Patent ID: 7068615

Claim:
A communication system for mobile platforms, comprising: a first mobile platform including a first transceiver that is assigned a first Internet Protocol (IP) address; a second mobile platform including a second transceiver that is assigned a second IP address; and a ground station adapted to: transmit a forward link that contains an entire first IP packet having a first information data rate, said first IP packet modulated with code division multiple access (CDMA) coding in combination with a first variable length orthogonal (VLO) code such that said entire first IP packet is relayed, via said forward link, from a ground station to said first mobile platform through a selected channel of a satellite having a transceiver amplifier operating approximately at a saturation point of said amplifier, and transmit said forward link concurrently containing an entire second IP packet simultaneously modulated with CDMA coding in combination with a second VLO code such that said entire second IP packet is relayed, via said forward link, from said ground station to said second mobile platform through said selected satellite channel with said satellite transceiver operating approximately at said saturation point.