Abstract: An approach for immediate channel assignment in a wireless communications system involves receiving a channel request message from a wireless transceiver, the channel request message including a dialed party number; forming an immediate assignment message including a channel assignment; transmitting the immediate assignment message to the wireless transceiver; and establishing a communications channel between the wireless transceiver and a called party by establishing a channel between the wireless transceiver and the called party.

Abstract: A system and method for implementing single hop space segment terminal to terminal connections. The system includes a satellite-based radio frequency (RF) communication link for conveying multiple communication channels over the space segment via one or more spot beams. A terrestrial supervisory transceiver such as a gateway station is provided in communication with the satellite-based communication link. Mobile hand-held terminals (HHTs), herein first and second access terminals, may be located within one or more of the spot beams to communicate with one another via a single hop connection through a satellite of the system. A switch is provided for communication switching with the satellite of the system for the multiple communication channels to couple the first access terminal and the second access terminal over the space segment via one or more of the spot beams.

Abstract: An apparatus and method, for use with the satellite-based communications network, for improving the reliability and speed at which communication between a user terminal and the network is established. The apparatus and method arranges data of a channel request message transmitted from a user terminal to a satellite in the satellite-based network to insure that the most critical data for establishing communication between the user terminal and the satellite-based network is received at the satellite during the appropriate receiving time frame window. The channel request message includes a first data group necessary for establishing a communication link for which information is transmitted between the apparatus and the network, and a second data group including information for decreasing the amount time necessary to establish the communication link.

Abstract: A computing system contains an apparatus having an instruction memory to store a plurality of lines of a plurality of instructions, and a branch memory to store a plurality of branch prediction entries, each branch prediction entry containing information for predicting whether a branch designated by a branch instruction stored in the instruction memory will be taken when the branch instruction is executed. Each branch prediction entry includes a branch target field for indicating a target address of a line containing a target instruction to be executed if the branch is taken, a destination field indicating where the target instruction is located within the line indicated by the branch target address, and a source field indicating where the branch instruction is located within the line corresponding to the target address.

Abstract: An access terminal for initiating spot beam selection in a satellite communication system, in which the access terminal includes a receiver for measuring the received signal strength (RSS) of a multiplicity of radio frequency communication spot beam links. The access terminal is further provided with a microcontroller for comparing the received signal strengths from each of the multiplicity of spot beams to initiate information communication via a communication channel of the satellite communication system. In a described embodiment, the controller of the access terminal compares seven spot beam links to determine whether to initiate information communication with one of the seven spot beams received. Additionally, a memory coupled to the controller of the access terminal is used for storing spot beam identification information including the spot beam links assigned to the access terminal via the satellite communication system.

Abstract: A computing system that contains an apparatus comprising an instruction memory to store a plurality of lines of a plurality of instructions, and a branch memory to store a plurality of branch prediction entries, each branch prediction entry containing information for predicting whether a branch designated by a branch instruction stored in the instruction memory will be taken when the branch instruction is executed. Each branch prediction entry includes a branch target field for indicating a target address of a line containing a target instruction to be executed if the branch is taken, a destination field indicating where the target instruction is located within the line indicated by the branch target address, and a source field indicating where the branch instruction is located within the line corresponding to the target address.

Abstract: A computing system has first and second instruction storing circuits, each instruction storing circuit storing N instructions for parallel output. An instruction dispatch circuit, coupled to the first instruction storing circuit dispatches L instructions stored in the first instruction storing circuit, wherein L is less than or equal to N. An instruction loading circuit, coupled to the instruction dispatch circuit and to the first and second instruction storing circuits, loads L instructions from the second instruction storing circuit into the first instruction storing circuit after the L instructions are dispatched from the first instruction storing circuit and before further instructions are dispatched from the first instruction storing circuit. A bypass circuit for bypassing the second instruction storing circuit is also provided.

Abstract: Heat is removed from the silicon devices in an integrated circuit package by means of a stud which is slidably mounted in a cap enclosing the integrated circuit device. A low melt solder is used to join the stud to the cap and the same solder is also deposited on the stud tip, which will subsequently contact the integrated circuit device in the package. After the integrated circuit, substrate and cap are assembled and sealed, the assembly is heated to melt the low melt solder so that the stud slides down and makes contact with the integrated circuit device. A controlled pressure can be applied to the stud if sliding does not occur. Thereafter, the assembly is allowed to cool. Upon cooling, a submicron gap exists between the solder on the tip of the stud and the device providing electrical isolation, but not significantly degrading the thermal path between the device and the ambient atmosphere.