公开(公告)号：US20180102831A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-12

申请号：US15485849

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: T-Mobile, U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Sean Patrick Murphy

IPC: H04B7/185 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W12/06 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: H04B7/18504 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/122 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G08G5/003 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  H04B7/18571 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W64/003 ,  H04W64/006 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W84/042

Abstract: The use of UAV network cells may enable a wireless communication carrier to provide supplemental cellular network communication coverage to geographical areas. In some implementations, a first baseband processor of the UAV network cell may establish a first communication link with the ground network cell via a first antenna. The ground network cell may be connected to a core network of the wireless carrier network via a wired backhaul. Further, a second baseband processor of the UAV network cell may establish a second communication link with a user device via a second antenna. The first and second baseband processors may be communicatively coupled together. Accordingly, communication data may be routed between the user device and the core network through the first communication link and the second communication link.

公开(公告)号：US20180293897A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15484774

申请日：2017-04-11

Applicant: T-Mobile, U.S.A, Inc.

Inventor： Sean Patrick Murphy

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  H04W16/18 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/08 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B64C39/02

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/106 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0034 ,  G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0069 ,  H04W16/18 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W24/08

Abstract: A coverage model is generated to forecast network coverage robustness for vertically layered 3-dimensional sections of airspace above an area. Network configuration data for multiple base stations of a wireless communication network located in an area are received. Environmental data that includes information on natural and manmade features in the area are received. The airspace above the area into a plurality of vertically layered 3-dimensional sections is segregated. A coverage model is generated based at least on the network configuration data and the environmental data for predicting network coverage of the wireless communication network in the 3-dimensional sections in the airspace above the area.