Broadband wireless distribution system for mobile platform interior
First Claim
1. A broadband wireless distribution system for a mobile platform passenger cabin area comprising:
- a server and switching system including at least one audio/video server;
a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs) in communication with said server and switching system, each said WAP is capable of operating on a specific radio channel;
a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas, wherein at least one antenna is in associated with each said WAP and each said antenna is capable of providing a designated RF radiation pattern, thereby providing a specific area of RF coverage within the passenger cabin, and a plurality of wireless network interface circuits (NICs), wherein each said NIC is capable of communicating with at least one of said WAPs utilizing said antennas.
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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.
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26 Claims
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1. A broadband wireless distribution system for a mobile platform passenger cabin area comprising:
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a server and switching system including at least one audio/video server;
a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs) in communication with said server and switching system, each said WAP is capable of operating on a specific radio channel;
a plurality of radio frequency (RF) antennas, wherein at least one antenna is in associated with each said WAP and each said antenna is capable of providing a designated RF radiation pattern, thereby providing a specific area of RF coverage within the passenger cabin, and a plurality of wireless network interface circuits (NICs), wherein each said NIC is capable of communicating with at least one of said WAPs utilizing said antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of communicating data within a passenger cabin area of a mobile platform using a wireless distribution network, said method comprising:
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communicating data between a server and switching system, having at least one audio/video server, and a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs);
transmitting data between the WAPs and a plurality of wireless network interface circuits (NICs) using a plurality of antennas, wherein at least one of the antennas is associated with each of the WAPs; and
operating each of the antennas such that each antenna radiates a specific RF pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile platform comprising a broadband wireless distribution network for a passenger cabin area, said broadband wireless distribution network comprising:
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a plurality of wireless access points (WAPS) connected to a server and switching system;
a plurality of wireless network interface circuits (NICs) located about the passenger cabin; and
a plurality of antennas connected to said WAPs such that at least one antenna is connected to each said WAP, said antennas are capable of providing RF coverage to specific overlapping areas within the passenger cabin, thereby allowing communication between each of said WAPs in said overlapping areas and at least one of said NICs in said overlapping areas. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A broadband wireless distribution system for distributing information from a central information subsystem to a plurality of independent, designated locations within a pre-defined area, said system comprising:
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a server and switching system sub-system including at least one server for providing said information;
a plurality of wireless access subsystems disposed at pre-designated locations within said pre-defined area, each said wireless access subsystem associated with an antenna capable of providing a pre-determined radio frequency (RF) coverage pattern sufficient to encompass a sub-area of said pre-defined area, each said sub-area including only a sub-plurality of said plurality of independent, designated locations; and
a plurality of wireless network interface subsystems capable of communicating with said antennas, each said wireless network interface subsystem being independently associated with a specific one of said independent, designated locations to thereby facilitate wireless communications between an electronic device being used in a given said sub-area and said wireless access subsystem associated with said antenna providing said RF coverage pattern encompassing said given sub-area. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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