公开(公告)号：US12063566B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17309224

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: STRATOSPHERIC PLATFORMS LIMITED

Inventor： Nils Morozs ,  David Grace

IPC: H04W36/32 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W84/06

CPC classification number: H04W36/32 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W84/06

Abstract: A method for maintaining a connection of mobile user equipment to a core network, and a communication network are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a multi-channel communication link between a user equipment at a first location and a plurality of aerial vehicles, determining that the user equipment is moving whereby a loss of connectivity via the multi-channel communication link may occur, and subsequently, via a handover step, transferring communication between the user equipment and a core network from communication via the multi-channel communication link to communication via a single channel communication link provided by a respective aerial vehicle.