Diversity reception for aeronautical packet data communications systems
US6477359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/06
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention is an application of antenna diversity and two or more multi-channel radios, with a novel cooperative sharing strategy among the multi-channel radios, to aeronautical packet data communications and other communications. It offers the following benefits: enhanced data communications performance in a fading environment; enhanced data communications performance at long range; enhanced data communications performance in the presence of cochannel interference; extendable to an arbitrary number of cooperating peer radios; no single point of failure; no increase in pilot workload or change in operational procedures.
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