Patent ID: 6788935
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04W

Abstract:
A network for wireless subscriber stations for providing wireless communication services to a plurality of wireless subscriber stations, said network and said plurality of wireless subscriber stations being located in an aircraft, comprising:first means for generating a radio frequency communication signal to communicate via voice-based communications with at least one of said plurality of wireless subscriber stations, comprising: first cellular communication means for establishing at least one voice-based circuit switched cell site to communicate via voice-based communications with at least one of said plurality of wireless subscriber stations; second means for generating said frequency communication signal to communicate via data-based communications with at least one of said plurality of wireless subscriber stations, comprising: second cellular communication means for establishing at least one wireless LAN-based cell site to communicate via data-based communications with at least one of said plurality of wireless subscriber stations; transceiver means for radio frequency communications between said aircraft and a transceiver located on the ground; and means for interconnecting said first means for generating and said second means for generating with said transceiver means to establish communications between said plurality of wireless subscriber stations and said transceiver located on the ground.