Wideband streaming l-band (wisl) methods and systems
AssigneeComsat Corporation
InventorsRODRIGO GOMEZ, TIMOTHY W. KNOWLES, BENJAMIN T. VUONG, LASSE THORBRO-STEENBERG
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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.
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A method for managing networks for wideband streaming L-band (WISL) services on aircraft, comprising:
- connecting an antenna of an aircraft to a high speed data terminal via an L-band modem on the aircraft;
- establishing a communication link with a beam between the antenna of the aircraft and a ground station via a satellite;
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- managing the communication link between the L-band modem, the satellite and at least one remote location in order to keep the communication link active while the aircraft travels between different beams, wherein a new communication link with a target beam is established while the communication link is allocated with the beam.
A network system for providing wideband streaming L-band (WISL) services on aircraft, comprising:
- an L-band modem on the aircraft connected between an antenna and a high speed data terminal in the aircraft;
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- a ground based network management system for managing a communication link between the L-band modem, a satellite and at least one remote location in order to keep the communication link with a beam active while the aircraft travels between different beams, wherein a new communication link with a target beam is established while the communication link is allocated with the beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.