Method and apparatus for data communication utilizing the North American terrestrial system
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by an airborne data server comprising a processor, respective input from respective login interfaces enabled for communication devices located within an aircraft via a cabin distribution network link, wherein the respective login interfaces are employable to facilitate an authentication of the communication devices;
subsequent to the authentication and based on aggregate communication data received from the communication devices, determining, by the airborne data server, data packets in accordance with an internet protocol, wherein the data packets are encapsulated in a message comprising a defined structure that comprises a field comprising aircraft identifier data indicative of the aircraft; and
directing, by the airborne data server, the message to a radio set device of a terrestrial system network to facilitate a transmission of the message directly to a ground server of the terrestrial system network via a common air-to-ground transmission channel that is shared by the communication devices, wherein subsequent to the transmission, the aircraft identifier data is to be utilized to validate the data packets to disable a defined feature enabled by the airborne data server.
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Abstract
Data communication capabilities of the North American Terrestrial System (NATS) Network are enhanced. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an airborne data server (ADS) is added to the airborne architecture of the current NATS Network and a ground data gateway (GDG) is added to the ground-based architecture of the current NATS Network. The ADS functions as a router/gateway connected to many local area networks (LANs) aboard the aircraft. The ADS provides for the automation of data services such as scheduling, routing and translation. The GDG is the central hub for the network and dispatcher of data to customer premises or to the aircraft.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by an airborne data server comprising a processor, respective input from respective login interfaces enabled for communication devices located within an aircraft via a cabin distribution network link, wherein the respective login interfaces are employable to facilitate an authentication of the communication devices; subsequent to the authentication and based on aggregate communication data received from the communication devices, determining, by the airborne data server, data packets in accordance with an internet protocol, wherein the data packets are encapsulated in a message comprising a defined structure that comprises a field comprising aircraft identifier data indicative of the aircraft; and directing, by the airborne data server, the message to a radio set device of a terrestrial system network to facilitate a transmission of the message directly to a ground server of the terrestrial system network via a common air-to-ground transmission channel that is shared by the communication devices, wherein subsequent to the transmission, the aircraft identifier data is to be utilized to validate the data packets to disable a defined feature enabled by the airborne data server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising; facilitating presentations of a login interface to communication devices onboard an aircraft that are coupled to an aircraft data server via a cabin distribution network link, wherein the login interface is employable to facilitate an authentication of the communication devices to access the aircraft data server; subsequent to the authentication, receiving, from the communication devices, communication data, and subsequent to a conversion of the communication data to data packets in accordance with an internet protocol, directing the set of data packets to a radio set device of a terrestrial system network to facilitate a transmission of the set of data packets directly to a ground server of the terrestrial system network via a shared air-to-ground transmission channel employable to facilitate communications with the communication devices, wherein prior to the directing, the data packets are encapsulated in a message conforming to a defined format comprising a field indicative of aircraft identifier data that represents the aircraft, wherein the aircraft identifier data is employable to facilitate a validation of the data packets subsequent to the transmission, and wherein the validation facilitates a disabling of a defined feature of the aircraft data server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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presenting, via communication devices onboard an aircraft that are coupled to an aircraft data server via a cabin distribution network link, a login interface that is employable to verify an authorization of the communication devices to communicate with the aircraft data server; in accordance with an internet protocol, converting communication data, received from the communication devices, to data packets; encapsulating the data packets in a message that has a defined structure, wherein the defined structure comprises a field that indicates aircraft identifier data associated with the aircraft; and directing the message to a radio set device of a terrestrial system network to facilitate a transmission of the message directly to a ground server of the terrestrial system network via an air-to-ground transmission channel that is shared by the communication devices, wherein the aircraft identifier data is employable to facilitate, subsequent to the transmission, a validation of the data packets to disable a defined feature provided via the aircraft data server. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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