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Efficient network routing method for air/ground data services

  • US 20020032006A1
  • Filed: 05/04/2001
  • Published: 03/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An end-to-end network for air/ground data communications between a customer aircraft and a customer ground facility, the network comprising:

  • on the aircraft, a first radio for communicating with the end-to-end network and an application gateway for connecting the first radio with other equipment on the aircraft by network protocol conversion; and

    on the ground, a second radio for communicating with the first radio and a ground network for transmitting the data communications between the second radio and the customer ground facility, wherein the data communications among the first radio, the second radio and the ground network use a common network protocol so that network-layer protocol conversions between the aircraft and the ground network are not required.

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