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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 17, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Y. Chan, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Henry B. Pang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Tuong Kien Truong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 10/278 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2013.01); H04B 1/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data communication system is provided. The data communication system includes a data bus, and a line replacement unit including a terminal controller, and a plastic optical fiber serial interface module (POFSIM) coupled between the terminal controller and the data bus. The POFSIM is configured to transmit digital optical signals to the data bus based on electrical signals received from the terminal controller, and transmit electrical signals to the terminal controller based on digital optical signals received from the data bus.