Systems and methods for space-based use of terrestrial cellular frequency spectrum
A space-based component, such as a satellite, is configured to use a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency for communication with a wireless terminal, with a terrestrial base station and/or with a terrestrial gateway. Terrestrial cellular/PCS frequencies also may be used for terrestrial communications by terrestrial base stations and/or radioterminals.
1 . A wireless communication method comprising:
directly communicating between a space-based component and a radioterminal over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
2 . A method according to claim 1 further comprising:
directly communicating between a terrestrial base station and the radioterminal over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
3 . A method according to claim 1 further comprising:
directly communicating between a terrestrial base station and the space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
4 . A method according to claim 2 further comprising:
directly communicating between the terrestrial base station and the space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
5 . A wireless communication method comprising:
using a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency by a space-based component.
6 . A wireless communication method comprising:
using a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency by a radioterminal to directly communicate with a space-based component.
7 . A wireless communication method comprising:
using a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency by a terrestrial base station to directly communicate with a space-based component.
8 . A wireless communication system comprising:
a space-based component that is configured to directly communicate with a radioterminal over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
9 . A wireless communication system according to claim 8 further comprising:
a terrestrial base station that is configured to directly communicate with the radioterminal over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
10 . A wireless communication system according to claim 9 wherein the terrestrial base station is further configured to directly communicate with the space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
11 . A wireless communication system according to claim 8 further comprising:
a terrestrial base station that is configured to directly communicate with the space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
12 . A wireless communication system according to claim 8 in combination with the radioterminal that is configured to directly communicate with the space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
13 . A wireless communication system according to claim 9 in combination with the radioterminal that is configured to directly communicate with the space-based component and the terrestrial base station over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
14 . A wireless communication system comprising:
a space-based component that is configured to use a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
15 . A wireless communication system comprising:
a radioterminal that is configured to directly communicate with a space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
16 . A wireless communication system according to claim 15 wherein the radioterminal is further configured to directly communicate with a terrestrial base station over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
17 . A wireless communication system comprising:
a terrestrial base station that is configured to directly communicate with a space-based component over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
18 . A wireless communication system according to claim 17 wherein the terrestrial base station is further configured to communicate directly with a radioterminal over a terrestrial cellular/PCS frequency.
19 . A wireless communications system comprising:
a terrestrial cellular network that is configured to communicate with a plurality of radioterminals over a cellular frequency band; and
an ancillary space network that is configured to communicate with at least some of the radioterminals over at least some of the terrestrial cellular frequency band.
20 . A wireless communications method comprising:
communicating between a terrestrial cellular network and a plurality of radioterminals over a cellular frequency band; and
communicating between an ancillary space network and at least some of the radioterminals over at least some of the terrestrial cellular frequency band.