Base station management of a connection of a wireless device to a satellite network

A method of a base station of a satellite network managing a connection of a wireless device to the satellite network, comprising:

• broadcasting, by the base station, location information of a satellite associated with the base station;
• broadcasting, by the base station, an effective communication range for wireless communications between the base station and the wireless device of a satellite beam associated with the base station, wherein the effective communication range comprises a function based on a set of angles from the reference point, and wherein the calculated distance is based on a set of angles to the reference point from a position of the wireless device;
• wherein the base station broadcasts multiple effective communication radii and reference points of neighboring cells of the base station, or neighboring cells of one or more other base stations:
• wherein the wireless device calculates a distance between the wireless device and a reference point associated with the satellite based on the broadcast location information of the satellite and a location of the wireless device;
• wherein the wireless device compares the calculated distance with the broadcast effective communication range, and determines a wireless signaling procedure to establish or maintain a wireless connection with the satellite network based on the comparison;
• and
• receiving, by the base station, the wireless signaling procedure from the wireless device.

A system for managing a connection of a wireless device to a satellite network, comprising:

• the wireless device;
• a base station, the base station configured to:
• broadcast location information of a satellite associated with the base station;
• broadcast an effective communication range for wireless communications between the base station and the wireless device of a satellite beam associated with the base station, and multiple effective communication radii and reference points of neighboring cells of the base station, or neighboring cells of one or more other base stations:
• wherein the wireless device calculates a distance between the wireless device and a reference point associated with the satellite, based on the broadcast location information of the satellite and a location of the wireless device;
• wherein the wireless device compares the calculated distance with the broadcast effective communication range, and determines a wireless signaling procedure to establish or maintain a wireless connection with the satellite network based on the comparison;
• wherein the base station is further configured to receive the wireless signaling procedure from the wireless device.