Balloon Clumping to Provide Bandwidth Requested in Advance
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1. A method comprising:
- based at least on an advance request for bandwidth in a specified area at a specified future time period having a beginning and a finite duration, projecting a future bandwidth demand in the specified area;
before the specified future time period begins and based on the projected future bandwidth demand, causing one or more balloons in a high-altitude balloon network to move into airspace over the specified area; and
providing, using the one or more balloons in the high-altitude balloon network, bandwidth in the specified area during the specified future time period.
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Abstract
Methods and systems disclosed herein relate to determining a projected change in bandwidth demand in a specified area during a specified future time period, repositioning one or more balloons in a high-altitude balloon network based on the projected change in bandwidth demand, and providing, using the one or more balloons, at least a portion of the bandwidth demanded in the specified area during the specified future time period.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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based at least on an advance request for bandwidth in a specified area at a specified future time period having a beginning and a finite duration, projecting a future bandwidth demand in the specified area; before the specified future time period begins and based on the projected future bandwidth demand, causing one or more balloons in a high-altitude balloon network to move into airspace over the specified area; and providing, using the one or more balloons in the high-altitude balloon network, bandwidth in the specified area during the specified future time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a plurality of balloons in a high-altitude balloon network; and a controller configured to; based at least on an advance request for bandwidth in a specified area at a specified future time period having a beginning and a finite duration, project a future bandwidth demand in the specified area; before the specified future time period begins and based on the projected future bandwidth demand, cause one or more of the plurality of balloons in the high-altitude balloon network to move into airspace over the specified area; and cause the one or more balloons in the high-altitude balloon network to provide bandwidth in the specified area during the specified future time period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause a controller to perform functions, the functions comprising:
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based at least on an advance request for bandwidth in a specified area at a specified future time period having a beginning and a finite duration, projecting a future bandwidth demand in the specified area; before the specified future time period begins and based on the projected future bandwidth demand, causing one or more balloons in a high-altitude balloon network to move into airspace over the specified area; and providing, using the one or more balloons in the high-altitude balloon network, bandwidth in the specified area during the specified future time period. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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