Solutions
Multi-link communications
Multiple heterogeneous links managed by one scheduling hub: link quality assessed in real time, switching before the primary link degrades, and the standby network taking over when the primary network fails.
Nine communication links
2 Kbps to 200 Mbps; the bandwidth axis uses a logarithmic scale.
“—” means no bandwidth figure in the source material. The 7-in-1 gateway is in mass production; NearLink is in production use; the UAV links are delivered; 1.4 GHz at 30 km is under development.
Five-link UAV scheduling
The onboard multi-link communication hub is the only scheduling entry point: which link carries video, which two links carry telemetry, whether to bond, whether to cache and whether to use satellite are all decided by the hub.
| Link | Role | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 GHz mesh network | Direct video link and telemetry | Low latency, 10 Mbps, easily blocked |
| 5G-A / 5G-B | Video link via the cloud, dual-path bonding possible | High bandwidth, needs cloud relay |
| 433 MHz | Direct telemetry | 2–5 Kbps, long range, resistant to obstruction |
| Satellite | Emergency telemetry | ~10 Kbps, 500–800 ms latency, not limited by distance |
- Video link
- 1.4 GHz direct → single 5G → dual 5G bonding → local cache. Resolution (4K / 2K / 1080P / 720P @30fps) and compression ratio adjusted to link capacity.
- Telemetry
- Sent over two links in parallel; the pilot side keeps the best copy by sequence number, timestamp and integrity. Switches to satellite when all ground links are unavailable.
- Prediction
- Network conditions for the next 10 seconds predicted from historical QoS, position, flight route and weather, with switching in advance; falls back when prediction and measurement disagree.
- Decoupling
- Link, QoS, fusion engine, AI prediction and bonding modules run independently, each with its own fallback path; links can be added or removed without redesigning the hardware.
Cross-network failover: Hyper-Converged Ring Gateway
Ten servers on each of networks A and B are joined at the same time. When a primary server on network A fails, business data moves to a standby server on network B, and moves back once the primary network recovers.
Second-generation gateway
The lower layers of the first-generation hyper-converged gateway rebuilt, with layer-3 switching integrated.
- System
- Switch operating system compiled from Linux kernel 5.4+ source; supports domestic Chinese CPUs
- Primary/standby
- Any two networks back each other up, up to 8 A boxes; A and B boxes are themselves redundant
- Security
- MQTT over TLS + built-in CA verification; bidirectional layer-3 hardware encryption of forwarded data; encrypted file system, program bound to chip ID
- Forwarding
- 10 Gbps data processing and forwarding; network processor / ASIC / FPGA options under evaluation
- Probe
- C-side probe box joins the A–B tunnel, only probes, and detects connectivity automatically
Project enquiries
Tell us the number and types of links, bandwidth and latency requirements, and required switchover time.