MANAGING AN AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A system that coordinates assignments of aircraft operating within a controlled airspace to ground radios, said system comprising:
- an air traffic control facility responsible for controlling air traffic within the airspace and providing air traffic control information;
a plurality of ground radios operable to provide communications between said air traffic control facility and the aircraft;
a network manager communicatively coupled to said air traffic control center and said ground radios, said network manager being operable to assign each aircraft within the airspace to a ground radio based on network management considerations using the air traffic control information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that coordinate assignments of aircraft operating within a controlled airspace to ground radios are provided. In one embodiment, such a system includes an air traffic control (ATC) facility (12), a plurality of ground radios (16A-16C), and a network manager (20) communicatively coupled to the air traffic control facility (12) and the ground radios (16A-16C). The air traffic control facility is responsible for controlling aircraft (14A-14I) operating within the airspace (10) and providing ATC information to the network manager (20). The ground radios (16A-16C) are operable to provide communications between the air traffic control facility (12) and the aircraft (14A-14I). The network manager (20) is operable to assign each aircraft (14A-14I) to one of the ground radios (16A-16C) based on network management considerations using the ATC information.
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25 Claims
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1. A system that coordinates assignments of aircraft operating within a controlled airspace to ground radios, said system comprising:
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an air traffic control facility responsible for controlling air traffic within the airspace and providing air traffic control information; a plurality of ground radios operable to provide communications between said air traffic control facility and the aircraft; a network manager communicatively coupled to said air traffic control center and said ground radios, said network manager being operable to assign each aircraft within the airspace to a ground radio based on network management considerations using the air traffic control information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of coordinating ground radio assignments for aircraft operating within a controlled airspace to ground radios, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of aircraft information inputs; receiving a plurality of ground radio information inputs; processing the aircraft information inputs and the ground radio information inputs in view of network management considerations; and establishing, for each aircraft, an assignment to one of the ground radios using the processed aircraft information inputs and the processed ground radio information inputs. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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