Systems and methods for facilitating wireless network communication, satellite-based wireless network systems, and aircraft-based wireless network systems, and related methods

摘要

A wireless network system may include a source node having a first source wireless interface and a second source wireless interface, wherein the source node initiates a data transmission via the first source wireless interface. The wireless network system may also include a repeater node having a first and second repeater wireless interfaces, wherein the repeater node is configured to receive the data transmission on the first or second repeater wireless interface and to repeat the data transmission on the other of the first or second repeater wireless interface. The wireless network system also includes a destination node having first and second destination wireless interfaces, wherein the destination node is configured to receive the data transmission on the first or second destination wireless interface. A wireless network system may also include a satellite-based, wireless network system, including an earth station server, a satellite client, and a terrestrial client.

主权项

1. A satellite-based, wireless network system comprising:
an earth-station server configured to transmit data packets to a secondary network; a first satellite client of a plurality of satellite clients; a terrestrial client configured to maintain a table of known satellites, wherein the table is operable to store an address for each satellite client known to the terrestrial client; at least one processor associated with at least one of the earth-station server, the first satellite client, and the terrestrial client, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: establish a temporary route between the terrestrial client and the earth-station server via the first satellite client; ping a second satellite client; measure a response latency of the second satellite client; determine, based on the measured response latency, whether the second satellite client has a reliable time-to-live, wherein, if the second satellite client is determined to have the reliable time-to-live, initiate a normal-mode handoff to the second satellite client; and wherein, if the second satellite client is determined not to have the reliable time-to-live, initiate a survival-mode handoff.