Systems and methods for facilitating wireless network communication, satellite-based wireless network systems, and aircraft-based wireless network systems, and related methods
AssigneeIPCO Corporation
InventorEdwin B. Brownrigg
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Abstract
A wireless network system can include an earth-station server configured to provide a gateway to a secondary network. The wireless network system can also include a plurality of clients, wherein each client comprises a client controller configured to implement a client process. The client process of at least one of the clients can select a transmission path to the earth-station server that is an indirect link to the earth-station server through at least one of the other clients. At least one of the clients can be aircraft-based.
Claims12
A wireless network system comprising:
- an earth-station server configured to provide a gateway to a secondary network;
- and
- a plurality of clients, each comprising a client controller configured to implement a client process,
- wherein the client process of at least one of the clients selects a transmission path to the earth-station server that is an indirect link to the earth-station server through at least one of the other clients, and
- wherein at least one of the clients is aircraft-based.
A method for routing data packets in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- configuring an earth-station server to provide a gateway to a secondary network;
- providing a plurality of clients;
- and
- implementing a client process operable via one or more of the plurality of clients to select a transmission path to the earth-station server that is an indirect link to the earth-station server through at least another of the plurality clients,
- wherein at least one of the clients is aircraft-based.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.