Transferring data through a bonded communication link
First Claim
1. A method, the method comprisingidentifying airworthiness data indicative of the airworthiness of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV);
- identifying another type of data;
assigning a higher priority to the airworthiness data relative to a lower priority assigned to the other type of data;
monitoring a first link quality of a first communication link and monitoring a second link quality of second communication link, the first communication link and the second communication link bonded together in a bonded communication link;
selecting the first communication link and the second communication link to transfer the data based on;
the first link quality and the second link quality, andat least one of;
the higher priority or the lower priority; and
routing the data through the bonded communication link based on the first link quality, the second link quality, the higher priority, and the lower priority, including;
determining that that second communication link is degraded relative to the first communication link based on the first link quality and the second link quality;
routing the airworthiness data via the first communication link based at least in part on the assigned higher priority; and
routing the other type of data via the second communication link.
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Abstract
The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for transferring data through a bonded communication link. A bonded communication link bonds together capabilities from each of a plurality of other communication links to form a higher bandwidth communication link relative to each of the plurality of other communication links considered separately. Link qualities can be monitored for each of the plurality of other communication links. Different priorities can be assigned to different types of data. Based on monitored link qualities and assigned data priorities, different data types can be routed via different of the other communication links. Routing different data types via different of the other communication links facilitates selective transmission of higher priority data when quality degrades on a communication link.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, the method comprising
identifying airworthiness data indicative of the airworthiness of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV); -
identifying another type of data; assigning a higher priority to the airworthiness data relative to a lower priority assigned to the other type of data; monitoring a first link quality of a first communication link and monitoring a second link quality of second communication link, the first communication link and the second communication link bonded together in a bonded communication link; selecting the first communication link and the second communication link to transfer the data based on; the first link quality and the second link quality, and at least one of;
the higher priority or the lower priority; androuting the data through the bonded communication link based on the first link quality, the second link quality, the higher priority, and the lower priority, including; determining that that second communication link is degraded relative to the first communication link based on the first link quality and the second link quality; routing the airworthiness data via the first communication link based at least in part on the assigned higher priority; and routing the other type of data via the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, the method comprising
monitoring the link quality of each of a plurality of communication links bonded together in a bonded communication link, including: -
monitoring a first link quality of a first communication link; and monitoring a second link quality of a second communication link; selecting the first communication link and the second communication link to transfer data based on; the monitored link qualities for each of the plurality of communication links, and at least one of;
a higher priority assigned to airworthiness data associated with a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) or a lower priority assigned to another type of data; androuting the airworthiness data and the other type of data through the bonded communication link based at least on;
the first link quality, the second link quality, the higher priority, and the lower priority, including;determining that that second communication link is degraded relative to the first communication link based on the first link quality and the second link quality; routing the airworthiness data via the first communication link based at least in part on the assigned higher priority; and routing the other type of data via the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, the device comprising:
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a processor; a bonded communication link bonding together the capabilities from each of a plurality of other communication links, the bonded communication link forming a higher bandwidth communication link relative to each of the plurality of other communication links; system memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions configured to cause the processor to; monitor the link quality of each of a plurality of other communication links, including; monitor a first link quality of a first communication link; and monitor a second link quality of a second communication link assign a first priority to airworthiness data associated with a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), the first priority being a higher priority relative to a second priority; assign the second priority to another type of data; select the first communication link and the second communication link to transfer data based on; the first link quality and the second link quality, and at least one of;
the first priority and the second priority; androute the airworthiness data and the other type of data through bonded communication link based on the first link quality, the second link quality, the first priority, and the second priority, including; determine that that second communication link is degraded relative to the first communication link based on the first link quality and the second link quality; route the airworthiness data via the first communication link; and route the other type of data via the second communication link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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