (US);
Paul Gaske, Rockville, MD (US);
Hughes Electronics Corp., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals over a two-way satellite communication system is disclosed. A receiving unit receives data from a user terminal. A transmitting unit is coupled to the receiving unit and transmits the data to an antenna. The data is transmitted over a return channel that is established over the satellite to a hub; the hub has connectivity to a packet switched network.