OPEN WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE (OWA) UNIFIED AIRBORNE AND TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. An airborne mesh network based on Open Wireless Architecture (OWA), said system comprising:
- a) Ground Airport as mesh gateway connecting nearby multiple aircrafts in the sky with Ground Networks through OWA connections,b) Mesh Router Aircraft (MRA) as mesh router connecting to said airport (mesh gateway) when close to said airport before landing, after takeoff or passing-by,c) Ground Cell, as ATG (Aircraft To Ground) gateway, either on ground or at the top of mountain, connecting nearby multiple aircrafts in the sky with Ground Networks through OWA connections,d) Non-Router Aircraft (NRA) as mesh client or ATG client connecting to said MRA (mesh router) or said Ground Cell (ATG gateway) when far away from said airport,e) processor and memory in said ATG client to process airborne mobile handover protocol when connecting said NRA with said Ground Cell,f) processor and memory in said mesh client to process mesh networking protocol when connecting said NRA with said airport through said MRA, andg) Aircraft Status and Connection Table (ASCT) of mesh network group, distributed to each member aircraft of said group, updating aircraft status (said NRA or said MRA) and connection information among group aircrafts.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an Open Wireless Architecture (OWA) unified airborne and terrestrial communications architecture providing optimal high-speed connections with open radio transmission technologies (RTTs) between aircrafts and ground cells, and between different aircrafts in Ad-Hoc or Mesh network group, to construct the multi-dimensional unified information delivery platform across the airborne networks and the terrestrial networks wherein the same OWA mobile device or OWA mobile computer can be used seamlessly and continuously both in the aircrafts and on the ground.
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20 Claims
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1. An airborne mesh network based on Open Wireless Architecture (OWA), said system comprising:
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a) Ground Airport as mesh gateway connecting nearby multiple aircrafts in the sky with Ground Networks through OWA connections, b) Mesh Router Aircraft (MRA) as mesh router connecting to said airport (mesh gateway) when close to said airport before landing, after takeoff or passing-by, c) Ground Cell, as ATG (Aircraft To Ground) gateway, either on ground or at the top of mountain, connecting nearby multiple aircrafts in the sky with Ground Networks through OWA connections, d) Non-Router Aircraft (NRA) as mesh client or ATG client connecting to said MRA (mesh router) or said Ground Cell (ATG gateway) when far away from said airport, e) processor and memory in said ATG client to process airborne mobile handover protocol when connecting said NRA with said Ground Cell, f) processor and memory in said mesh client to process mesh networking protocol when connecting said NRA with said airport through said MRA, and g) Aircraft Status and Connection Table (ASCT) of mesh network group, distributed to each member aircraft of said group, updating aircraft status (said NRA or said MRA) and connection information among group aircrafts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An airborne mesh networking method based on Open Wireless Architecture (OWA), said method comprising:
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a) organizing a dynamic mesh group of maximal twenty (20) aircrafts including Mesh Router Aircraft (MRA) and Non-Router Aircraft (NRA), wherein all of group member aircrafts are changeable and reconfigurable when said mesh group moves across different service areas, b) searching said MRA as mesh router connecting to a nearby airport (mesh gateway) when said MRA is close to said airport before landing, after takeoff or passing-by, and if found, connecting said MRA with requested said NRA in MRA-NRA mode, c) searching ATG link connecting to a ground cell (ATG gateway), and if found, connecting said NRA with said ground cell and continuing said ATG link when said NRA moving across different areas covered by multiple said ground cells with airborne mobile handover protocol in ATG Handover mode, d) connecting said NRA with next said NRA and so on through hop-by-hop relay connection until said MRA is found for connecting said NRA or until said ATG link is found for connecting said NRA, and e) reconfiguring said group member aircrafts of said mesh group while moving in the sky to ensure at least one said MRA or one said ATG link available in said mesh group. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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