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

Abstract

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.

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         27 . A wireless network system comprising:
 a terrestrial client comprising a source wireless interface, wherein the terrestrial client is configured to initiate a data packet transmission via a source wireless interface;   a satellite client comprising an uplink interface and a downlink interface, the uplink interface operating at a first frequency and the downlink interface operating at a second frequency, the first and second frequencies being non-overlapping, wherein the satellite client is configured to receive the data packet transmission on the uplink interface and repeat the data packet transmission on the downlink interface;   an earth station server comprising a first destination wireless interface and a second destination wireless interface, wherein the earth station server is configured to receive the data packet transmission on one of the first destination wireless interface and the second destination wireless interface, repeat the data packet transmission on the other of the first destination wireless interface and the second destination wireless interface, and transmit the data packet transmission to a secondary network.   
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the satellite client comprises a low-earth orbit satellite. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the secondary network comprises the Internet. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the data packets conform to TCP/IP protocol. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the second frequency is selected between about 18.3-18.8 GHz or about 19.7-20.2 GHz bands, and the first frequency is about 30 GHz. 
     
     
         32 . A method for routing data packets in a wireless network system, the method comprising:
 initiating a data packet transmission via a source wireless interface associated with a terrestrial client;   receiving the data packet transmission on a first frequency at an uplink interface associated with the satellite client and repeating the data packet transmission on a second frequency at a downlink interface associated with the satellite client, wherein the first and second frequencies are non-overlapping;   receiving the data packet transmission on the other of the first destination wireless interface and the second destination wireless interface; and   transmitting the data packet transmission to a secondary network.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the satellite client comprises a low-earth orbit satellite. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the secondary network comprises a computer network. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the data packets conform to TCP/IP protocol. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the second frequency is selected between about 18.3-18.8 GHz or about 19.7-20.2 GHz bands, and the first frequency is approximately 30 GHz. 
     
     
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