Isp system using non-geosynchronous orbit satellites
CA 2296202 A1 · Owner: Globalstar L.P. · Inventors: Waknis, Prashant V.; Wiedeman, Robert A.
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A satellite communication system includes a plurality of satellites, such as low earth orbit satellites and a, plurality of gateways. The satellite communication system is bidirectionally coupled to a terrestrial communication system through at least the plurality of gateways. The satellite communication system and the terrestrial communications system together form a data communication network having a plurality of nodes including source nodes destination nodes and intermediate nodes. Multiple copies of a packet can coexist within the data communication network, and the packet and its one or more copies are routed, using at least in part satellite-resident routers and gateway-resident …
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- Filed January 17, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 17, 2020.
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