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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Fong Shi, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04W 84/06 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 92/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 92/02 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01); H04L 2012/4028 (2013.01); H04W 84/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method includes a core network located on an aircraft and a gateway included with the core network. The gateway connects with at least two of a wireless link, an optical link, a wired link and a crew wireless link. The gateway is configured to switch between the wireless link, the optical link, the wired link and the crew wireless link to transfer data from the core network to a telecom service provider network, an airport service provider network and an airport infrastructure network based on availability of connectivity service and data transfer conditions.