METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN AIRCRAFT AND A GROUND STATION

• US 20110228723A1
• Filed: 03/15/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Inventors: PICHAVANT, Claude
• Granted Patent: US 8,971,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18506 Communications with or from aircraft, i.e. aeronautical mobile service
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/18508 with satellite system used as relay, i.e. aeronautical mobile satellite service

Abstract

The method of communication between an airplane and the ground, the aircraft communicates by radiowaves with the ground via at least one satellite and in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, using a WiMax type transmission standard. The invention also provides an on-board communications terminal for an aircraft, suitable for communicating by radiowaves with the outside of the terminal in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

Claims

1. An on-board communications terminal for an aircraft, wherein the terminal is suitable for communicating by radiowaves with the outside of the terminal in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

2. A terminal according to claim 1, suitable for communicating in a second frequency band extending from 5091 MHz to 5150 MHz, bounds included, in particular in application of an AeroWimax type transmission standard, the terminal being suitable for using the same antenna for communication in both frequency bands.

3. An aircraft, including a terminal according to claim 1.

6. A communications system, comprising at least two of the following elements:

an aircraft according to claim 3;

a satellite that is suitable for communicating with the outside of the satellite by radiowaves in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard; and

a ground station for communicating with aircraft, wherein the ground station is suitable for communicating by radiowaves with the outside of the station in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

4. A satellite, that is suitable for communicating with the outside of the satellite by radiowaves in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

5. A ground station for communicating with aircraft, wherein the ground station is suitable for communicating by radiowaves with the outside of the station in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

7. A communications method between an aircraft and the ground, wherein the aircraft communicates by radiowaves with the ground via at least one satellite and in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, using a WiMax type transmission standard.

8. A communications method, wherein an aircraft communicates by radiowaves with the outside of the aircraft in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

9. A communications method, wherein a satellite communicates by radiowaves with the outside of the satellite in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.

10. A communications method, wherein a ground station communicates by radiowaves with the outside of the station in a frequency band extending from 5030 MHz to 5091 MHz, bounds included, in application of a WiMax type transmission standard.