Wideband streaming L-band (WISL) methods and systems
AssigneeComsat Corporation
InventorsRodrigo Gomez, Timothy W. Knowles, Benjamin T. Vuong
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Abstract
A network management systems (NMS) and methods for automating aircraft wideband streaming L band providing dedicated high data rate communication links from an aircraft fitted with an approved L-band terminal and antenna over a satellite communication network, such as the Inmarsat Swift Broadband network. The systems and methods allow for modifying the L-band terminal wiring to inject a dedicated single channel per carrier (SCPC) signal from an external modem to achieve return data rates in the range of several Mbps over a dedicated leased satellite bandwidth.
Claims19
A network management method for wideband streaming L band (WISL) service on aircrafts, comprising the steps of:
- connecting an antenna of an aircraft to a high speed data terminal;
- providing an L Band modem in the aircraft;
- establishing a communication link between the antenna of the aircraft and a ground station via a satellite;
- and
- network managing the communication link between the L Band modem on the aircraft and the satellite and remote locations in order to keep the communication link active while the aircraft travels between different beams controlled by different L-band leases, wherein the network managing comprises:
- controlling the network managing through a ground station having a server;
- and
- providing a management database of lease inventory to allow an administrator to create, modify and remove leases for different satellite regions.
A network management method for wideband streaming L band (WISL) service on aircrafts, comprising:
- connecting an antenna of an aircraft to a high speed data terminal;
- providing an L Band modem in the aircraft;
- establishing a communication link between the antenna of the aircraft and a ground station via a satellite;
- and
- network managing the communication link between the L Band modem on the aircraft and the satellite and remote locations in order to keep the communication link active while the aircraft travels between different beams controlled by different L-band leases, wherein the network managing comprises:
- controlling the network managing through a ground station having a server;
- and
- providing a user with a remote inventory control to add, remove and modify remote terminals.
A network management method for wideband streaming L band (WISL) service on aircrafts, comprising:
- connecting an antenna of an aircraft to a high speed data terminal;
- providing an L Band modem in the aircraft;
- establishing a communication link between the antenna of the aircraft and a ground station via a satellite;
- and
- network managing the communication link between the L Band modem on the aircraft and the satellite and remote locations in order to keep the communication link active while the aircraft travels between different beams controlled by different L-band leases, wherein the network managing comprises:
- controlling the network managing through a ground station having a server;
- providing a remote status interface to query the aircraft L-band modem;
- and
- providing a database for terminal location and beam information and to cross check against lease information.
A network management method for wideband streaming L band (WISL) service on aircrafts, comprising:
- connecting an antenna of an aircraft to a high speed data terminal;
- providing an L Band modem in the aircraft;
- establishing a communication link between the antenna of the aircraft and a ground station via a satellite;
- and
- network managing the communication link between the L Band modem on the aircraft and the satellite and remote locations in order to keep the communication link active while the aircraft travels between different beams controlled by different L-band leases, wherein the network managing comprises:
- controlling the network managing through a ground station having a server;
- and
- providing for service operations to schedule activation of a selected lease with the aircraft.
A network management system for aircraft wideband streaming L band, comprising:
- an L Band modem connected between an antenna and a high speed data terminal in an aircraft;
- a remote ground based network manager for managing a communication link between the L Band modem on the aircraft and a satellite and at least one remote location, in order to keep the communication link active while the aircraft travels between different beams controlled by different L-band leases, wherein said managing the communication link is controlled through a ground station having a server;
- and
- a management database of lease inventory to allow an administrator to create, modify and remove leases for different satellite regions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.