Airborne IP address structure
First Claim
1. An Internet protocol (IP) networking architecture for a mobile platform, the architecture comprising:
- a command and control sub-network (CCN) interconnecting a plurality of control interfaces wherein each control interface has a corresponding logical CCN address;
a passenger services sub-network (PSN) interconnecting a plurality of passenger interfaces wherein each said passenger interface has a corresponding logical PSN address; and
an air-to-ground sub-network (AGN) providing Internet access to the passenger interfaces via at least one isolation system having corresponding logical CCN addresses and corresponding logical PSN addresses such that devices communicating on the AGN and the PSN are blocked from accessing the CCN addresses by the one isolation system;
wherein a seat electronics box is defined as one of the passenger interfaces, the logical PSN address of the seat electronics box acting as a proxy address for devices coupled to the seat electronics box, the seat electronics box having a seat processor for translating PSN addresses into AGN addresses.
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Abstract
An Internet protocol (IP) networking architecture includes a command and control sub-network (CCN) interconnecting a plurality of control interfaces wherein each control interface has a corresponding logical CCN address. A passenger services sub-network (PSN) interconnects a plurality of passenger interfaces wherein each passenger interface has a corresponding logical PSN address. The architecture further includes an air-to-ground sub-network (AGN) providing Internet access to the passenger interfaces via one or more isolation systems having corresponding logical CCN address and corresponding logical PSN address. By providing the isolation systems with multiple logical addresses, devices communicating on the AGN and PSN can be blocked from accessing the CCN addresses.
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18 Claims
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1. An Internet protocol (IP) networking architecture for a mobile platform, the architecture comprising:
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a command and control sub-network (CCN) interconnecting a plurality of control interfaces wherein each control interface has a corresponding logical CCN address; a passenger services sub-network (PSN) interconnecting a plurality of passenger interfaces wherein each said passenger interface has a corresponding logical PSN address; and an air-to-ground sub-network (AGN) providing Internet access to the passenger interfaces via at least one isolation system having corresponding logical CCN addresses and corresponding logical PSN addresses such that devices communicating on the AGN and the PSN are blocked from accessing the CCN addresses by the one isolation system; wherein a seat electronics box is defined as one of the passenger interfaces, the logical PSN address of the seat electronics box acting as a proxy address for devices coupled to the seat electronics box, the seat electronics box having a seat processor for translating PSN addresses into AGN addresses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An IP networking architecture for a mobile platform, the architecture comprising:
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a command and control sub-network (CCN) interconnecting a plurality of seat electronics boxes and area distribution boxes, the seat electronics boxes and area distribution boxes being defined as control interfaces such that each control interface has a corresponding logical CCN address; said area distribution boxes serving as hubs for the seat electronics boxes; a passenger services sub-network (PSN) interconnecting a plurality of passenger interfaces wherein each said passenger interface has a corresponding logical PSN address; said seat electronics boxes being further defined as passenger interfaces such that the seat electronics boxes have corresponding logical PSN addresses acting as a proxy address for devices coupled to the seat electronics box; and an air-to-ground sub-network (AGN) providing Internet access to the passenger interfaces via at least one isolation system having corresponding logical CCN addresses and corresponding logical PSN addresses such that devices communicating on the AGN and the PSN are blocked from accessing the CCN addresses by the one isolation system; the seat electronics box having a seat processor for translating PSN addresses into AGN addresses; said AGN further providing Internet access to a plurality of crew interfaces wherein each crew interface has a corresponding logical AGN address. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for structuring Internet protocol (IP) addresses within a mobile platform, the method comprising the steps of:
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assigning logical command and control sub-network (CCN) addresses to a plurality of control interfaces; assigning logical passenger services sub-network (PSN) addresses to a plurality of passenger interfaces; and assigning a logical CCN address, a logical PSN address and a logical air-to-ground sub-network (AGN) address to at least one isolation system such that devices communicating on the AGN and the PSN are blocked from accessing the CCN addresses by the one isolation system; using a seat electronics box as one of the passenger interfaces; using the logical PSN address of the seat electronics box to act as a proxy address for devices coupled to the seat electronics box; and using the seat electronics box to translate PSN addresses into AGN addresses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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