Aalyria Technologies, Inc.

Loon LLC

Google Inc.

Softbank Corporation

Waymo LLC

Aalyria Echnologies, Inc.

Brian Barritt

Sharath Ananth

Jin Zhang

David Mandle

Mauro De Oliveira Filho

Pavan Nuggehalli

Tatiana Kichkaylo

Yaoyao Gu

Daniel Holle

Mauro Goncalves Filho

Ian Coolidge

Paul Heninwolf

Erik Kline

Paul Heniwolf

Aspects of the disclosure provide for determining a network configuration. For instance, a system may include a controller including one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to receive information from each of a plurality of available nodes within a network, the plurality of available nodes including at least one aerial vehicle; determine a plurality of constraints for a future point in time, each one of the plurality of constraints including one or more minimum service requirements for a geographic area; attempt to determine a first network configuration for each of the plurality of available nodes that satisfies all of the constraints; when unable to determine the first network configuration, determine a second network configuration for the plurality of available nodes and at least one additional ground-based node that satisfies all of the constraints; and send instructions in order to affect the second network configuration.

Networking with HAPs and additional ground-based nodes

This disclosure provides systems and methods for improving tolerance of delay and disruption of a control-to-data-plane interface (CDPI) in a software-defined network. A system can include a plurality of moving nodes and an SDN controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of moving nodes. The SDN controller can be configured to send a first control message to a first moving node of the plurality of moving nodes according to a CDPI protocol. The first control message can include instructions for the first moving node to execute a modification of a physical network topology parameter. The SDN controller also can be configured to send a second control message to the first moving node according to the CDPI protocol. The second control message can include instructions for the first moving node to modify routing information stored by the first node based on the modification of the physical network topology parameter.

Systems and methods for improving tolerance of delay and disruption of a control-to-data-plane interface in a software-defined network

The disclosure provides a method of operating a communication network. The method includes receiving input data related to a state of the communication network and operation of the communication network. The method then includes determining a policy for the communication network based on the input data. The policy is a set of features for forming a plurality of communication links in the communication network over a time interval. The plurality of communication links provides one or more paths through the communication network. Determining the policy is based at least in part on utility values of previous policies. The utility values of previous policies are derived using simulation and/or real-world implementation of the previous policies. The communication network is then operated to implement the policy in the time interval.

Operation of sectorized communications from aerospace platforms using reinforcement learning

An end user premises device is provided that includes a memory, one or more transceivers, and one or more processors. The one or more transceivers are configured to communicate with one or more stations in a network and a client device. The one or more processors are configured to receive a first user request for data from the client device using the one or more transceivers, determine a first point in time for retrieving the data based on an amount of charge in batteries of the one or more stations in the network, retrieve, at the first point in time, the data from a remote server via the network using the one or more transceivers, store the data in the memory, and in response to a second user request, transmit the data to the client device using the one or more transceivers.

Method and system for delivering content over transient access networks

A maritime network provides network coverage for nautical or aerospace vehicles traveling over the sea. Generating the network configuration for the maritime network includes receiving client information for client devices in range of a given node of the maritime network for a period of time that the client devices are traveling asea, as well as location information for the period of time from a plurality of nodes in the network including the given node. Based on the client information and the location information, a network configuration is determined to include a plurality of links to be formed for routing paths through the maritime network. The routing paths are configured to transmit data related to the client devices, and the plurality of links includes a link between the given node and another node in the network that is within a maximum distance from the given node.

Temporospatial, software-defined maritime network using high-altitude platforms

A method is for establishing one or more links for an integrated access and backhaul for millimeter wave network. The network includes a high-altitude platform (HAP) as a first node and a terrestrial node as a second node. The method includes obtaining location information of the HAP in the network, determining that the HAP can be used to provide an additional access link or an additional backhaul link in the network in connection with the terrestrial node, controlling one or more transceivers of the terrestrial node to point towards the HAP according to the location information, and establishing the additional access link or the additional backhaul link between the HAP and the terrestrial node.

Integrated access and backhaul from high altitude platforms

A network controller is configured to cause a network to implement a primary network configuration of a network and a secondary network configuration as a backup to the primary network configuration. The network controller may be configured to receive information from a plurality of nodes of a network and information related to the client data to be transmitted through the network. Based on the node information, the network controller is configured to determine available nodes and possible links in the network and then determine a topology of the network. The primary network configuration is determined based on the topology. The network controller then sends instructions to the plurality of nodes of the network to implement the primary network configuration and to switch to a secondary network configuration where a failure of the primary network configuration occurs, wherein the secondary network configuration implements mobile ad-hoc networking in the determined topology.

Hybrid software-defined networking and mobile ad-hoc networking routing in mesh networks

A method for performing a handover operation includes using one or more processors of a non-terrestrial node to initiate communication with a first terrestrial node of a network, the terrestrial node having a first unique node identifier and a cell identifier and store a mapping that associates the first unique node identifier with the cell identifier. The method also includes using the one or more processors to receive an indicator that the mapping is subject to change and update the mapping to associate a second unique node identifier of a second terrestrial node of the network with the cell identifier based on the received indicator.

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