Handover management in air-to-ground wireless communication
First Claim
1. A method for an apparatus configured to be located in an airborne vehicle to manage handover procedures of two or more modems from a serving base station to a target base station, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the apparatus when located in the airborne vehicle, at least one message indicative of at least one first measurement report of radio conditions from at least one modem of the two or more modems;
determining, based on the at least one received message, whether to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, the serving base station and the target base station being configured to be located on the ground; and
upon determining to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, sending a corresponding indication to each of the two or more modems to send to the serving base station a measurement report configured to trigger a respective handover procedure from the serving base station to the target base station, the two or more modems being configured to send the measurement report to the serving base station via an antenna system in the airborne vehicle,wherein each corresponding indication indicates whether a given modem of the two or more modems sends the first measurement report or a second measurement report to the serving base station, where the first measurement report and second measurement report are different.
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Abstract
Managing handover procedures of two or more modems from a serving base station to a target base station includes receiving at least one message indicative of at least one measurement report of radio conditions from at least one modem of the two or more modems; determining, based on the at least one message, whether to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station; and upon determining to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, indicating to each of the two or more modems to send to the serving base station a measurement report configured to trigger a respective handover procedure from the serving base station to the target base station.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for an apparatus configured to be located in an airborne vehicle to manage handover procedures of two or more modems from a serving base station to a target base station, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the apparatus when located in the airborne vehicle, at least one message indicative of at least one first measurement report of radio conditions from at least one modem of the two or more modems; determining, based on the at least one received message, whether to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, the serving base station and the target base station being configured to be located on the ground; and upon determining to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, sending a corresponding indication to each of the two or more modems to send to the serving base station a measurement report configured to trigger a respective handover procedure from the serving base station to the target base station, the two or more modems being configured to send the measurement report to the serving base station via an antenna system in the airborne vehicle, wherein each corresponding indication indicates whether a given modem of the two or more modems sends the first measurement report or a second measurement report to the serving base station, where the first measurement report and second measurement report are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus configured to be located in an airborne vehicle for managing handover procedures of two or more modems from a serving base station to a target base station, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving at least one message indicative of at least one first measurement report of radio conditions from at least one modem of the two or more modems; means for determining, based on the at least one received message, whether to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, the serving base station and the target base station being configured to be located on the ground; and means for, upon determining to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, sending a corresponding indication to each of the two or more modems to send to the serving base station a measurement report configured to trigger a respective handover procedure from the serving base station to the target base station, the two or more modems being configured to send the measurement report to the serving base station via an antenna system in the airborne vehicle, wherein each corresponding indication indicates whether a given modem of the two or more modems sends the first measurement report or a second measurement report to the serving base station, where the first measurement report and second measurement report are different. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus configured to be located in an airborne vehicle for managing handover procedures of two or more modems from a serving base station to a target base station, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to; receive, when the apparatus is located in the airborne vehicle, at least one message indicative of at least one first measurement report of radio conditions from at least one modem of the two or more modems; and determine, based on the at least one received message, whether to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, the serving base station and the target base station being configured to be located on the ground; wherein the processor and the memory are further configured to, upon determining to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, sending a corresponding indication to each of the two or more modems to send to the serving base station a measurement report configured to trigger a respective handover procedure from the serving base station to the target base station, the two or more modems being configured to send the measurement report to the serving base station via an antenna system in the airborne vehicle, wherein each corresponding indication indicates whether a given modem of the two or more modems sends the first measurement report or a second measurement report to the serving base station, where the first measurement report and second measurement report are different. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium executable by a processor in an apparatus configured to be located in an airborne vehicle for managing handover procedures of two or more modems from a serving base station to a target base station, comprising:
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code for receiving, when the apparatus is located in the airborne vehicle, at least one message indicative of at least one first measurement report of radio conditions from at least one modem of the two or more modems; code for determining, based on the at least one received message, whether to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, the serving base station and the target base station being configured to be located on the ground; and code for, upon determining to handover the two or more modems from the serving base station to the target base station, sending a corresponding indication to each of the two or more modems to send to the serving base station a measurement report configured to trigger a respective handover procedure from the serving base station to the target base station, the two or more modems being configured to send the measurement report to the serving base station via an antenna system in the airborne vehicle, wherein each corresponding indication indicates whether a given modem of the two or more modems sends the first measurement report or a second measurement report to the serving base station, where the first measurement report and second measurement report are different. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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