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Contents
What is HALO ?
The System Architecture
HALO Network concepts
Advantages over satellite and terrestrial networks
Power system and system requirements
Desirable Features
Application
What is HALO ?
The High Altitude Long Operation NetworkTM is a broadband
wireless metropolitan area network, with a star topology.
High Altitude Aeronautical Platform Station (HAAPS) is the
technology used here.
The HALO network will be located in the atmosphere, at an
altitude miles above terrestrial wireless, but hundreds to thousands of
miles below satellite networks.
HAAPS means a solar powered unmanned airship capable of
long endurance-may be of several years.
System architecture
HALO Aircrafts contains network elements including
an ATM switch, spot beam antennas, and multibeam antennas,
as well as transmitting and receiving electronics.
The antenna array provides cellular-like coverage of a

large metropolitan area.
The HALO network can be connected to non-HALO

networks, such as ATM networks, Internet, and frame relay via
an HG/interworking unit (IWU).
Types of HAAPS
Lighter than air HAAPS are kept stationary. They are
probably air balloons floating in air.
Other type is Airplane based HAAPS which are flown

in a tight circle.
For broadcast application a simple antenna beams

signals to terminals on the ground.
HALO Network concepts
HALO Aircraft present a new layer in the hierarchy of wireless

communication - a 10 mile tall tower in stratosphere.
It is in a level above rain shower and below meteor shower.
HALO Network plane is the central node of the broad band

communication.
The capacity is in the range of 10-100 Gb/s.

Elements of HALO Network
A MMW antenna array and its related components will

be located in a pod suspended below air craft fuselage.
Antenna array will produce many beams typically more

than 100.
Each beams will be separated by a fixed frequency.

Advantages
Over satellite network
Satellite network have expensive high power user

terminal and long propagation delay.
system capacity is practically fixed.
Establishing a new satellite is very expensive.

Advantages
Over Terrestrial network
Terrestrial networks have low look angles and complex

infrastructure.
They require many base stations that must be

interlinked with cables.
Power system and system requirements
Aircrafts power system consist of photovoltaic cell and

a regenerative fuel cell.
Advantage of using this is that it eliminates the need of

and compress air at high altitude.
Aircraft size increases with increasing altitude.

Aero plane properties
The HALO aircrafts will be operated in shifts from

regional airport.
HALO aero plane is specially designed for carry the

hub devices and they are having long lifetime.
Look angle will be greater than 20 degree.
So the network will available in a super

metropolitan area(including urban, suburban and
surrounding rural area).
Other properties
HALO network can interface with the local LAN

connections.
It can Interface between broadband protocols like

ATM and SONET.
The HALO network will provide access to the PSTN

and become the backbone for internet services like world
wide web.
Subscribers Network relation
Desirable Features
Seamless multimedia services.
Adaptation to end user environment.
Rapidly deployable to sites of opportunity.
Bandwidth on demand for efficient use of available

spectrum .
Applications
Widely separated customers can receive same communication
as in entertainment broadcasting.
We can access interactive TV and internet.
Costumers can have large coverage area in telecommunication

compared to terrestrial network.
Can use as a communication techniques for remote areas.
Can use in marine communication system.

HALO Network coverage
References
 J. Martin and N. Colella, "Broadband Wireless Services from High
Altitude Long Operation (HALO) Aircraft," Proc. of the SPIE
International Symposium on Voice, Video, and Data Communications:
Broadband Engineering for Multimedia Markets, 2000.
 G. Djuknic, J. Freidenfelds, et al., "Establishing Wireless
Communications Services via High-Altitude Aeronautical Platforms:
A Concept Whose Time Has Come?" IEEE Communications
Magazine, September 2000.
 www.angeltechnologies.com /techpapers

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The antenna array provides cellular-like coverage of a

The HALO network can be connected to non-HALO

Other type is Airplane based HAAPS which are flown

For broadcast application a simple antenna beams

HALO Aircraft present a new layer in the hierarchy of wireless

It is in a level above rain shower and below meteor shower.

HALO Network plane is the central node of the broad band

The capacity is in the range of 10-100 Gb/s.

A MMW antenna array and its related components will

Antenna array will produce many beams typically more

Each beams will be separated by a fixed frequency.

Satellite network have expensive high power user

system capacity is practically fixed.

Establishing a new satellite is very expensive.

Over Terrestrial network

Terrestrial networks have low look angles and complex

They require many base stations that must be

Aircrafts power system consist of photovoltaic cell and

Advantage of using this is that it eliminates the need of

Aircraft size increases with increasing altitude.

The HALO aircrafts will be operated in shifts from

HALO aero plane is specially designed for carry the

Look angle will be greater than 20 degree.

So the network will available in a super

HALO network can interface with the local LAN

It can Interface between broadband protocols like

The HALO network will provide access to the PSTN

Adaptation to end user environment.

Rapidly deployable to sites of opportunity.

Bandwidth on demand for efficient use of available

We can access interactive TV and internet.

Costumers can have large coverage area in telecommunication

Can use as a communication techniques for remote areas.

Can use in marine communication system.

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