ON-BOARD CDMA COMMUNICATION NETWORKFORECAST

• US 20070230429A1
• Filed: 01/31/2007
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thales SA
• Original Assignee: Thales SA
• Inventors: SANNINO, Christian
• Application Number:
  US11/669,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20070230429A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/342
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40019 Details regarding a bus master
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/413 with random access, e.g. carrier-sense multiple-access with collision detection [CSMA-CD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/4028 the transportation system being an aircraft

Abstract

The present invention relates to a CDMA communication network on board a carrier, the network connecting a plurality of equipment on board the carrier and grouped into domains, each piece of equipment comprising at least one partition, the partitions being able to intercommunicate via digital message exchanges conveyed on at least one shared medium, the shared medium possessing a bandwidth limiting the number of simultaneously exchangeable messages to N_Limit. Access controllers provide an interface between equipment partitions and a shared medium. Each piece of equipment includes an access controller. Shared media are passive components and provide an interface between access controllers of equipment in a domain.

Claims

1. A CDMA communication network on board a carrier, the network connecting a plurality of equipment on board the carrier and grouped into domains, each piece of equipment having at least one partition, the partitions being able to intercommunicate via digital message exchanges conveyed on at least one shared medium, the shared medium possessing a bandwidth limiting the number of simultaneously exchangeable messages to N_Limit, said network comprising:

access controllers providing an interface between equipment partitions and a shared medium, each piece of equipment including an access controller;

shared media which are passive components and which provide an interface between access controllers of equipment in a domain, and at least two distinct shared media and at least one inter-domain bridge providing an interface between the two shared media.

2. The CDMA communication network according to claim 1, wherein the shared medium is an electrical conductor.

3. The CDMA communication network according to claim 1, wherein the shared medium is an optical conductor.

4. The CDMA communication network according to claim 1, wherein the total number of partitions interconnected via the network is greater than N_Limit.

5. The CDMA communication network according to claim 2, wherein the total number of partitions interconnected via the network is greater than N_Limit.

6. The CDMA communication network according to claim 3, wherein the total number of partitions interconnected via the network is greater than N_Limit.