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Enhanced LDACS system having mesh network topology and associated methods

US11424817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SKYSTREAM LLC · US

Inventors

Shawn H. Gallagher · Leominster, US
Eric J. Salyers · Palm Bay, US
Timothy Huggins · Cocoa Beach, US
Ivica Kostanic · West Melbourne, US
Edward Paulsen · Indialantic, US
Daniel Schwinn · Melbourne Beach, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2021
Grant date	Aug 23, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) may include LDACS ground stations, and LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations. Each LDACS airborne station may be configured to collect respective routing metrics, and each LDACS airborne station may be selectively operable as at least one of a host and client. The enhanced LDACS may also include a peer-to-peer server configured to establish a mesh network topology from the LDACS airborne stations based upon the routing metrics, and selectively operate each LDACS airborne station as at least one of the host and client.

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