Enhanced communication with terrestrial networks for aerial vehicles
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorOla MELANDER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a transceiver system (100) for an aerial vehicle (300) comprising: a control entity (150) connected to at least one user equipment and configured to determine flight path data including information about a flight path of the aerial vehicle, at least 2 antenna entities (1620, 1630) fixedly connected to the aerial vehicle, wherein each antenna entity is connected to a different radio access node of a terrestrial cellular network, wherein the control entity is configured to connect the at least one user equipment to one of the at least 2 antenna entities for a connection to the terrestrial cellular network in dependence of the flight path data.
Claims23
A transceiver system for an aerial vehicle comprising:
- a control entity connected to at least one user equipment and configured to determine flight path data including information about a flight path of the aerial vehicle, and
- at least 2 antenna entities fixedly connected to the aerial vehicle, wherein each antenna entity is connected to a different radio access node of a terrestrial cellular network,
- wherein the control entity is configured to connect the at least one user equipment to one of the at least 2 antenna entities for a connection to the terrestrial cellular network in dependence of the flight path data.
15-18. (canceled)
A method for operating a transceiver system provided at an aerial vehicle, the transceiver system comprising at least 2 antenna entities fixedly connected to the aerial vehicle, and a control entity connected to at least one user equipment, the method comprising:
- determining flight path data including information about a flight path of the aerial vehicle, and when each antenna entity is connected to a different radio access node of a terrestrial cellular network, and
- connecting the at least one user equipment to one of the at least 2 antenna entities for a connection to the terrestrial cellular network in dependence of the flight path data.
20-32. (canceled)
A method, carried out at a flight path coordination entity provided in a terrestrial cellular network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving flight path data of an aerial vehicle originating from an aerial vehicle connected to the cellular network indicating a flight path of the aerial vehicle,
- determining radio network configuration data including locations of radio access nodes used in a radio access network of the terrestrial cellular network,
- determining connection data which indicate in which direction antenna entities connected to the aerial vehicle should emit signal relative to the flight path based on the flight path data and the radio network configuration data, and
- transmitting the connection data in direction of the aerial vehicle.
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