Dynamic radio capabilities based upon available transport bandwidth

摘要

A monitor and control unit is described herein which is associated with a land-based controller (e.g. base station controller) and one or more satellites, where the monitor and control unit is arranged to dynamically configure mobile-based controllers (e.g., radio base stations) located on mobile vessels (e.g., transport vessels, cruise liners) to provide bandwidth (voice and data capabilities) based at least on the number of mobile vessels being served by each of the satellites.

主权项

1. A monitor and control unit associated with a land-based controller and a plurality of satellites, where each satellite has a satellite region within which there is provided voice and data capabilities to one or more mobile vessels located in the respective satellite region, and where each mobile vessel has a mobile-based controller, the monitor and control unit is configured to:
store location information for each satellite region; receive location information for each mobile vessel; analyze the location information for each mobile vessel and the location information for each satellite region to determine a number of mobile vessels located in each satellite region; determine an available transport bandwidth for each mobile vessel in each satellite region; and interface with each mobile-based controller located on each mobile vessel through the land-based controller to dynamically configure each mobile-based controller to support a predetermined number of voice calls and a predetermined bit rate for data communications based on the respective available transport bandwidth that was determined for the respective mobile vessel.