Airborne Internet

1. AIRBORNE INTERNET
Presented By,
Divya Jain
(14eemcs028)
B.Tech,4thYear
Department of Computer Science

2. INTRODUCTION
• A private , secure and reliable peer-to-peer
aircraft communication network that uses
the same technology as the commercial
internet.
• Similar to satellite-based internet but
without time delay.
• A proposed network in which all nodes
would be located in aircraft.

4. • The aircraft or blimps would fly at altitudes of around 10
mi (16 km), and would cover regions of about 40 mi (64
mi) in radius.
• Data transfer rates would be on the order of several
megabits per second, comparable to those of high-speed
cable modem connections.
• Network users could communicate directly with other
users, and indirectly with conventional Internet users
through surface-based nodes.
• Like the Internet, the Airborne Network would useTCP/IP
as the set of protocols for specifying network addresses
and ensuring message packets arrive.

5. Island nationDeserted areas
Disaster areas
Cruise ships Highly risky
places

7. SATS: A bold vision
• NASA-led technology development aimed at
increasing mobility, access for smaller communities
• The Small AircraftTransportation System (SATS) is
conceived as a safe travel alternative, freeing people
and products from existing transportation system
delays, by creating access to more communities in
less time.
• The goal of SATS initiative is implementation of
small aircraft for public transportation.

8. HowTo Use
Airborne Internet system will require an antenna be attached to
the side of your house or work place.

9. Difference b/w satellite and AI
Satellite AI
Time delay Big Delay Small Delay
Power High Power Low Power
Cost High Cost Low Cost
Frequency 4-6 GHZ
9-13GHZ
28-38 GHZ

10. Advantage of Airborne Internet over
Ground-based system :
AI Ground-Based
Bandwidth Unlimited
(Gbps)
Highly restrictive
(~kbps)
Communication
latency
Zero
(ms)
Significant
(tenths of second)
Computational
Power
limited Unlimited

11. APPLICATION
• CNS
 Aviation Communication is the practical aspect or art of
aeronautics, being the design, development,
production, operation and use of aircraft, especially
heavier-than-air aircraft.
 Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process
of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft
or vehicle from one place to another.
 Surveillance is collecting information over time.They
are operated by military forces and other government
agencies.

12. • It is useful to businesses, private Internet users, and
government agencies, especially the military.
• In time of war, for example, an airborne network might enable
military planes to operate without the need for a
communications infrastructure on the ground.
• Network could also allow civilian planes to continually monitor
each other's positions and flight paths.

13. Future of Airborne Internet
• AngelTechnologies is planning an airborne Internet
network, called High Altitude Long Operation (HALO),
which would use lightweight planes to circle overhead and
provide data delivery faster.
• AeroVironment has teamed up with NASA on a solar-
powered, unmanned plane that would work like the HALO
network
• Sky Station International is planning a similar venture
using blimps instead of planes.

14. CONCLUSION
• Thus this airborne internet technology has a wide range of
utilities in the field of aviation services like aircraft
monitoring and air traffic management, weather
information etc., and also provides an opportunity for the
passengers to access the internet at very high altitudes
that is, in the aeroplanes and other conventional services.
• This new technology has already begun creating splashes
in the industry. With the advent of Airborne Internet the
remote sections of the world may get into main frame
development.