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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Scott E. Marston, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sudhakar S. Shetty, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Del Silva, Kenmore, WA (US);
Zhaofeng MA, Bothell, WA (US);
Nathaniel T. Horton, Seattle, WA (US);
Scott E. Marston, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sudhakar S. Shetty, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Del Silva, Kenmore, WA (US);
Zhaofeng Ma, Bothell, WA (US);
Nathaniel T. Horton, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A broadband wireless distribution network for a passenger cabin area of a mobile platform. The broadband wireless distribution network includes a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs) connected to a server and switching system and a plurality of wireless network interface circuits (NICs) strategically located about the passenger cabin. Additionally the broadband wireless distribution network includes a plurality of antennas connected to the WAPs such that at least one antenna is connected to each WAP. The antennas are capable of providing RF coverage patterns to specific overlapping areas within the passenger cabin, thereby allowing communication between each WAP and at least one NIC.