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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 11, 2020
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

James P. Scott, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

David La Rue, Torrance, CA (US);

Dale L. Smith, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Nemo Z. Taylor, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 72/042 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 72/0413 (2013.01); H04W 72/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for communicating data is disclosed. The system comprises a plurality of modems for receiving uplink data and transmitting downlink data; a switch, communicatively coupled to a plurality of MODEMs, the switch comprising a plurality of data queues, the switch for switchably accepting uplink data from the plurality of MODEMs and switchably providing downlink data from the plurality of data queues to the plurality of MODEMs; and a controller, communicatively coupled to the plurality of MODEMs and the switch, the controller for providing controller information for dynamically controlling the switch to switchably accept the uplink data from the plurality of MODEMs and to switchably provide downlink data from the plurality of data queues to the one or more of the plurality of MODEMs on a per-terminal and a per-communications link basis.


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