System for providing high speed communications service in an airborne wireless cellular network
US8914022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/005
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present Broadband Link System supplements the existing Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency communications link with an additional, separate high speed Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel to provide additional data communication capacity for aircraft. This Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel is typically a uni-directional (Ground-To-Air) link directed via a focused beam to selected aircraft which are operational in the coverage area of the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel. The routing of the various data transmissions on both the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency communications link and the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel are managed in a unified manner to maximize the utilization of the two transmission facilities.
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