Terrestrial based high speed data communications mesh network
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1. A network base station within a network including at least one in-flight communication node, the network base station comprising:
- a radio configured via software defined radio to utilize beamforming to generate a plurality of steerable beams, to enable multiple reuses of a same frequency to communicate with respective different in-flight communication nodes via respective different communication links,wherein the respective different communication links are high speed data communications links that are enabled to be maintained continuous and uninterrupted in time while one of the respective different in-flight communication nodes transitions between a first steerable beam associated with a first coverage area defined by the network base station and a second steerable beam associated with a second coverage area defined by another network base station, the first and second coverage areas at least partially overlapping andwherein the network base station is a ground-based base station, and wherein at least one of the respective different communication links is a direct link between passenger equipment and the radio of the network base station without an in-flight server between the passenger equipment and the radio.
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Abstract
A network for providing high speed data communications may include multiple terrestrial transmission stations that are located within overlapping communications range and a mobile receiver station. The terrestrial transmission stations provide a continuous and uninterrupted high speed data communications link with the mobile receiver station employing a wireless radio access network protocol.
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1. A network base station within a network including at least one in-flight communication node, the network base station comprising:
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a radio configured via software defined radio to utilize beamforming to generate a plurality of steerable beams, to enable multiple reuses of a same frequency to communicate with respective different in-flight communication nodes via respective different communication links, wherein the respective different communication links are high speed data communications links that are enabled to be maintained continuous and uninterrupted in time while one of the respective different in-flight communication nodes transitions between a first steerable beam associated with a first coverage area defined by the network base station and a second steerable beam associated with a second coverage area defined by another network base station, the first and second coverage areas at least partially overlapping and wherein the network base station is a ground-based base station, and wherein at least one of the respective different communication links is a direct link between passenger equipment and the radio of the network base station without an in-flight server between the passenger equipment and the radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network comprising a plurality of network base stations configured to communicate with at least one in-flight node, the network base stations including at least two base stations having coverage areas that at least partially overlap with each other, each of the at least two base stations including:
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a radio configured via software defined radio to utilize beamforming to generate a plurality of steerable beams, to enable multiple reuses of a same frequency to communicate with respective different in-flight communication nodes via respective different communication links, wherein the respective different communication links are high speed data communications links that are enabled to be maintained continuous and uninterrupted in time while one of the respective different in-flight communication nodes transitions between corresponding steerable beams associated with respective ones of the coverage areas defined by the at least two base stations, and wherein each of the network base stations is a ground-based base station, and wherein at least one of the respective different communication links is a direct link between passenger equipment and the radio without an in-flight server between the passenger equipment and the radio. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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