METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION UTILIZING POWER OVER ETHERNET IN AN AIRCRAFT
First Claim
1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
- performing in an aircraft;
receiving supply power that is formatted in accordance with one or more aviation standards;
conditioning said received supply power;
providing said conditioned supply power to said one or more electronic components via an Ethernet cable that also carries data, wherein said supply power powers one or more electronic components that are installed in said aircraft and coupled to said Ethernet cable.
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for vehicular power distribution utilizing power over Ethernet in an aircraft are provided. In this regard, one or more circuits and/or processors may be operable to receive supply power that is formatted in accordance with one or more aviation standards, condition the received supply power, and provide the conditioned supply power to one or more electronic components that are communicatively coupled to the Ethernet cable. The one or more circuits and/or processors may be built into and/or mounted on a seat in the aircraft. The one or more circuits and/or processors may provide the conditioned supply power to the one or more electronic components based on a power classification of the one or more electronic components.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
performing in an aircraft; receiving supply power that is formatted in accordance with one or more aviation standards; conditioning said received supply power; providing said conditioned supply power to said one or more electronic components via an Ethernet cable that also carries data, wherein said supply power powers one or more electronic components that are installed in said aircraft and coupled to said Ethernet cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for networking, the system comprising:
one or more circuits and/or processors in an aircraft, said one or more circuits being operable to; receive supply power that is formatted in accordance with one or more aviation standards; condition said received supply power; provide said conditioned supply power to said one or more electronic components via an Ethernet cable that also carries data, wherein said supply power powers one or more electronic components that are installed in said aircraft and coupled to said Ethernet cable. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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