System for providing high speed communications service in an airborne wireless cellular network
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-004/00
H04W-016/28
H04B-007/185
H04W-084/00
출원번호
US-0137995
(2008-06-12)
등록번호
US-8914022
(2014-12-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Kostanic, Ivica
Tarokh, Vahid
Saroka, Harold Grant
Cruz, Joseph M.
Gordon, William James
Chari, Anand K.
출원인 / 주소
Gogo LLC
대리인 / 주소
Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
인용정보
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8인용 특허 :
101
초록▼
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 typic
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.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for providing wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in an aircraft that is operational in a selected coverage area, comprising: a ground-based communications network having a plurality of base stations located on the ground, each of which operate
1. A system for providing wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in an aircraft that is operational in a selected coverage area, comprising: a ground-based communications network having a plurality of base stations located on the ground, each of which operates at least one transceiver to create a coverage area that provides wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in an aircraft that is operational in the coverage area, comprising: Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver for providing at least one bidirectional radio frequency communication link, operating at a first radio frequency band and having a first bandwidth, for transmitting network access signals, mobility management signals, and data communications signals between the aircraft and the at least one transceiver to enable the wireless subscriber devices located in the aircraft to bidirectionally communicate with the Internet over the bidirectional radio frequency communication link, andBroadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter for dynamically establishing at least one Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link, operating at a second radio frequency band which has a second bandwidth which is greater than the first bandwidth, for transmitting data communications signals to the aircraft to supplement the first bandwidth provided by the at least one bidirectional radio frequency communication link between the aircraft and the at least one transceiver. 2. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 1 wherein the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter comprises: radio frequency antenna means for creating at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to the aircraft. 3. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 2 wherein the base station further comprises: data routing means, responsive to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, for activating the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter to create the at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to the aircraft to transmit the received communications signals to the aircraft. 4. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 1 wherein the base station further comprises: data routing means, responsive to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, for dividing the communication signals between the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver and the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter when the data throughput requirement of the aircraft is greater than can be served by the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver. 5. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 1 wherein the base station further comprises: contention protocol means for managing the concurrent delivery of the communications signals on the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter to a plurality of aircraft. 6. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 5 wherein the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter implements a plurality of carrier signals, and the contention protocol means comprises: busy carrier means for periodically placing a busy one of the carrier signals in an idle state to enable an idle one of the carrier signals to be selected for transmission. 7. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 1 wherein the second radio frequency of the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter is higher than the first radio frequency of the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver. 8. A method for providing wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in an aircraft that is operational in a selected coverage area, via a ground-based communications network having a plurality of base stations located on the ground, each of which operates at least one transceiver to create a coverage area that provides wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in an aircraft that is operational in the coverage area, comprising: providing at least one bidirectional Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency link, operating at a first radio frequency band and having a first bandwidth, for transmitting network access signals, mobility management signals, and data communications signals between the aircraft and the at least one transceiver to enable the wireless subscriber devices located in the aircraft to bidirectionally communicate with the Internet over the bidirectional radio frequency communication link; andestablishing at least one Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link, operating at a second radio frequency band and having a second bandwidth which is greater than the first bandwidth, with selected ones of the aircraft for transmitting data communications signals to the aircraft to supplement the first bandwidth provided by the at least one bidirectional radio frequency communication link between the aircraft and the at least one transceiver. 9. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 8 wherein the step of establishing at least one Broadband Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link comprises: creating at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to the aircraft. 10. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 9, further comprising: activating, in response to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, the step of establishing at least one Broadband Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link to create the at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to the aircraft to transmit the communications signals from the transceiver to the aircraft. 11. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 8, further comprising: dividing, in response to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, the communication signals between the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency link and the Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link when the data throughput requirement of the aircraft is greater than can be served by the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency link. 12. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 8, further comprising: managing the concurrent delivery of the communications signals on the Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link to a plurality of aircraft. 13. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 12 wherein the Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link implements a plurality of carrier signals, and the step of managing comprises: periodically placing a busy one of the carrier signals in an idle state to enable an idle one of the carrier signals to be selected for transmission. 14. A system for providing wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in a plurality of aircraft that are operational in a selected coverage area, comprising: a ground-based communications network having a plurality of base stations located on the ground, each of which operates at least one transceiver to create a coverage area that provides wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in a plurality of aircraft that are operational in the coverage area, comprising: Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver for providing bidirectional radio frequency communication links, operating at a first radio frequency band and having a first bandwidth, for transmitting network access signals, mobility management signals, and data communications signals between each of the aircraft and the transceiver to enable the wireless subscriber devices located in the aircraft to bidirectionally communicate with the Internet over the bidirectional radio frequency communication link, andBroadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter for dynamically establishing at least one Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link, operating at a second radio frequency band which has a second bandwidth which is greater than the first bandwidth, with selected ones of the aircraft for transmitting data communications signals to the selected aircraft to supplement the first bandwidth provided by the at least one bidirectional radio frequency communication link between the aircraft and the at least one transceiver. 15. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 14 wherein the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter comprises: radio frequency antenna means for creating at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to each of the selected aircraft. 16. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 15 wherein the base station further comprises: data routing means, responsive to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, for activating the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter to create the at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to each of the selected aircraft to transmit the communications signals from the transceiver to each of the selected aircraft. 17. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 14 wherein the base station further comprises: data routing means, responsive to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, for dividing the communication signals between the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver and the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter when the data throughput requirement of the aircraft is greater than can be served by the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver. 18. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 14 wherein the base station further comprises: contention protocol means for managing the concurrent delivery of the communications signals on the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter to a plurality of aircraft. 19. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 18 wherein the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter implements a plurality of carrier signals, and the contention protocol means comprises: busy carrier means for periodically placing a busy one of the carrier signals in an idle state to enable an idle one of the carrier signals to be selected for transmission. 20. The system for managing radio frequency communications of claim 14 wherein the second radio frequency band of the Broadband Ground-To-Air Data Channel transmitter is higher than the first radio frequency band of the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency transceiver. 21. A method for providing wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in a plurality of aircraft that are operational in a selected coverage area, via a ground-based communications network having a plurality of base stations located on the ground, each of which operates at least one transceiver to create a coverage area that provides wireless communication services to wireless subscriber devices that are located in a plurality of aircraft that are operational in the coverage area, comprising: providing at least one bidirectional Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency link, operating at a first radio frequency band and having a first bandwidth, for transmitting network access signals, mobility management signals, and data communications signals between each of the aircraft and the transceiver to enable the wireless subscriber devices located in the aircraft to bidirectionally communicate with the Internet over the bidirectional radio frequency communication link; andestablishing at least one Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link, operating at a second radio frequency band which has a second bandwidth which is greater than the first bandwidth, with selected ones of the aircraft for transmitting data communications signals to the aircraft to supplement the first bandwidth provided by the at least one bidirectional radio frequency communication link between the aircraft and the at least one transceiver. 22. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 21 wherein the step of establishing at least one Broadband Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link comprises: creating at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to each of the selected aircraft. 23. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 22, further comprising: activating, in response to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, the step of establishing at least one Broadband Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link to create the at least one steered directional radio frequency beam that is directed to each of the selected aircraft to transmit the communications signals from the transceiver to each of the selected aircraft. 24. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 21, further comprising: dividing, in response to communications signals received for delivery to the aircraft, the communication signals between the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency link and the Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link when the data throughput requirement of the aircraft is greater than can be served by the Air-To-Ground Radio Frequency link. 25. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 21, further comprising: managing the concurrent delivery of the communications signals on the Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link to a plurality of aircraft. 26. The method for managing radio frequency communications of claim 25 wherein the Ground-To-Air Radio Frequency communications link implements a plurality of carrier signals, and the step of managing comprises: periodically placing a busy one of the carrier signals in an idle state to enable an idle one of the carrier signals to be selected for transmission.
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