Patent ID: 8918099

Claim:
A method for radio frequency (RF) communication deconfliction between a ground-based radio and an airborne radio wirelessly communicating with a ground-based cellular network, comprising: configuring a ground-based connection node of said ground-based cellular network to communicate, via a plurality of RF signals within a frequency band, with said ground-based radio and with said airborne radio, said configuring comprising: segmenting said frequency band into a plurality of time/frequency segments; dividing said frequency band into a ground group of segments and an air group of segments via a frequency barrier, said frequency barrier being associated with a first frequency from said frequency band; changing said frequency barrier to a second frequency from said frequency band based on a periodic analysis of a current state of connectivity to said ground-based connection node; scheduling a first allocation of said plurality of time/frequency segments for a first ground-based radio, said first allocation from within said ground group of segments; scheduling a second allocation of said plurality of time/frequency segments for a second ground-based radio, said second allocation from within said ground group of segments; scheduling a third allocation of said plurality of time/frequency segments for a first airborne radio, said third allocation from within said air group of segments; scheduling a fourth allocation of said plurality of time/frequency segments for a second airborne radio, said fourth allocation from within said air group of segments; and communicating with said first ground-based radio, said second ground-based radio, said first airborne radio, and said second airborne radio based on said scheduling.