18711835. SUPPORT OF COVERAGE GAPS FOR SATELLITE ACCESS (QUALCOMM Incorporated)
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SUPPORT OF COVERAGE GAPS FOR SATELLITE ACCESS
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Inventor(s)
Stephen William Edge of Escondido CA (US)
Amer Catovic of San Diego CA (US)
Haris Zisimopoulos of London (GB)
SUPPORT OF COVERAGE GAPS FOR SATELLITE ACCESS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18711835 titled 'SUPPORT OF COVERAGE GAPS FOR SATELLITE ACCESS
Original Abstract Submitted
A user equipment (UE) may access a public land mobile network (PLMN) via a communication satellite. The UE may receive satellite coverage data from the serving PLMN via the communication satellite indicating at which locations and/or at which times satellite coverage is available. The UE may determine, based on the satellite coverage data, a first time of satellite unavailability for a location of the UE and a second time of satellite availability. The UE may enter a no coverage state following the first time. The UE may inhibit mobile originating requests and/or reduce a frequency of satellite cell searching while in the no coverage state. The UE may leave the no coverage state at the second time. The satellite coverage data may comprise a coverage map for a grid of locations. Extra coverage data may be provided for satellite availability for other PLMNs and/or for terrestrial cells.
