公开(公告)号：US20160050011A1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-18

申请号：US14462403

申请日：2014-08-18

Applicant: SUNLIGHT PHOTONICS INC.

Inventor： SERGEY V. FROLOV ,  MICHAEL CYRUS ,  ALLAN J. BRUCE ,  JOHN PETER MOUSSOURIS

IPC: H04B7/185

CPC classification number: H04B7/18506

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing distributed airborne wireless communications are provided. An airborne wireless communication system may include: an airborne fleet comprising a plurality of airborne platforms; a distributed communication payload subdivided into parts, each distributed on respective airborne platforms. The communication payload comprises air-to-user link equipment and air-to-air link equipment to provide communications between the airborne wireless communication system and end-users and between individual airborne platforms; and payload control electronics to control the air-to-user and air-to-air equipment and manage operation of the airborne wireless communication system. The air-to-user link equipment comprises an RF antenna to produce an RF beam in a direction towards the ground. A communication cell is defined on the ground and in the airspace below the fleet bounded by a boundary of the RF beam. The air-to-user communication equipment is configured to provide communication links between the airborne fleet and end-user devices within the communication cell.

Abstract translation: 提供了提供分布式机载无线通信的方法和装置。 机载无线通信系统可以包括：包括多个机载平台的机载机队; 分布式通信有效载荷分为部分，分布在各自的机载平台上。 通信有效载荷包括空对空链路设备和空对空链路设备，以提供机载无线通信系统与最终用户之间以及各个机载平台之间的通信; 和有效负载控制电子设备，以控制空对空和空对空设备，并管理机载无线通信系统的运行。 空对空链路设备包括RF天线，以在朝向地面的方向上产生RF波束。 通信小区被定义在地面上和在由RF射线边界限定的舰队下方的空域中。 空对空通信设备被配置为在通信小区内的机载机群和终端用户设备之间提供通信链路。