Communication network and method of wireless communication
AssigneeStratospheric Platforms Limited
InventorsNils Morozs, David Grace, Alister G. Burr
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Abstract
A communication network, a method of determining at least one propagation characteristic, and a method of wireless communication are disclosed. The communication network comprises a plurality of aerial vehicles that each supports at least one respective directional antenna, and a processing element for determining at least one propagation characteristic for each respective wireless communication channel between at least one user equipment and each aerial vehicle of the plurality of aerial vehicles.
Claims19
A communication network, comprising:
- a plurality of aerial vehicles that each supports at least one respective directional antenna;
- and
- a processing element for determining at least one propagation characteristic for each respective wireless communication channel between at least one user equipment and each aerial vehicle of the plurality of aerial vehicles;
- wherein
- the processing element determines the propagation characteristic, for each wireless communication channel, via comparing an amplitude and phase of a received wireless signal transmitted via the respective wireless communication channel with a predetermined reference amplitude and reference phase.
A method of determining at least one propagation characteristic of each wireless communication channel between at least one user equipment and a plurality of aerial vehicles, comprising the steps of:
- for each respective wireless communication channel between each of at least one user equipment and each aerial vehicle of a plurality of aerial vehicles, determining an amplitude and phase of a wireless signal transmitted between the user equipment and an aerial vehicle associated with the respective wireless communication channel;
- and
- for each wireless communication channel, determining at least one propagation characteristic of the wireless channel by comparing the determined amplitude and phase with a corresponding predetermined reference amplitude and reference phase.
A method of wireless communication between at least one user equipment and a plurality of aerial vehicles, comprising the steps of:
- for each respective wireless communication channel between at least one user equipment and each aerial vehicle of a plurality of aerial vehicles, determining an amplitude and phase of a wireless signal transmitted between the user equipment and an aerial vehicle associated with the respective wireless communication channel;
- for each wireless communication channel, determining at least one propagation characteristic of the wireless communication channel by comparing the determined amplitude and phase with a corresponding predetermined reference amplitude and reference phase;
- for each wireless communication channel, determining, based on the at least one propagation characteristic, at least one weighting to be applied to signals transmitted and/or received via a wireless communication link between the user equipment and the aerial vehicles;
- and
- providing a wireless communication link between the user equipment and the plurality of aerial vehicles responsive to the determined at least one weighting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.