Hierarchical set of frequency reuse patterns allowing cellular air and land communication

A method for assigning a handling of a transmission to one network node within a plurality of network nodes in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least a portion of the transmission in a first network node of the communication system, the first network node having a first area of transmission coverage;
• determining if a second non-adjacent network node having the same frequency as the first network node detects the transmission simultaneously with the first network node;
• and
• transferring, when the second network node and the first network node detect the transmission, the handling of the transmission from the first network node to a third network node wherein the third network node has a second area of transmission coverage which is greater in area than the first area of transmission coverage.

A method for dynamically routing control of a transmission between a plurality of network nodes in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving the transmission from a source and initially processing a first portion of the transmission through a first network node of the communication system;
• determining when the source exceeds a predetermined elevation by detecting wherein two cell receivers receive a common signal to determine when the source of the transmission rises above a certain altitude;
• and
• transferring, when the source rises above the certain altitude, the transmission to a second network node in the plurality of network nodes wherein the second network node handles a second portion of the transmission which follows the first portion of the transmission.