Patent ID: 8954060
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A satellite communication system, comprising: a base transceiver station (BTS) in communication with a plurality of user devices; a processor transcodes voice data from the BTS at GSM half rate, GSM full rate (FR), GSM enhanced full rate (EFR), or adaptive multi-rate (AMR); the processor further configured to transmit signaling data at a first quality of service (QoS) level over a packet data network and the voice data at one of a plurality of second QoS levels, the first QoS level being less than any of the plurality of second QoS levels; and the processor comprising an intermediate codec to pass a call via a standard circuit switched channel at one of the plurality of second QoS levels over one of a IRIDIUM system and an INMARSAT system, wherein the processor modifies voice data from the GSM half rate, the GSM full rate (FR), the GSM enhanced full rate (EFR), or the adaptive multi-rate (AMR) to pass the call as streaming internet protocol (IP) data at one of the plurality of second QoS levels over the IRIDIUM system; and wherein the processor monitors and reroutes the streaming IP data between multiple QoS channels to ensure that audio is available throughout the duration of the call.