Providing network connectivity and access to content and communications via moving objects

摘要

Various techniques for providing network connectivity are described herein. In one example, a moving object includes an uplink device of the moving object to connect the moving object to a publicly available computer network. The moving object also includes a downlink device of the moving object to be communicatively coupled to a remote device at a specific segment along a route of the moving object. The remote device is to provide data received via the downlink device to a user. The moving object also further includes a cache store communicatively coupled to the uplink device and the downlink device. Implementations include the use of commercial airplanes for providing connectivity via intermittent access and refreshing of a cache store that makes content available to end users.

主权项

1. A first moving object that provides network connectivity, comprising:
a first uplink device of the first moving object to connect the first moving object to a publicly available computer network; a first downlink device of the first moving object to be communicatively coupled to a remote device at a specific segment along a route of the first moving object, wherein the remote device is to provide data received via the first downlink device to a user; a cache store communicatively coupled to the first uplink device and the first downlink device; and a communications module to attempt to establish a handoff connection between the first moving object and a second moving object and, in response to establishing the handoff connection, migrate the routing of the data to and from the remote device to a second downlink device and a second uplink device on the second moving object from the first downlink device; and if the handoff connection is not established, store frequently requested internet content in the cache store; and wait for the handoff connection to be established to provide the frequently requested internet content to the remote device via the second downlink device.