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Platform-associated visitor location registers (VLR) for cellular communications

  • US 7,359,700 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2004
  • Issued: 04/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing an aircraft-based wireless communications service, comprising:

  • one or more aircraft each including on-board system equipment for supporting wireless communications service with on-board user equipment;

    one or more ground stations communicating with the aircraft using feeder links exchanging the wireless communications service'"'"'s traffic and control information and providing interfaces with a terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure; and

    a mobile switching center that manages the ground stations and the on-board system equipment of the aircraft, wherein each aircraft has its own associated platform visitor location register (VLR) defined at the mobile switching center that identifies the user equipment on board that aircraft to ensure proper registration and tracking of the user equipment used an board the aircraft.

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