Enhanced LDACS system having channel aggregation and associated methods
AssigneeSkystream LLC
InventorsShawn H. Gallagher, Eric J. Salyers, Timothy Huggins, Ivica Kostanic, Edward Paulsen, Daniel Schwinn
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Abstract
An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) may include LDACS ground stations, and LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations. The enhanced LDACS may also include a network controller configured to operate a given LDACS ground station and LDACS airborne station to use a primary LDACS channel and at least one supplemental LDACS channel defining an aggregated bandwidth channel, with the primary LDACS channel changing at handover from one LDACS ground station to another LDACS ground station.
Claims27
An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) comprising:
- a plurality of LDACS ground stations;
- a plurality of LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations;
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- a network controller configured to operate a given LDACS ground station and LDACS airborne station to use a primary LDACS channel and at least one supplemental LDACS channel defining an aggregated bandwidth channel, with the primary LDACS channel changing at handover from one LDACS ground station to another LDACS ground station.
A network controller for an enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) comprising a plurality of LDACS ground stations, and a plurality of LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations, the network controller comprising:
- a processor and an associated memory configured to operate a given LDACS ground station and LDACS airborne station to use a primary LDACS channel and at least one supplemental LDACS channel defining an aggregated bandwidth channel, with the primary LDACS channel changing at handover from one LDACS ground station to another LDACS ground station.
A method for operating an enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) comprising a plurality of LDACS ground stations, and a plurality of LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations, the method comprising:
- operating a network controller to operate a given LDACS ground station and LDACS airborne station to use a primary LDACS channel and at least one supplemental LDACS channel defining an aggregated bandwidth channel, with the primary LDACS channel changing at handover from one LDACS ground station to another LDACS ground station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.