High-speed mobile broadband access by slewing between vehicular narrowbeam transceiver and fixed transceivers along prescribed path
US9609569B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises: establishing a first broadband data link between a first mobile narrowbeam transceiver positioned on a vehicle and a first fixed narrowbeam transceiver mounted along a prescribed path of the vehicle; and switching from the first broadband data link, by the first mobile narrowbeam transceiver, to a second broadband data link with a second fixed narrowbeam transceiver mounted along the prescribed path after the first fixed narrowbeam transceiver, enabling the vehicle to maintain continuous broadband access to a wide area network via a prescribed sequence of the fixed narrowbeam transceivers along the prescribed path.
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