Interference mitigation in an air-to-ground wireless communication network

A beamforming control module for providing air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication in various cells, the beamforming control module comprising processing circuitry configured for:

• receiving dynamic position information indicative of at least an altitude of an in-flight aircraft;
• determining an altitude band in which the aircraft is located based on the dynamic position information;
• determining, based on a plurality of assigned ATG frequencies to respective different altitude bands, an ATG frequency associated with the altitude band in which the aircraft is located;
• selecting a base station having a coverage area associated with the dynamic position information, and selecting the ATG frequency determined to conduct wireless communication with an asset on the aircraft;
• and
• providing both the dynamic position information and the selected ATG frequency to the selected base station to enable the selected base station to communicate with the aircraft using the selected ATG frequency.

An air-to-ground (ATG) wireless communication network comprising:

• a plurality of cells associated with corresponding base stations;
• and
• a beamforming control module for providing ATG wireless communication in the cells, the beamforming control module comprising processing circuitry configured to:
• receive dynamic position information indicative of at least an altitude of an in-flight aircraft;
• determine an altitude band in which the aircraft is located based on the dynamic position information;
• determine, based on a plurality of assigned ATG frequencies to respective different altitude bands, an ATG frequency associated with the altitude band in which the aircraft is located;
• select one of the base stations having a coverage area associated with the dynamic position information as a selected base station, and selecting the ATG frequency determined to conduct wireless communication with an asset on the aircraft;
• and
• provide both the dynamic position information and the selected ATG frequency to the selected base station to enable the selected base station to communicate with the aircraft using the selected ATG frequency.