公开(公告)号：US20130324070A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-05

申请号：US13482255

申请日：2012-05-29

Applicant: Steven John BENNETT ,  Gerald Gustav VOS

Inventor： Steven John BENNETT ,  Gerald Gustav VOS

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/22

CPC classification number: H04W84/005 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  H04W4/90

Abstract: An aircraft-mounted base transceiver station (mBTS) for providing intermittent coverage in a cellular radio network. The mBTS utilizes the existing protocol of its terrestrial counterparts, thereby avoiding dual-mode devices and enabling common usage of terminal monitoring and device management systems for devices connected to a single radio access network even when outside terrestrial coverage areas. The aircraft follows a transient flight pattern, providing intermittent flyover connectivity for remote radio device such as machine-type devices. Connectivity may be store and forward. Channel usage may be adjusted to avoid interfering with terrestrial communication cells during flyover. Doppler effects due to aircraft speed may be accounted for. The mBTS may be configured to service in-range radio devices which are outside a Doppler-inhibited region and/or to prioritize communication with devices based on expected time outside the Doppler-inhibited region. An aircraft mounted antenna may have a radiation pattern focused toward devices outside the Doppler-inhibited region.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在蜂窝无线电网络中提供间歇覆盖的飞机安装的基站收发台（mBTS）。 mBTS利用其地面对等体的现有协议，从而避免双模设备，并且即使在外部地面覆盖区域之外，也可以连接到单个无线电接入网络的设备的终端监控和设备管理系统的通用使用。 飞机遵循瞬时飞行模式，为远程无线电设备（如机器类型设备）提供间歇性飞越连接。 连接可能存储和转发。 可以调整信道使用以避免在天桥期间干扰地面通信小区。 可能会考虑到飞机速度造成的多普勒效应。 mBTS可以被配置为服务于在多普勒抑制区域之外的范围内的无线电设备和/或基于多普勒抑制区域之外的预期时间来优先与设备的通信。 飞机安装的天线可以具有聚焦到多普勒抑制区域外的装置的辐射图。