Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods to augment the capacities and capabilities of cellular networks through an unmanned aerial vehicle network overlay
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Application No.: US15915543Application Date: 2018-03-08
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Publication No.: US11197168B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Eric Zavesky , Jason Decuir , Robert Gratz
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Guntin & Gust, PLC
- Agent Matthew Tropper
- Main IPC: H04W16/18
- IPC: H04W16/18 ; H04B7/185 ; H04W84/04 ; H04W84/18 ; H04W88/08

Abstract:
A system includes a wireless network and a software defined network overlaid over the wireless network. The software defined network includes at least one UAV having a software defined network device and a bridging radio component. The system includes a communication component in communication with the bridging radio component and a controller connected to the software defined network that makes routing decisions and communicates the routing decisions to the software defined network device.
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