Methods and systems for aircraft data communications over heterogeneous connectivity
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAnil Kumar, Timothy M. Mitchell
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Abstract
Methods and systems for communicating data between an aircraft and an off-board network are provided. The method includes pre-loading data for the aircraft onto a secure power unit, communicatively coupling the aircraft to the secure power unit, validating the aircraft at the secure power unit based on air traffic management information, absolute (GMT) time, and aircraft location data, and transferring data between the aircraft and the secure power unit based on the validation.
Claims20
A method for communicating data between an aircraft and an off-board network, said method comprising:
- pre-loading data for the aircraft onto a secure power unit;
- communicatively coupling the aircraft to the secure power unit;
- validating the aircraft at the secure power unit based on air traffic management information, absolute time, and aircraft location data;
- and
- transferring data between the aircraft and the secure power unit based on the validation.
A secure power unit configured for communication between an aircraft and an off-board network, said secure power unit comprising:
- a computing device configured to pre-load data for the aircraft prior to the arrival of the aircraft, and validate the aircraft;
- a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) module configured to transfer data to the aircraft via a power cable;
- and
- a communications device configured to communicate between said secure power unit and the off-board network.
A system for communicating between an aircraft and an off-board network, said system comprising:
- a socket configured to communicatively couple to an aircraft via a power cable;
- a computing device configured to pre-load data for the aircraft prior to the arrival of the aircraft, and validate the aircraft;
- a Broadband over Power Line (BPL) module configured to transfer data to the aircraft via the power cable;
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- a communications device configured to communicate between the aircraft and the off-board network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.