US20160197669A1 - Communication method and system that uses low latency/low data bandwidth and high latency/high data bandwidth pathways - Google Patents

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US20160197669A1
US20160197669A1 US14/843,391 US201514843391A US2016197669A1 US 20160197669 A1 US20160197669 A1 US 20160197669A1 US 201514843391 A US201514843391 A US 201514843391A US 2016197669 A1 US2016197669 A1 US 2016197669A1
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  • command data is transmitted so as to be received at a receiving station before (or at the same time) triggering data is received.
  • the command data includes one or more directives, instructions, algorithms, and/or rules for controlling a machine, such as a computer and/or mechanical device, to take one or more actions.
  • the command data in one form includes a program for buying and/or selling particular options or stocks at certain price levels, ranges, and/or based on other conditions.
  • Command data is typically (but not in all circumstances) larger in size than the triggering data such that the command data takes longer than the triggering data to transmit over communication links having the same data bandwidth.
  • the triggering data includes information identifying one or more commands in the command data to execute.
  • the triggering data can identify one or more particular options in the command data that identifies the particular stock (or multiple stocks) to purchase at a particular price (or prices).
  • the command data is transmitted over a communication link that has high bandwidth and high latency, such as over a fiber optic cable, and the triggering data is transmitted over a communication link that has low bandwidth and low latency, such as through sky-wave propagation by refracting and/or scattering radio waves from the ionosphere.
  • the relatively small-sized triggering data is then able to be more quickly received at a receiving station than if the triggering data was transmitted over the high bandwidth and high latency communication link provided by fiber optic cable.
  • This communication system and method dramatically reduces the time to execute complex time-sensitive actions, such as financial transactions, over large distances at remote locations.
  • this technique is used to remotely perform actions past the radio horizon, such as for transatlantic communications.
  • This technique can be adapted for one-way type communications or even two-way type communications.
  • This unique communication system and method in one example uses multiple communications links.
  • the communication links use different communications media.
  • Such a system might be used, for example, to transmit a large collection of preprogrammed commands or rules over a high latency/high bandwidth link in advance of a triggering event which may be a market event, news report, a predetermined date and time, and the like.
  • This set of rules or preprogrammed actions may be sent as a software update to an executable program, or as a firmware upgrade for a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • triggering data can be sent over a low latency/low bandwidth link alone, or over both links, causing the preprogrammed commands to be executed as planned.
  • the low latency/low bandwidth communications link uses radio waves to transmit data in concert with the higher latency/high bandwidth communications link which may be a packet switched network operating over fiber optic cables.
  • the low latency link may use high frequency (HF) radio waves to transmit over a propagation path between North America and Europe. Radio waves may transmit, for example, with a one-way latency of 20 to 25 ms or less (40 to 50 ms round trip).
  • a higher latency link may carry data over a different propagation path, or perhaps through a different medium between the same two continents that, for example, may have a latency of about 30 ms or more one-way, or 60 ms or more both ways.
  • the system may also constantly monitor and use different HF bands to maintain the highest available signal strength between remote locations depending on solar and atmospheric conditions.
  • This monitoring may include accessing third-party data, analyzing results obtained by experimentation, and/or using software modeling. These conditions can be particularly important in the low latency link which may use skywave propagation to relay HF transmissions over long distances. This skywave propagation may be augmented by repeater stations on the ground or possibly in the air.
  • overall security of the system may be enhanced by sending a continual stream of actions and/or triggering messages over the separate communications links to confuse malicious third parties and discourage attempts to intercept and decipher future transmissions. These messages may be very short, or intermingled with various other transmissions which may go on continuously, or for only short periods of time on a predetermined schedule.
  • security may be enhanced by sending short messages over skywave propagation on one or more frequencies, or by sending small parts of a message on several frequencies at the same time.
  • Various additional techniques may also be employed to enhance security such as encryption, two-way hashing, and the like, which may incur additional latency in both links.
  • this communication system and method will be described with reference to executing trades of stocks, bonds, futures, or other financial instruments, but it should be recognized that this system and method can be used in a large number of other fields where latency is a concern, such as for distributed computing, scientific analysis, telemedicine, military operations, etc.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for transmitting data over separate communication links, one of which uses skywave propagation.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram further illustrating the skywave propagation of FIG. 1
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of ground-based repeaters in the skywave propagation of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is a student schematic diagram illustrating the use of airborne repeaters in the skywave propagation of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating additional layers of the atmosphere including the ionized layer shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating various ionized layers of the atmosphere shown in FIG. 5 .
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating additional details of skywave propagation generally illustrated in FIGS. 1-6 .
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating additional detail for the communication nodes of FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating additional detail for the RF communication interface in FIG. 8 .
  • FIGS. 10-13 are timing diagrams illustrating the coordinated use of multiple communication links like those illustrated in FIGS. 1-9 .
  • FIG. 14 is a flowchart generally illustrating actions taken by the system of FIGS. 1-13 .
  • FIG. 15-18 are flowcharts illustrating additional detail for actions illustrated in FIG. 14 .
  • FIG. 1 illustrates at 100 one example of a system configured to transfer data via a low latency, low bandwidth communication link 104 , and separate data via a high latency, high bandwidth communication link 108 .
  • Communication links 104 and 108 provide separate connections between a first communication node 112 and a second communication node 116 .
  • Low latency connection 104 may be configured to transmit data using electromagnetic waves 124 passing through free space via skywave propagation.
  • Electromagnetic waves 124 may be generated by a transmitter in first communication node 112 , passed along a transmission line 136 to an antenna 128 . Waves 124 may be radiated by antenna 128 encountering an ionized portion of the atmosphere 120 .
  • This radiated electromagnetic energy may then be refracted by the ionized portion of the atmosphere 120 causing waves 124 to redirect toward earth.
  • Waves 124 may be received by a receiving antenna 132 coupled to second communications node 116 by transmission line 140 .
  • a transmitting communication node may use skywave propagation to transmit electromagnetic energy long distances across the earth surface without the need of one or more transmission lines to carry the electromagnetic energy.
  • High latency communication link 108 may be implemented using a transmission line 144 passing through the earth, which may include passing under or through an ocean or other body of water.
  • the high latency communication link may include repeaters 152 .
  • FIG. 1 illustrates four repeaters 152 along transmission line 144 although any suitable number of repeaters 152 may be used. Transmission line 144 may also have no repeaters at all.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates communication link 104 transmitting information from first communication node 112 to second communication node 116 , the data transmitted may pass along communication links 104 , 108 in the both directions.
  • first communication node 112 and second communication node 116 are geographically remote from one another separated by a substantial portion of the surface of the earth ( 156 ).
  • This portion of the earth's surface may include one or more continents, oceans, mountain ranges, or other geographic areas.
  • the distance spanned in FIGS. 1-7 may cover a single continent, multiple continents, an ocean, and the like.
  • node 112 is in Chicago, Ill. in the United States of America, and node 116 is in London, England, in the United Kingdom.
  • node 112 is in New York City, N.Y.
  • node 116 is in Los Angeles, Calif., both cities being in North America. Any suitable combination of distance, communication nodes, and communications links is envisioned that can provide satisfactory latency and bandwidth.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates that skywave propagation allows electromagnetic energy to traverse long distances.
  • low latency communication link 104 transmits electromagnetic waves 124 into a portion of the atmosphere 120 that is sufficiently ionized to refract electromagnetic waves 124 toward the earth. The waves may then be reflected by the surface of the earth and returned to the ionized portion of the upper atmosphere 120 where they may be refracted toward earth again.
  • electromagnetic energy may “skip” repeatedly allowing the low latency, low bandwidth signals 124 to cover distances substantially greater than those which may be covered by non-skywave propagation.
  • first repeater 302 may receive the low latency communication signals emanating from antenna 128 .
  • the signals may be refracted by the ionized region 120 and returned to earth where they may be received by repeater 302 and retransmitted via skywave propagation.
  • the refracted signal may be received by repeater 306 and retransmitted using skywave propagation to second communications node 116 via antenna 132 .
  • two repeating stations are illustrated in FIG. 3 , any suitable number, configuration, or positioning of ground repeating stations 302 is considered.
  • repeater circuitry that receives and retransmits the signal may add additional latency to low latency communication link 104 .
  • FIG. 4 illustrates another example of the system illustrated in FIG. 1 where one or more repeaters along the first communications link are airborne, such as in an aircraft, dirigible, balloon, or other device 410 configured to maintain the repeater aloft in the atmosphere.
  • signals transmitted from first communications node 112 via antenna 128 may be received by an airborne repeater 414 either as line of sight communication 402 , or by skywave propagation as described herein elsewhere.
  • the signals may be received by airborne repeater 414 and retransmitted as line of sight communication 406 , or by skywave propagation to the second communications node 116 along the low latency link 104 .
  • FIGS. 5-7 Additional details regarding skywave propagation are illustrated in FIGS. 5-7 .
  • the relation to the system disclosed and various layers of the upper atmosphere is illustrated in FIG. 5 .
  • the layers of the upper atmosphere may be divided as shown into successively higher layers such as the troposphere 504 , the stratosphere 508 , and the ionosphere 512 .
  • the ionosphere is named as such because it includes a high concentration of ionized particles.
  • the density of these particles in the ionosphere furthest from earth is very low and becomes progressively higher in the areas of the ionosphere closer to earth.
  • the upper region of the ionosphere is energized by powerful electromagnetic radiation from the sun which includes high-energy ultraviolet radiation. This solar radiation causes ionization of the air into free electrons, positive ions, and negative ions. Even though the density of the air molecules in the upper ionosphere is low, the radiation particles from space are of such high energy that they cause extensive ionization of the relatively few air molecules that are present.
  • the ionization extends down through the ionosphere with diminishing intensity as air becomes denser with the highest degree of ionization thus occurring at the upper extremities of the ionosphere, while the lowest degree occurs in the lower portion of the ionosphere.
  • the ionosphere is illustrated in FIG. 6 with three layers designated, respectively, from lowest level to highest level as D layer 608 , E layer 612 , and F layer 604 .
  • the F layer 604 may be further divided into two layers designated F1 (the higher layer) at 616 and F2 (the lower layer) at 620 .
  • F1 the higher layer
  • F2 the lower layer
  • the presence or absence of layers 616 and 620 in the ionosphere and their height above the earth vary with the position of the sun. At high noon, radiation from the sun 624 passing into the ionosphere is greatest, tapering off at sunset and at a minimum at night.
  • the ability for a radio wave to reach a remote location using skywave propagation depends on various factors such as ion density in layers 608 - 620 (when they are present), the frequency of the transmitted electromagnetic energy, and the angle of transmission. For example, if the frequency of a radio wave is gradually increased, a point will be reached where the wave cannot be refracted by D layer 608 which is the least ionized layer of ionosphere 512 . The wave may continue through the D layer 608 and into the E layer 612 where its frequency may still be too great to refract the singles passing through this layer as well. The waves 124 may continue to the F2 layer 620 and possibly into the F1 layer 616 as well before they are bent toward earth. In some cases, the frequency may be above a critical frequency making it impossible for any refraction to occur causing the electromagnetic energy to be radiated out of the earth's atmosphere ( 708 ).
  • FIG. 7 also illustrates that non-skywave propagation such as groundwave signals and/or line of sight signals 716 are unlikely to traverse skip distance 724 .
  • FIG. 8 illustrates one example of additional aspects of a communication node 800 which is like communication nodes 112 and 116 .
  • Communication node 800 can include a processor 804 for controlling various aspects of communication node 800 .
  • the processor may be coupled to a memory 816 useful for storing rules or command data 820 .
  • Devices for accepting user input and providing output (I/O) to a user ( 824 ) may also be included. These devices may include a keyboard or keypad, a mouse, a display such as a flat panel monitor and the like, a printer, plotter, or 3D printer, a camera, or a microphone. Any suitable devices for user I/O may be included.
  • Node 800 may also include a network interface 832 responsive to the processor 804 and coupled to a communication network 836 .
  • a security module 828 may be included as well and may be used to reduce or eliminate the opportunity for third-parties to intercept, jam, or change data as it passes between communications nodes 800 .
  • communication node 800 is implemented as a computer executing software to control the interaction of the various aspects of node 800 .
  • Network interface 836 may be configured to send and receive data such as command data 820 , or triggering data which may be passed from a triggering system 840 .
  • Communication network 836 may be coupled to a network such as the internet and configured to send and receive data without the use of skywave propagation.
  • communication network 836 may transmit and receive data over optical fibers or other transmission lines running along the earth similar to transmission lines 144 illustrated in previous figures.
  • Node 800 may include a second network interface 808 responsive to processor 804 and coupled to a radio-frequency communication interface 812 .
  • This second network interface 808 may be used to transfer data such as command data 820 or triggering data passed from triggering system 840 .
  • Network interface 808 may be coupled to an antenna like antenna 128 which may include multiple antennas or antenna elements.
  • the radio-frequency communication interface 808 may be configured to send and receive data such as triggering data using electromagnetic waves transmitted and/or received via antenna 128 .
  • antenna 128 may be configured to send and receive the electromagnetic waves via skywave propagation.
  • Radio-frequency communication interface 812 may include a transmitter 904 configured to transmit electromagnetic energy using antenna 128 .
  • Receiver 908 may optionally be included as well and configured to receive electromagnetic waves from antenna 128 .
  • Transmitter 904 and receiver 908 may also be coupled to a modem 912 configured to modulate signals received by interface 812 to encode information or data from a digital stream for transmission by transmitter 904 .
  • Modem 912 may also be configured to demodulate signals received by receiver 908 from antenna 128 to decode the transmitted signal into a digital data stream usable by processor 804 or that may be stored in memory 816 .
  • FIGS. 10 through 13 illustrate examples of the disclosed system in operation illustrating how various networks can be used either alone, or in concert, to transmit command and triggering data corresponding with various events.
  • FIGS. 10-13 illustrate the use of two separate communications links labeled “A” and “B.” These links may use any suitable communication link separately or in tandem as shown.
  • communication link A may be a low latency link like communication link 104
  • communication link B may be a high latency link like communication link 108 .
  • both links A and B may be low latency communication links.
  • both communication links may be high latency communication links.
  • any combination of data bandwidth may be used for links A and B.
  • link A may be a low latency link with either high or low data bandwidth
  • link B may be a high latency link with either high or low data bandwidth.
  • link A is a low latency/low bandwidth communication link carrying triggering signals and is implemented as discussed herein using HF radio waves propagated via skywave propagation.
  • link B is a high latency/high bandwidth communication link carrying command data and is implemented as discussed herein using fiber-optic cables, coaxial cables, or other transmission lines.
  • FIG. 10 illustrates such a system in operation illustrating links A and B passing data corresponding to events 1020 , 1024 , and 1028 as time passes.
  • link B is illustrated as having a higher data bandwidth and higher latency than low latency link A.
  • High latency link B is utilized to transfer command data over a period of time prior to corresponding successive events.
  • command data 1016 may be transferred over high latency link B taking a relatively short amount of time to transfer a large volume of data due to the higher data bandwidth of link B.
  • a triggering signal 1012 may be transmitted over low latency link A.
  • the triggering signal 1012 may include an identifier identifying one or more commands to be executed by a processor such as processor 804 .
  • FIG. 10 illustrates a successive transfers of data 1016 , 1017 , and 1018 over high latency link B from one communications node to a remote communications node.
  • triggering signals 1012 , 1013 , 1014 may be triggered using low latency link A to quickly transfer information configured to trigger the remote receiving communications node to act on commands or other aspects of data 1016 , 1017 , and 1018 sent before the corresponding events take place.
  • link A is a low latency/low bandwidth communication link carrying both command data and triggering signals and is implemented as discussed herein using HF radio waves propagated via skywave propagation.
  • link B is a high latency/high bandwidth communication link carrying command data and triggering data, and is implemented as discussed herein using fiber-optic cables, coaxial cables, or other transmission lines.
  • FIG. 11 The operation of this example of the disclosed system is illustrated in FIG. 11 .
  • data 1116 , 1117 , 1118 are transmitted using both low latency link A and high latency link B.
  • Triggering signals 1112 , 1113 , and 1114 may also be transmitted over both link A and link B as illustrated in response to events 1120 , 1124 , and 1128 .
  • the high and low latency links A and B respectively provide redundancy so that if triggering or command data fails to be transmitted or received, (such as signal 1112 on link A or data 1118 and triggering signal 1114 on link B) the data may still be passed to the remote communications node through another communications link.
  • Signals 1112 or 1114 may not be received or sent for any number of reasons such as equipment failures, changes in atmospheric conditions, severed or damaged fiber-optic cables, damage to antennas or antenna arrays, and the like.
  • link A may require additional time to transfer data 1116 , 1117 , 1118 where low latency link A has a lower data bandwidth then high latency link B.
  • these situations may be reversed where high latency link B takes longer to transfer data than low latency link A, or both links A and B may take about the same amount of time.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates that, for example, data 1116 may take longer to transmit on low latency/low bandwidth link A then on high latency/high bandwidth link B.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates another example of a low latency/low bandwidth link A transferring commands and triggering data corresponding to command and triggering data passed over a high latency/high bandwidth link B.
  • data 1216 is transferred over link B ahead of an event 1220 .
  • Triggering signal 1212 is passed over link A in response to event 1220 to activate or execute commands, rule comparisons or other instructions corresponding with data 1216 .
  • high latency link B transfers data 1216 as part of a steady stream of encoded data transmissions 1240 .
  • Encoded data 1240 may include hashed, encrypted, or otherwise obfuscated data transmissions to mask data 1216 reducing or eliminating the opportunity for unauthorized access.
  • encoded data stream 1240 is transferred continuously over high latency link B and includes data 1216 , 1217 , and 1218 , along with triggering signals 1212 , 1213 , and 1214 .
  • FIG. 12 also illustrates that the system may be configured to transmit triggering signals without including them in encoded data 1240 ( 1212 , 1213 ), and may optionally begin sending the encoded stream 1240 over low latency link A along with a later set of triggering data 1214 .
  • unauthorized access to commands encoded in transmissions 1240 may be reduced or eliminated altogether in advance of events 1220 , 1224 , and 1228 .
  • Transmissions sent on low latency link A may also be encoded to reduce or eliminate the opportunity for unauthorized access and may or may not be sent in tandem with encoded data 1240 .
  • triggering signal 1212 may be sent without being part of a continuous stream of encoded data while in another example, a similar triggering signal 1214 may be sent as part of encoded data 1240 .
  • similar encoding techniques may be used for the data such as public or private key encryption, one-way or two-way hashing, or other suitable means of obscuring triggering data 1214 .
  • triggering signals 1312 , 1313 , 1314 may correspond with low latency link A ceasing to send a carrier signal or data stream 1350 .
  • the communication nodes may be configured to receive carrier 1350 and may be triggered to accept a triggering signal 1312 , 1313 , or 1314 when carrier 1350 ceases to be sent ahead of sending the triggering signal.
  • Carrier signal 1350 may include a continuous digital or analog signal sent by skywave propagation, or by any other suitable means.
  • the signal may include a continuous analog signal at a single frequency, a signal that varies continuously with time, or other suitable signal.
  • Carrier signal 1350 may also include digital data transmissions including, for example, a repeated series of datagrams containing information that remains the same, or changes in a predictable fashion with time.
  • a dropout or change in the carrier signal may indicate a triggering signal to the receiving communications node, or that a triggering signal is about to be sent.
  • This example may be characterized as a communications node configured to trigger a response based on data 1316 , 1317 , 1318 on a “signal low” condition such as when the carrier 1350 stops transmitting at 1315 just ahead of the transmission of triggering signal 1312 , 1313 , or 1314 .
  • High latency link B may be configured similarly.
  • the use of a carrier 1350 may be used in conjunction with any other methods illustrated in FIGS. 10-13 , or any combination thereof, to respond to any events discussed above.
  • overall security of the system may be enhanced by sending a continual stream of actions and/or triggering messages over the separate communications links to confuse malicious third parties and discourage attempts to intercept and decipher future transmissions.
  • the same messages may be sent over multiple links simultaneously, over separate transmitters and receivers with different propagation paths, or in any combination thereof. These messages may be very short, or intermingled with other transmissions and may be sent continuously, or for only short periods of time on a predetermined schedule.
  • security may be enhanced by sending short messages over skywave propagation on one or more frequencies, or by sending small parts of a message on several frequencies at the same time.
  • Various additional techniques may also be employed to enhance security such as encryption, two-way hashing, and the like, which may incur additional latency in both links.
  • FIGS. 10-13 may illustrate a relationship between the length of time required for high latency/high bandwidth link B to transfer data versus low latency/low bandwidth link A
  • FIGS. 10-13 is illustrative rather than restrictive. Link A make take more or less time to send data of the same size as Link B and vice versa.
  • skywave propagation may be used to transmit data.
  • both links A and B may be low latency links using skywave propagation as discussed herein.
  • low latency links A and B may both be configured for high or low data bandwidth.
  • both links A and B may be high latency links using propagation techniques other than skywave propagation such as electromagnetic waves passed through fiber-optic cables, copper wire, and the like to name a few nonlimiting examples.
  • High latency links A and B may be configured for high or low data bandwidth.
  • Commands or command data may be initially sent at 1404 by a transmitting communications node such as node 112 or node 800 configured to transmit command data.
  • the system may wait for a triggering event ( 1408 ) and send triggering data at 1412 when a triggering event occurs.
  • a receiving communications node e.g. like nodes 116 or 800 ) may then execute commands ( 1416 ) included in the command data accordingly.
  • command data may be received or created.
  • the data may be received from a transmitting third-party, or processed by the system itself to generate one or more commands.
  • command data is a collection of one or more trades to be executed by financial exchanges.
  • the commands may include orders to automatically buy and/or sell financial instruments based on various rules or preconditions. These rules or preconditions may include buying or selling if the market is at a certain price, if one or more technical indicators signals a purchase or sale, or if certain market data received from private or government entities contains particular values corresponding to a predetermined level (e.g. “new housing starts”, “gross domestic product”, interest rates on government bonds, and the like).
  • a security protocol may optionally be applied to the command data ( 1508 ) as discussed herein elsewhere.
  • Such security protocols may include encrypting the command data using public or private key encryption techniques, applying an encoding algorithm such as two-way hashing, and the like. Any suitable technique for securing command data may be used to make the data unreadable or unusable by third parties.
  • Command data can be transmitted ( 1512 ) from a transmitting communication node to a receiving communications node.
  • Any suitable technique for communicating command data may be used such as sending the command data as a series of signals, packets, are datagrams of any suitable size.
  • the transmission of either the command data, or the triggering data (or both) may occur over a low latency low bandwidth communication link such as communication link 104 , or over a high latency high-bandwidth communication link such as communication link 108 .
  • Command data may also be transmitted by multiple communication links such as communication links 104 and 108 sequentially or at about the same time.
  • the transmitted command data may be received ( 1516 ) by a receiving communications node using any of the communication links discussed herein.
  • the system may optionally check the integrity of the data received and may optionally coordinate with a transmitting communication node to automatically resend the data if portions of it were not received or were corrupted in transmission.
  • the commands may be prepared for execution ( 1520 ). Such preparation may include upgrading or replacing software stored in a memory on a computer to be executed by a processor or other circuitry when a triggering event occurs. In another example, preparing commands for execution at 1520 may include programming a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to automatically perform the commands. This process may occur by any suitable means such as by performing a firmware upgrade on a computer that uses an FPGA or similar reprogrammable circuitry. When the commands of been prepared for execution, the system may then wait for a triggering event to take place ( 1524 ).
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the system may execute various other activities while waiting for a triggering event to take place, examples of which are illustrated in FIG. 16 at 1408 . If no triggering event has occurred ( 1602 ), various actions may be taken by a communications node at either end of a communications link, or at both ends. These actions may be the taken continuously while waiting for a triggering event to take place.
  • the system may determine a maximum usable frequency. This action might be taken to maintain a communication link such as link 104 that communicates via skywave propagation.
  • the maximum usable frequency may be automatically determined experimentally by using a processor like processor 804 to control transmitter 904 to send signals over a broad range of frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • the processor may also control receiver 908 to listen for responses from other transmitting communication nodes. The processor may then analyze the signal sent and the responses received to determine the maximum usable frequency that may be used to achieve communication with various remote communications nodes.
  • the maximum usable frequency may be predicted or determined by propagation data provided by third parties such as government entities. Such third parties may continuously monitor skywave propagation across a broad range of frequencies and distances providing this propagation data as an aid in calculating skip distances across a range of frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum. Software modeling of distances, atmospheric conditions, and any other factors impacting propagation may also be used to determine the maximum usable frequency.
  • the system may determine a minimum usable frequency at 1608 .
  • the minimum usable frequency may be determined experimentally as described above, or by receiving and processing updated third-party propagation data.
  • the maximum and minimum usable frequencies may then be stored ( 1612 ) in a memory accessible by the processor.
  • a communication node may transmit a steady stream of signals that may or may not contain any useful data.
  • the signals or data are prepared for transmission at 1616 , and as discussed above, the transmission may or may not include meaningful command data or triggering data.
  • They communication node may, for example, send a transmission at a regular interval, or with a specific sequence of data. In this way a communication node may maintain a communication link thereby quickly become aware when the communication link is compromised.
  • a transmission frequency 1620
  • Choosing a transmission frequency may include selecting a frequency between the minimum and maximum usable frequencies determined at 1604 and 1608 . This may be done in accordance with a “frequency hopping” system configured to repeatedly choose a different frequency over time for transmitting and receiving. Choosing a transmission frequency may also include selecting a frequency from a predetermined set or range of frequencies such as in a spread spectrum “signal hopping” configuration. The frequency may be determined according to any suitable technique such as by Multiple-input/Multiple-output (MIMO) using multiple transmitters or receivers at different frequencies.
  • MIMO Multiple-input/Multiple-output
  • Triggering data may be prepared ( 1704 ) which may include extracting or receiving the triggering data from a third-party data source and configuring it for transmission over a communications link such as communication link 104 or 108 .
  • a security protocol may be applied to the triggering data ( 1708 ) to reduce or eliminate the opportunity for third-party individuals to obtain triggering data without authorization. Any suitable security protocol may be applied as discussed herein elsewhere.
  • a transmission frequency may then be chosen ( 1712 ). Examples include selecting a frequency between the maximum and minimum usable frequencies as previously determined, or by selecting a frequency from a predetermined set of frequencies such as in a “signal hopping” configuration. In another example, the system may transmit over multiple frequencies a the same time. The system may then transmit the triggering data at 1716 along one or more communications links as discussed herein elsewhere.
  • FIG. 18 illustrates additional detail of actions the system may take when receiving triggering data.
  • a receiving communications node may receive triggering data at 1804 .
  • a security protocol may be applied to unscramble, decrypt, decode, or otherwise remove any security measures that may have been applied when the triggering data was sent.
  • a processor may then process the triggering data to identify commands to execute ( 1812 ) based on an identifier sent in the triggering data.
  • Triggering data may also include multiple identifiers identifying multiple commands to execute. The system may then execute the commands ( 1816 ) identified in the triggering data.
  • Antenna or “Antenna system” generally refers to an electrical device, or series of devices, in any suitable configuration, that converts electric power into electromagnetic radiation. Such radiation may be either vertically, horizontally, or circularly polarized at any frequency along the electromagnetic spectrum. Antennas transmitting with circular polarity may have either right-handed or left-handed polarization.
  • an antenna may transmit at frequencies ranging along electromagnetic spectrum from extremely low frequency (ELF) to extremely high frequency (EHF).
  • An antenna or antenna system designed to transmit radio waves may comprise an arrangement of metallic conductors (elements), electrically connected (often through a transmission line) to a receiver or transmitter.
  • An oscillating current of electrons forced through the antenna by a transmitter can create an oscillating magnetic field around the antenna elements, while the charge of the electrons also creates an oscillating electric field along the elements.
  • the oscillating electric and magnetic fields of an incoming electromagnetic wave exert force on the electrons in the antenna elements, causing them to move back and forth, creating oscillating currents in the antenna. These currents can then be detected by receivers and processed to retrieve digital or analog signals or data.
  • Antennas can be designed to transmit and receive radio waves substantially equally in all horizontal directions (omnidirectional antennas), or preferentially in a particular direction (directional or high gain antennas).
  • an antenna may also include additional elements or surfaces which may or may not have any physical electrical connection to the transmitter or receiver.
  • parasitic elements, parabolic reflectors or horns, and other such non-energized elements serve to direct the radio waves into a beam or other desired radiation pattern.
  • antennas may be configured to exhibit increased or decreased directionality or “gain” by the placement of these various surfaces or elements.
  • High gain antennas can be configured to direct a substantially large portion of the radiated electromagnetic energy in a given direction that may be vertical horizontal or any combination thereof.
  • Antennas may also be configured to radiate electromagnetic energy within a specific range of vertical angles (i.e. “takeoff angles) relative to the earth in order to focus electromagnetic energy toward an upper layer of the atmosphere such as the ionosphere.
  • takeoff angles a specific range of vertical angles relative to the earth
  • By directing electromagnetic energy toward the upper atmosphere at a specific angle, specific skip distances may be achieved at particular times of day by transmitting electromagnetic energy at particular frequencies.
  • antennas include emitters and sensors that convert electrical energy into pulses of electromagnetic energy in the visible or invisible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • Examples include light emitting diodes, lasers, and the like that are configured to generate electromagnetic energy at frequencies ranging along the electromagnetic spectrum from far infrared to extreme ultraviolet.
  • Communication or “Command Data” generally refers to one or more directives, instructions, algorithms, or rules controlling a machine to take one or more actions, alone or in combination.
  • a command may be stored, transferred, transmitted, or otherwise processed in any suitable manner.
  • a command may be stored in a memory or transmitted over a communication network as electromagnetic radiation at any suitable frequency passing through any suitable medium.
  • Computer generally refers to any computing device configured to compute a result from any number of input values or variables.
  • a computer may include a processor for performing calculations to process input or output.
  • a computer may include a memory for storing values to be processed by the processor, or for storing the results of previous processing.
  • a computer may also be configured to accept input and output from a wide array of input and output devices for receiving or sending values. Such devices include other computers, keyboards, mice, visual displays, printers, industrial equipment, and systems or machinery of all types and sizes.
  • a computer can control a network interface to perform various network communications upon request.
  • the network interface may be part of the computer, or characterized as separate and remote from the computer.
  • a computer may be a single, physical, computing device such as a desktop computer, a laptop computer, or may be composed of multiple devices of the same type such as a group of servers operating as one device in a networked cluster, or a heterogeneous combination of different computing devices operating as one computer and linked together by a communication network.
  • the communication network connected to the computer may also be connected to a wider network such as the internet.
  • computer may include one or more physical processors or other computing devices or circuitry, and may also include any suitable type of memory.
  • a computer may also be a virtual computing platform having an unknown or fluctuating number of physical processors and memories or memory devices.
  • a computer may thus be physically located in one geographical location or physically spread across several widely scattered locations with multiple processors linked together by a communication network to operate as a single computer.
  • processors within a computer or computing device also encompasses any such processor or computing device serving to make calculations or comparisons as part of disclosed system. Processing operations related to threshold comparisons, rules comparisons, calculations, and the like occurring in a computer may occur, for example, on separate servers, the same server with separate processors, or on a virtual computing environment having an unknown number of physical processors as described above.
  • a computer may be optionally coupled to one or more visual displays and/or may include an integrated visual display. Likewise, displays may be of the same type, or a heterogeneous combination of different visual devices.
  • a computer may also include one or more operator input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, touch screen, laser or infrared pointing device, or gyroscopic pointing device to name just a few representative examples.
  • operator input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, touch screen, laser or infrared pointing device, or gyroscopic pointing device to name just a few representative examples.
  • one or more other output devices may be included such as a printer, plotter, industrial manufacturing machine, 3D printer, and the like. As such, various display, input and output device arrangements are possible.
  • Multiple computers or computing devices may be configured to communicate with one another or with other devices over wired or wireless communication links to form a communication network.
  • Network communications may pass through various computers operating as network appliances such as switches, routers, firewalls or other network devices or interfaces before passing over other larger computer networks such as the internet.
  • Communications can also be passed over the communication network as wireless data transmissions carried over electromagnetic waves through transmission lines or free space.
  • Such communications include using WiFi or other Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) or a cellular transmitter/receiver to transfer data.
  • WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
  • Such signals conform to any of a number of wireless or mobile telecommunications technology standards such as 802.11a/b/g/n, 3G, 4G, and the like.
  • Communication Link generally refers to a connection between two or more communicating entities and may or may not include a communications channel between the communicating entities.
  • the communication between the communicating entities may occur by any suitable means.
  • the connection may be implemented as an actual physical link, an electrical link, an electromagnetic link, a logical link, or any other suitable linkage facilitating communication.
  • communication may occur by multiple components in the communication link figured to respond to one another by physical movement of one element in relation to another.
  • the communication link may be composed of multiple electrical conductors electrically connected to form the communication link.
  • connection may be implemented by sending or receiving electromagnetic energy at any suitable frequency, thus allowing communications to pass as electromagnetic waves.
  • electromagnetic waves may or may not pass through a physical medium such as an optical fiber, or through free space, or any combination thereof.
  • Electromagnetic waves may be passed at any suitable frequency including any frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • the communication link may be a conceptual linkage between the sender and recipient such as a transmission station in the receiving station.
  • Logical link may include any combination of physical, electrical, electromagnetic, or other types of communication links.
  • Communication node generally refers to a physical or logical connection point, redistribution point or endpoint along a communication link.
  • a physical network node is generally referred to as an active electronic device attached or coupled to a communication link, either physically, logically, or electromagnetically.
  • a physical node is capable of sending, receiving, or forwarding information over a communication link.
  • a communication node may or may not include a computer, processor, transmitter, receiver, repeater, and/or transmission lines, or any combination thereof.
  • “Critical angle” generally refers to the highest angle with respect to a vertical line extending to the center of the Earth at which an electromagnetic wave at a specific frequency can be returned to the Earth using sky-wave propagation.
  • Chronic Frequency generally refers to the highest frequency that will be returned to the Earth when transmitted vertically under given ionospheric conditions using sky-wave propagation.
  • Data Bandwidth generally refers to the maximum throughput of a logical or physical communication path in a communication system.
  • Data bandwidth is a transfer rate that can be expressed in units of data transferred per second.
  • the units of data transferred are bits and the maximum throughput of a digital communications network is therefore generally expressed in “bits per second” or “bit/s.”
  • bits per second bits
  • bits/s bits per second
  • the terms “kilobit/s” or “Kbit/s”, “Megabit/s” or “Mbit/s”, and “Gigabit/s” or “Gbit/s” can also be used to express the data bandwidth of a given digital communications network.
  • Data networks may be rated according to their data bandwidth performance characteristics according to specific metrics such as “peak bit rate”, “mean bit rate”, “maximum sustained bit rate”, “information rate”, or “physical layer useful bit rate.” For example, bandwidth tests measure the maximum throughput of a computer network. The reason for this usage is that according to Hartley's Law, the maximum data rate of a physical communication link is proportional to its frequency bandwidth in hertz.
  • Data bandwidth may also be characterized according to the maximum transfer rate for a particular communications network. For example:
  • Electromagnet Radiation generally refers to energy radiated by electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic radiation is produced from other types of energy, and is converted to other types when it is destroyed. Electromagnetic radiation carries this energy as it travels moving away from its source at the speed of light (in a vacuum). Electromagnetic radiation also carries both momentum and angular momentum. These properties may all be imparted to matter with which the electromagnetic radiation interacts as it moves outwardly away from its source.
  • Electromagnetic radiation changes speed as it passes from one medium to another.
  • the physical properties of the new medium can cause some or all of the radiated energy to be reflected while the remaining energy passes into the new medium. This occurs at every junction between media that electromagnetic radiation encounters as it travels.
  • the photon is the quantum of the electromagnetic interaction, and is the basic constituent of all forms of electromagnetic radiation.
  • the quantum nature of light becomes more apparent at high frequencies as electromagnetic radiation behaves more like particles and less like waves as its frequency increases.
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum generally refers to the range of all possible frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
  • the electromagnetic spectrum is generally categorized as follows, in order of increasing frequency and energy and decreasing wavelength:
  • Electromagnetic Waves generally refers to waves having a separate electrical and a magnetic component. The electrical and magnetic components of an electromagnetic wave oscillate in phase and are always separated by a 90 degree angle. Electromagnetic waves can radiate from a source to create electromagnetic radiation capable of passing through a medium or through a vacuum. Electromagnetic waves include waves oscillating at any frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum including, but not limited to, radio waves, visible and invisible light, X-rays, and gamma-rays.
  • Frequency Bandwidth or “Band” generally refers to a contiguous range of frequencies defined by an upper and lower frequency. Frequency bandwidth is thus typically expressed as a number of hertz (cycles per second) representing the difference between the upper frequency and the lower frequency of the band and may or may not include the upper and lower frequencies themselves.
  • a “band” can therefore be defined by a given frequency bandwidth for a given region and designated with generally agreed on terms. For example, the “20 meter band” in the United States is assigned the frequency range from 14 MHz to 14.35 MHz thus defining a frequency bandwidth of 0.35 MHz or 350 KHz. In another example, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has designated the frequency range from 300 Mhz to 3 GHz as the “UHF band”.
  • ITU International Telecommunication Union
  • Fiber-optic communication generally refers to a method of transmitting data from one place to another by sending pulses of electromagnetic energy through an optical fiber.
  • the transmitted energy may form an electromagnetic carrier wave that can be modulated to carry data.
  • Fiber-optic communication lines that use optical fiber cables to transmit data can be configured to have a high data bandwidth.
  • fiber-optic communication lines may have a high data bandwidth of up to about 15 Tbit/s, about 25 Tbit/s, about 100 Tbit/s, about 1 Pbit/s or more.
  • Opto-electronic repeaters may be used along a fiber-optic communication line to convert the electromagnetic energy from one segment of fiber-optic cable into an electrical signal. The repeater can retransmit the electrical signal as electromagnetic energy along another segment of fiber-optic cable at a higher signal strength than it was received.
  • “Financial instrument” generally refers to a tradable asset of any kind
  • General examples include, but are not limited to, cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contractual right to receive or deliver cash or another financial instrument.
  • Specific examples include bonds, bills (e.g. commercial paper and treasury bills), stock, loans, deposits, certificates of deposit, bond futures or options on bond futures, short-term interest rate futures, stock options, equity futures, currency futures, interest rate swaps, interest rate caps and floors, interest rate options, forward rate agreements, stock options, foreign-exchange options, foreign-exchange swaps, currency swaps, or any sort of derivative.
  • “Ground” is used more in an electrical/electromagnetic sense and generally refers to the Earth's surface including land and bodies of water, such as oceans, lakes, and rivers.
  • “Ground-wave propagation” generally refers to a transmission method in which one or more electromagnetic waves are conducted via the boundary of the ground and atmosphere to travel along ground.
  • the electromagnetic wave propagates by interacting with the semi-conductive surface of the earth. In essence, the wave clings to the surfaces so as to follow the curvature of the earth.
  • the electromagnetic wave is in the form of a ground or surface wave formed by low-frequency radio waves.
  • Identity generally refers to a name that identifies (that is, labels the identity of) either a unique thing or a unique class of things, where the “object” or class may be an idea, physical object (or class thereof), or physical substance (or class thereof).
  • ID often refers to identity, identification (the process of identifying), or an identifier (that is, an instance of identification).
  • An identifier may or may not include words, numbers, letters, symbols, shapes, colors, sounds, or any combination of those.
  • the words, numbers, letters, or symbols may follow an encoding system (wherein letters, digits, words, or symbols represent ideas or longer identifiers) or they may simply be arbitrary.
  • an identifier follows an encoding system, it is often referred to as a code or ID code.
  • Identifiers that do not follow any encoding scheme are often said to be arbitrary IDs because they are arbitrarily assigned without meaning in any other context beyond identifying something.
  • “Ionosphere” generally refers to the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that contains a high concentration of ions and free electrons and is able to reflect radio waves.
  • the ionosphere includes the thermosphere as well as parts of the mesosphere and exosphere.
  • the ionosphere extends from about 25 to about 600 miles (about 40 to 1,000 km) above the earth's surface.
  • the ionosphere includes a number of layers that undergo considerable variations in altitude, density, and thickness, depending among a number of factors including solar activity, such as sunspots. The various layers of the ionosphere are identified below.
  • Latency generally refers to the time interval between a cause and an effect in a system. Latency is physically a consequence of the limited velocity with which any physical interaction can propagate throughout a system. Latency is physically a consequence of the limited velocity with which any physical interaction can propagate. The speed at which an effect can propagate through a system is always lower than or equal to the speed of light. Therefore every physical system that includes some distance between the cause and the effect will experience some kind of latency. For example, in a communication link or communications network, latency generally refers to the minimum time it takes for data to pass from one point to another. Latency with respect to communications networks may also be characterized as the time it takes energy to move from one point along the network to another. With respect to delays caused by the propagation of electromagnetic energy following a particular propagation path, latency can be categorized as follows:
  • the “high” and “low” latency of a network may be independent of the data bandwidth. Some “high” latency networks may have a high transfer rate that is higher than a “low” latency network, but this may not always be the case. Some “low” latency networks may have a data bandwidth that exceeds the bandwidth of a “high” latency network.
  • Maximum Usable Frequency generally refers to the highest frequency that is returned to the Earth using sky-wave propagation.
  • each memory may include one or more types of solid-state electronic memory, magnetic memory, or optical memory, just to name a few.
  • each memory may include solid-state electronic Random Access Memory (RAM), Sequentially Accessible Memory (SAM) (such as the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) variety or the Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) variety), Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Electronically Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), or Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM); an optical disc memory (such as a DVD or CD ROM); a magnetically encoded hard disc, floppy disc, tape, or cartridge media; or a combination of any of these memory types.
  • each memory may be volatile, nonvolatile, or a hybrid combination of volatile and nonvolatile varieties.
  • Non-sky-wave propagation generally refers to all forms of transmission, wired and/or wireless, in which the information is not transmitted by reflecting an electromagnetic wave from the ionosphere.
  • Optimum Working Frequency generally refers to the frequency that provides the most consistent communication path via sky-wave propagation. It can vary over time depending on number of factors, such as ionospheric conditions and time of day. For transmissions using the F 2 layer of the ionosphere the working frequency is generally around 85% of the MUF, and for the E layer, the optimum working frequency will generally be near the MUF.
  • Optical Fiber generally refers to an electromagnetic waveguide having an elongate conduit that includes a substantially transparent medium through which electromagnetic energy travels as it traverses the long axis of the conduit. Electromagnetic radiation may be maintained within the conduit by total internal reflection of the electromagnetic radiation as it traverses the conduit. Total internal reflection is generally achieved using optical fibers that include a substantially transparent core surrounded by a second substantially transparent cladding material with a lower index of refraction than the core.
  • Optical fibers are generally constructed of dielectric material that is not electrically conductive but is substantially transparent. Such materials may or may not include any combination of extruded glass such as silica, fluoride glass, phosphate glass, Chalcogenide glass, or polymeric material such as various types of plastic, or other suitable material and may be configured with any suitable cross-sectional shape, length, or dimension. Examples of electromagnetic energy that may be successfully passed through optical fibers include electromagnetic waves in the near-infrared, mid-infrared, and visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, although electromagnetic energy of any suitable frequency may be used.
  • Polarization generally refers to the orientation of the electric field (“E-plane”) of a radiated electromagnetic energy wave with respect to the Earth's surface and is determined by the physical structure and orientation of the radiating antenna. Polarization can be considered separately from an antenna's directionality. Thus, a simple straight wire antenna may have one polarization when mounted abstention the vertically, and a different polarization when mounted substantially horizontally. As a transverse wave, the magnetic field of a radio wave is at right angles to that of the electric field, but by convention, talk of an antenna's “polarization” is understood to refer to the direction of the electric field.
  • Reflections generally affect polarization.
  • the ionosphere which can change the wave's polarization.
  • a consistent polarization cannot be expected.
  • horizontally or vertically polarized transmissions generally remain in about the same polarization state at the receiving location.
  • Matching the receiving antenna's polarization to that of the transmitter may be especially important in ground wave or line of sight propagation but may be less important in skywave propagation.
  • An antenna's linear polarization is generally along the direction (as viewed from the receiving location) of the antenna's currents when such a direction can be defined.
  • a vertical whip antenna or Wi-Fi antenna vertically oriented will transmit and receive in the vertical polarization.
  • Antennas with horizontal elements such as most rooftop TV antennas, are generally horizontally polarized (because broadcast TV usually uses horizontal polarization). Even when the antenna system has a vertical orientation, such as an array of horizontal dipole antennas, the polarization is in the horizontal direction corresponding to the current flow.
  • Polarization is the sum of the E-plane orientations over time projected onto an imaginary plane perpendicular to the direction of motion of the radio wave.
  • polarization is elliptical, meaning that the polarization of the radio waves varies over time.
  • Two special cases are linear polarization (the ellipse collapses into a line) as we have discussed above, and circular polarization (in which the two axes of the ellipse are equal).
  • linear polarization the electric field of the radio wave oscillates back and forth along one direction; this can be affected by the mounting of the antenna but usually the desired direction is either horizontal or vertical polarization.
  • circular polarization the electric field (and magnetic field) of the radio wave rotates At the radio frequency circularly around the axis of propagation.
  • processor generally refers to one or more electronic components configured to operate as a single unit configured or programmed to process input to generate an output.
  • a processor may have one or more components located remotely relative to the others.
  • One or more components of each processor may be of the electronic variety defining digital circuitry, analog circuitry, or both.
  • each processor is of a conventional, integrated circuit microprocessor arrangement, such as one or more PENTIUM, i3, i5 or i7 processors supplied by INTEL Corporation of 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, Calif. 95052, USA.
  • ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
  • An ASIC is an Integrated Circuit (IC) customized to perform a specific series of logical operations is controlling the computer to perform specific tasks or functions.
  • An ASIC is an example of a processor for a special purpose computer, rather than a processor configured for general-purpose use.
  • An application-specific integrated circuit generally is not reprogrammable to perform other functions and may be programmed once when it is manufactured.
  • a processor may be of the “field programmable” type. Such processors may be programmed multiple times “in the field” to perform various specialized or general functions after they are manufactured.
  • a field-programmable processor may include a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in an integrated circuit in the processor. FPGA may be programmed to perform a specific series of instructions which may be retained in nonvolatile memory cells in the FPGA.
  • the FPGA may be configured by a customer or a designer using a hardware description language (HDL).
  • HDL hardware description language
  • In FPGA may be reprogrammed using another computer to reconfigure the FPGA to implement a new set of commands or operating instructions. Such an operation may be executed in any suitable means such as by a firmware upgrade to the processor circuitry.
  • processor is not limited to a single physical logic circuit or package of circuits but includes one or more such circuits or circuit packages possibly contained within or across multiple computers in numerous physical locations.
  • an unknown number of physical processors may be actively processing data, the unknown number may automatically change over time as well.
  • processor includes a device configured or programmed to make threshold comparisons, rules comparisons, calculations, or perform logical operations applying a rule to data yielding a logical result (e.g. “true” or “false”). Processing activities may occur in multiple single processors on separate servers, on multiple processors in a single server with separate processors, or on multiple processors physically remote from one another in separate computing devices.
  • Radio generally refers to electromagnetic radiation in the frequencies that occupy the range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz.
  • Radio horizon generally refers the locus of points at which direct rays from an antenna are tangential to the ground.
  • the radio horizon can be approximated by the following equation:
  • Remote generally refers to any physical, logical, or other separation between two things. The separation may be relatively large, such as thousands or millions of miles or kilometers, or small such as nanometers or millionths of an inch. Two things “remote” from one another may also be logically or physically coupled or connected together.
  • “Receive” generally refers to accepting something transferred, communicated, conveyed, relayed, dispatched, or forwarded. The concept may or may not include the act of listening or waiting for something to arrive from a transmitting entity. For example, a transmission may be received without knowledge as to who or what transmitted it. Likewise the transmission may be sent with or without knowledge of who or what is receiving it. To “receive” may include, but is not limited to, the act of capturing or obtaining electromagnetic energy at any suitable frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum. Receiving may occur by sensing electromagnetic radiation. Sensing electromagnetic radiation may involve detecting energy waves moving through or from a medium such as a wire or optical fiber. Receiving includes receiving digital signals which may define various types of analog or binary data such as signals, datagrams, packets and the like.
  • Receiviving Station generally refers to a receiving device, or to a location facility having multiple devices configured to receive electromagnetic energy.
  • a receiving station may be configured to receive from a particular transmitting entity, or from any transmitting entity regardless of whether the transmitting entity is identifiable in advance of receiving the transmission.
  • “Skip distance” generally refers to the minimum distance from a transmitter to where a wave from sky-wave propagation can be returned to the Earth. To put it another way, the skip distance is the minimum distance that occurs at the critical angle for sky-wave propagation.
  • “Skip zone” or “quiet zone” generally refers to is an area between the location where a ground wave from ground wave propagation is completely dissipated and the location where the first sky wave returns using sky wave propagation. In the skip zone, no signal for a given transmission can be received.
  • “Satellite communication” or “satellite propagation” generally refers to transmitting one or more electromagnetic signals to a satellite which in turn reflects and/or retransmits the signal to another satellite or station.
  • Size generally refers to the extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.
  • size may be used to describe relative terms such as large or larger, high or higher, low or lower, small or smaller, and the like. Size of physical objects may also be given in fixed units such as a specific width, length, height, distance, volume, and the like expressed in any suitable units.
  • size may be used to indicate a relative or fixed quantity of data being manipulated, addressed, transmitted, received, or processed as a logical or physical unit. Size may be used in conjunction with the amount of data in a data collection, data set, data file, or other such logical unit. For example, a data collection or data file may be characterized as having a “size” of 35 Mbytes, or a communication link may be characterized as having a data bandwidth with a “size” of 1000 bits per second.
  • Sky-wave propagation refers generally to a transmission method in which one or more electromagnetic-waves radiated from an antenna are refracted from the ionosphere back to the ground. Sky-wave propagation further includes tropospheric scatter transmissions.
  • a skipping method can be used in which the waves refracted from the ionosphere are reflected by the ground back up to the ionosphere. This skipping can occur more than once.
  • Space-wave propagation or sometimes referred to as “direct wave propagation” or “line-of-sight propagation” generally refers to a transmission method in which one or more electromagnetic waves are transmitted between antennas that are generally visible to one another. The transmission can occur via direct and/or ground reflected space waves. Generally speaking, the antenna height and curvature of the earth are limiting factors for the transmission distances for space-wave propagation.
  • the actual radio horizon for a direct line of sight is larger than the visible or geometric line of sight due to diffraction effects; that is, the radio horizon is about 4 ⁇ 5 greater than the geometric line of sight.
  • “Spread spectrum” generally refers to a transmission method that includes sending a portion of a transmitted signal over multiple frequencies.
  • the transmission over multiple frequencies may occur simultaneously by sending a portion of the signal on various frequencies.
  • a receiver must listen to all frequencies simultaneously in order to reassemble the transmitted signal.
  • the transmission may also be spread over multiple frequencies by “hopping” signals.
  • a signal hopping scenario includes transmitting the signal for some period of time over a first frequency, switching to transmit the signal over a second frequency for a second period of time, before switching to a third frequency for a third period of time, and so forth.
  • the receiver and transmitter must be synchronized in order to switch frequencies together. This process of “hopping” frequencies may be implemented in a frequency-hopping pattern that may change over time (e.g. every hour, every 24 hours, and the like).
  • “Stratosphere” generally refers to a layer of the Earth's atmosphere extending from the troposphere to about 25 to 35 miles above the earth surface.
  • Transfer Rate generally refers to the rate at which a something is moved from one physical or logical location to another.
  • a transfer rate may be characterized as the rate of data transfer over the link or network.
  • Such a transfer rate may be expressed in “bits per second” and may be limited by the maximum data bandwidth for a given network or communication link used to carry out a transfer of data.
  • Transmission line generally refers to a specialized physical structure or series of structures designed to carry electromagnetic energy from one location to another, usually without radiating the electromagnetic energy through free space.
  • a transmission line operates to retain and transfer electromagnetic energy from one location to another while minimizing latency and power losses incurred as the electromagnetic energy passes through the structures in the transmission line.
  • transmission lines examples include twin lead, coaxial cable, microstrip, strip line, twisted-pair, star quad, lecher lines, various types of waveguide, or a simple single wire line.
  • Other types of transmission lines such as optical fibers may be used for carrying higher frequency electromagnetic radiation such as visible or invisible light.
  • Transmission Path or “Propagation Path” generally refers to path taken by electromagnetic energy passing through space or through a medium. This can include transmissions through a transmission line.
  • the transmission path is defined by, follows, is contained within, passes through, or generally includes the transmission line.
  • a transmission or propagation path need not be defined by a transmission line.
  • a propagation or transmission path can be defined by electromagnetic energy moving through free space or through the atmosphere such as in skywave, ground wave, line-of-site, or other forms of propagation.
  • the transmission path can be characterized as any path along which the electromagnetic energy passes as it is moves from the transmitter to the receiver, including any skip, bounce, scatter, or other variations in the direction of the transmitted energy.
  • Transmission Station generally refers to a transmitting device, or to a location or facility having multiple devices configured to transmit electromagnetic energy.
  • a transmission station may be configured to transmit to a particular receiving entity, to any entity configured to receive transmission, or any combination thereof.
  • Transmit generally refers to causing something to be transferred, communicated, conveyed, relayed, dispatched, or forwarded.
  • the concept may or may not include the act of conveying something from a transmitting entity to a receiving entity.
  • a transmission may be received without knowledge as to who or what transmitted it.
  • the transmission may be sent with or without knowledge of who or what is receiving it.
  • To “transmit” may include, but is not limited to, the act of sending or broadcasting electromagnetic energy at any suitable frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • Transmissions may include digital signals which may define various types of binary data such as datagrams, packets and the like.
  • a transmission may also include analog signals.
  • Triggering Data generally refers to data that includes triggering information identifying one or more commands to execute.
  • the triggering data and the command data may occur together in a single transmission or may be transmitted separately along a single or multiple communication links.
  • Troposphere generally refers to the lowest portion of the Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere extends about 11 miles above the surface of the earth in the mid-latitudes, up to 12 miles in the tropics, and about 4.3 miles in winter at the poles.
  • Trospheric scatter transmission generally refers to a form of sky-wave propagation in which one or more electromagnetic waves, such as radio waves, are aimed at the troposphere. While not certain as to its cause, a small amount of energy of the waves is scattered forwards to a receiving antenna. Due to severe fading problems, diversity reception techniques (e.g., space, frequency, and/or angle diversity) are typically used.
  • electromagnetic waves such as radio waves
  • “Wave Guide” generally refers to a transmission line configured to guides waves such as electromagnetic waves occurring at any frequency along the electromagnetic spectrum. Examples include any arrangement of conductive or insulative material configured to transfer lower frequency electromagnetic radiation ranging along the electromagnetic spectrum from extremely low frequency to extremely high frequency waves. Others specific examples include optical fibers guiding high-frequency light or hollow conductive metal pipe used to carry high-frequency radio waves, particularly microwaves.
  • directional terms such as “up”, “down”, “top” “bottom”, “fore”, “aft”, “lateral”, “longitudinal”, “radial”, “circumferential”, etc., are used herein solely for the convenience of the reader in order to aid in the reader's understanding of the illustrated embodiments, and it is not the intent that the use of these directional terms in any manner limit the described, illustrated, and/or claimed features to a specific direction and/or orientation.

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