Patent ID: 7321383

Claim:
A system for providing bidirectional video teleconferences on a mobile platform, the system comprising: a first video teleconference terminal disposed on a mobile platform; a first local area network arranged to provide network data services on the mobile platform and arranged to communicate with the first video teleconference terminal; a second video teleconference terminal disposed at a terrestrial station; and a second local area network arranged to provide network data services and arranged to communicate with the second video teleconference terminal, the first and second local area networks being in asymmetrical bidirectional packet data radio frequency communications via a forward satellite link from the terrestrial station having a forward link rate that is substantially greater than a videoteleconference call rate and a return satellite link from the mobile platform having a return link rate that is adjustable to support the videoteleconference call rate, wherein packets of video teleconference data are prioritized over packets of data for services other than video teleconferencing.