US 11,889,404 B2
Handover for aerial user equipment served by terrestrial networks
Daniel Vivanco, Ashburn, VA (US); David Beppler, Duluth, GA (US); and Slawomir Stawiarski, Carpentersville, IL (US)
Assigned to AAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/069,101.
Application 18/069,101 is a continuation of application No. 17/099,997, filed on Nov. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,564,149.
Prior Publication US 2023/0119419 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 8/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/04 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 8/20 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, information from a device that identifies the device as an aerial user equipment, wherein the information allows for a determination that the device is airborne and thus distinguished from being a ground based user equipment;
determining, by the system and based upon receiving a handover radio link failure report, that the aerial user equipment is engaged in a ping-pong handover event with terrestrial based network equipment located in a defined geographic area; and
transmitting, by the system and based upon receiving the handover radio link failure report, an instruction to the aerial user equipment to generate a confirmation of the ping-pong handover event, wherein the instruction comprises a delay value representing a back off time for the aerial user equipment to refrain from gathering measurement data within the defined geographic area after generating the confirmation.