Abstract: In a communication system having Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites (210), one or more Mission Operations Control Centers (MOCCs) (220), one or more Distributed Virtual Network Managers (DVNMs) (230), and several types of Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) (250, 260, 270, and 280), individual service providers (20) are able to control the network services they provide independently from other service providers (20) through local management of the DVNMs (230).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 18, 2001
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc.
Inventors:
Keith Andrew Olds, John Richard Kane, Vijay Kapoor