	US 12,082,044 B2
	Smart self cell configuration for aerial base station over 4G/5G network
Daniel Vivanco, Ashburn, VA (US); Slawomir Stawiarski, Carpentersville, IL (US); and David Beppler, Duluth, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&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 Oct. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/047,088.
Application 18/047,088 is a continuation of application No. 16/951,712, filed on Nov. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,510,102.
Prior Publication US 2023/0064589 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 28/08 (2023.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/04 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01)

CPC H04W 28/0838 (2020.05) [H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H04W 28/0958 (2020.05); H04W 36/0009 (2018.08); H04W 36/0058 (2018.08); H04W 48/04 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 88/04 (2013.01)]

8 Claims

1. A user equipment, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

based on receiving, from core network equipment, an instruction comprising geographic coordinate data representing a hotspot location, traveling to the hotspot location;

in response to arriving at the hotspot location, initiating execution of a user equipment relay process that transitions the user equipment from being the user equipment to being aerial hybrid user and network equipment; and

transmitting to the core network equipment that the user equipment relay process has been initiated.