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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Globalstar, Inc., Covington, LA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Monte, San Jose, CA (US);
Vijaya Gallagher, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Globalstar, Inc., Covington, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/20 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04B 7/204 (2006.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01); H04J 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04B 7/204 (2013.01); H04B 7/2041 (2013.01); H04B 7/212 (2013.01); H04J 3/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved satellite communication system is provided comprising at least one satellite wherein each satellite provides multiple beams, a plurality of UTs, and at least one gateway connected to a PSTN and communicating with said at least one UT or with a constellation, wherein each of the UTs within a given frequency band is distinguished from another of the UTs employing a combination of TDM and NOPN codes and time slots.