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Patent No.:

US 11909501 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2021

Enhanced ldacs system having roaming agreements and associated methods

Applicant:

Skystream Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);

Inventors:

Shawn H Gallagher, Melbourne, FL (US);

Eric J. Salyers, Grant, FL (US);

Timothy Huggins, Cocoa Beach, FL (US);

Ivica Kostanic, West Melbourne, FL (US);

Edward Paulsen, Indialantic, FL (US);

Daniel Schwinn, Melbourne Beach, FL (US);

Assignee:

SKYSTREAM LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);

Attorney:

ALLEN, DYER, DOPPELT, GILCHRIST, P.A. Attorneys at Law

Primary Examiner:

Guang W Li

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/00 (2021.01); H04W 12/10 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/18508 (2013.01); G01S 13/878 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); H04B 7/15542 (2013.01); H04B 7/1855 (2013.01); H04B 7/18502 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H04B 7/18517 (2013.01); H04B 7/18519 (2013.01); H04B 7/18532 (2013.01); H04B 7/18541 (2013.01); H04B 7/18571 (2013.01); H04B 7/18584 (2013.01); H04B 7/18591 (2013.01); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/009 (2019.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/10 (2013.01); H04W 16/18 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) may include LDACS ground stations assigned to respective different ground communication networks; and LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with selected ones of the LDACS ground stations based upon respective roaming agreements for the different ground communication networks. In addition, the system may include a network broker configured to authorize a connection between an LDACS airborne station and an LDACS ground station based upon a corresponding roaming agreement.

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