Patent ID: 6714761
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A method of simultaneous communication with at least first and second remote meteor burst units, the method comprising:simultaneously transmitting first and second data signals from the first and second remote meteor burst units, respectively, to a meteor burst base station; receiving and demodulating the first data signal from the first remote meteor burst unit with a first receiver in the meteor burst base station to produce a first demodulated data signal; receiving and demodulating the second data signal from the second remote meteor burst unit with a second receiver in the meteor burst base station, simultaneously with the receiving and demodulating by the first receiver, to produce a second demodulated data signal; receiving and processing the content of the first demodulated data signal from the first receiver with a first receiver processor dedicated to the first receiver; receiving and processing the content of the second demodulated data signal from the second receiver with a second receiver processor dedicated to the second receiver, simultaneous with the receiving and processing by the first receiver processor; formulating an acknowledgment signal after the first and second receiver processors have respectively processed the content of the first and second demodulated data signals; and transmitting the acknowledgment signal simultaneously to the first and second remote meteor burst units.