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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Stephen G. Lambert, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/112 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/112 (2013.01); H04L 41/0813 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0066 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0079 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for a plurality of nodes in a free space optical communications network comprises using a bent pipe channel to relay data between at least some of the nodes of the network; and using a pilot channel for pointing, acquisition and tracking to continuously maintain line-of-sight between all of the nodes even when the bent pipe channel is not active.