Device and method for air-to-ground communication of aircraft
First Claim
1. A device for air-to-ground communication between an aircraft and a ground station, said aircraft and said ground station each comprising an antenna array for directional radio data transmission,wherein said data transmission is performed in a frequency band from 60 GHz to 90 GHz, wherein the ground station transmits and receives data exclusively in a range of angles α
- of at least 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane, wherein the ground station prevents transmission and reception of data below said angle α
of 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane such that the ground station cannot radiate data below the angle α
of at least 5 degrees relative to the horizontal plane and cannot receive data below the angle of at least 5 degrees relative to the horizontal plane.
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Abstract
A device for air-to-ground communication between an aircraft and a ground station, said aircraft and said ground station each having antennas for directional radio data transmission. The data transmission is performed in a frequency band from 60 GHz to 90 GHz and the antenna of the ground station transmits and receives data exclusively in a range of angles α of at least 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane.
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1. A device for air-to-ground communication between an aircraft and a ground station, said aircraft and said ground station each comprising an antenna array for directional radio data transmission,
wherein said data transmission is performed in a frequency band from 60 GHz to 90 GHz, wherein the ground station transmits and receives data exclusively in a range of angles α - of at least 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane, wherein the ground station prevents transmission and reception of data below said angle α
of 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane such that the ground station cannot radiate data below the angle α
of at least 5 degrees relative to the horizontal plane and cannot receive data below the angle of at least 5 degrees relative to the horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- of at least 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane, wherein the ground station prevents transmission and reception of data below said angle α
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12. A method for data transmission between a ground station and an aircraft, said ground station and said aircraft being each provided with a radio antenna array for directional radio data transmission between each other, the method comprising:
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performing the data transmission between the antenna array of the ground station and the antenna array of the aircraft exclusively in a frequency band from 60 GHz to 90 GHz; and preventing, with the ground station, transmission and reception of data below an angle α
of 5 degrees in the upward direction relative to the horizontal plane such that the ground station cannot radiate data below the angle α
of at least 5 degrees relative to the horizontal plane and cannot receive data below the angle of at least 5 degrees relative to the horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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