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Integrated narrowband and wideband TDMA networks
Assignee: M/A-COM DCC Inc 11717 EXPLORATION LANE GERMANTOWN MD 20767 A CORP OF
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Filing: 1983-11-15
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Granted: 1986-04-29
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Expires: 2003-11-15
Abstract
Abstract Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) is being utilized widely in domestic and international communication networks. The types of TDMA networks in operation fall into two categories: Wideband and Narrowband. In the past few years, a number of Wideband and Narrowband TDMA networks have gone into operation. However, these networks have typically operated as independent nets. As the existing Wideband TDMA networks expand into cities with a smaller amount of originating traffic, a major economic problem occurs. It becomes difficult to justify the cost of a Wideband TDMA station for the smaller amount of traffic. This invention presents an approach that solves the above problem by providing an integrated network with Wideband TDMA for the large cities and Narrowband TDMA for the smaller cities.
Inventors
- 👤 Pradman Kaul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 04:39
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/14; H04B7/15; H04B7/204; H04B7/2043
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A communication system including a quasi-stationary earth orbiting transponder and at least two groups of earth stations communicating through said transponder comprising; a first group of stations communicating with each other in a TDMA format through said transponder at a first bit rate, and at a common carrier frequency, one of said first group stations including means for transmitting at least a single reference burst per frame at a second bit rate, lower than said first bit rate, a second group of stations communicating with each other and with first group stations in a FDMA/TDMA format through said transponder at said second bit rate, and means for allocating frame capacity by uniquely assigning burst times to stations transmitting at said first bit rate and providing multiple simultaneous burst assignments to stations transmitting at said second bit rate, whereby full connectivity throughout all said stations is maintained and efficiency loss is minimized through the multiple simultaneous transmissions from second group stations at said second bit rate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A communication system including a quasi-stationary earth orbiting transponder and at least two groups of earth stations communicating through said transponder comprising; a first group of stations communicating with each other in a TDMA format through said transponder at a first bit rate, and at a common carrier frequency, one of said first group stations including means for transmitting at least a single reference burst per frame at a second bit rate, lower than said first bit rate, a second group of stations communicating with each other and with first group stations in a FDMA/TDMA format through said transponder at said second bit rate, and means for allocating frame capacity by uniquely assigning burst times to stations transmitting at said first bit rate and providing multiple simultaneous burst assignments to stations transmitting at said second bit rate, whereby full connectivity throughout all said stations is maintained and efficiency loss is minimized through the multiple simultaneous transmissions from second group stations at said second bit rate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 1 in which said multiple is smaller than the ratio of said first and second bit rates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 1 in which some of said stations include means for error encoding said transmissions and means for enabling said error encoding means when transmitting to said stations in said second group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 1 in which said first bit rate is 60 Mbps and said second bit rate is 6 Mbps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 2 in which said first bit rate is 60 Mbps, said second bit rate is 6 Mbps and said multiple is about 5.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of employing a single quasi-stationary orbiting transponder to provide for efficient communications among stations operating at dissimilar bit rates, some of said stations transmitting at a first bit rate and other of said stations transmitting at a second, lower, bit rate, comprising the steps of; (a) establishing a periodic frame at said transponder by transmitting a frame reference burst at said second bit rate, at least once per frame, (b) providing each of stations with apparatus to detect said frame reference burst, (c) allocating unique burst times to stations for transmission at said first bit rate, (d) allocating to multiple stations common burst times for transmissions at said second bit rate, (e) transmitting from each of said stations, transmitting at said first rate, at a common carrier frequency and transmitting from each of said stations, simultaneously transmitting at said second rate, at different carrier frequencies.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
147 words
A method of employing a single quasi-stationary orbiting transponder to provide for efficient communications among stations operating at dissimilar bit rates, some of said stations transmitting at a first bit rate and other of said stations transmitting at a second, lower, bit rate, comprising the steps of; (a) establishing a periodic frame at said transponder by transmitting a frame reference burst at said second bit rate, at least once per frame, (b) providing each of stations with apparatus to detect said frame reference burst, (c) allocating unique burst times to stations for transmission at said first bit rate, (d) allocating to multiple stations common burst times for transmissions at said second bit rate, (e) transmitting from each of said stations, transmitting at said first rate, at a common carrier frequency and transmitting from each of said stations, simultaneously transmitting at said second rate, at different carrier frequencies.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 6 in which said multiple is less than the ratio of said first and second bit rates.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 6 in which said step (d) includes error encoding transmissions for transmissions to stations transmitting at said second rate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 6 which includes providing apparatus to effect said step (c) at a single location.
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