US 11,876,596 B2
Enhanced LDACS system having channel aggregation and associated methods
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); and Daniel Schwinn, Melbourne Beach, FL (US)
Assigned to SKYSTREAM LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed by SKYSTREAM LLC, Melbourne, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,321.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/050,131, filed on Jul. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0015102 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. 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)
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)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) comprising:
a plurality of LDACS ground stations;
a plurality of LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with the LDACS ground stations; and
a network controller configured to operate a given LDACS ground station and LDACS airborne station to use a primary LDACS channel and at least one supplemental LDACS channel defining an aggregated bandwidth channel, with the primary LDACS channel changing at handover from one LDACS ground station to another LDACS ground station.