CPC G08G 5/0034 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); H04W 36/0083 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/36 (2013.01); H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0043 (2013.01); G08G 5/0082 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H04W 36/0061 (2013.01); H04W 36/245 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by an aerial drone comprising a processor, flight plan information comprising a flight route that enables the aerial drone to maintain a network connection during the flight route via base stations in a specified list of base stations that are defined as preferred for enabling the network connection;
flying, by the aerial drone, according to the flight route while maintaining the network connection during the flight route using the base stations;
wherein the flight plan information comprises specified frequency bands respectively associated with defined altitudes, and
wherein the flying comprises employing a specified frequency band of the specified frequency bands during a portion of the flight route associated with a defined altitude of the defined altitudes.
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