Communication system for an aircraft
First Claim
1. An interface device for a communication network within an aircraft having a plurality of first communication nodes arranged in a fuselage of the aircraft and a plurality of second communication nodes disposed in the fuselage of the aircraft, the interface device comprising:
- a switching unit; and
a transmit-/receive aerial disposed in the fuselage of the aircraft, wherein the transmit-/receive aerial is divided into a transmit aerial for wireless transmission of signals to the plurality of the second communication nodes and into a receive aerial, provided separately from the transmit aerial, for wireless receiving of signals from the plurality of second communication nodes;
wherein the switching unit is capable of coupling to each of the plurality of the first communication nodes and to each of the plurality of the second communication nodes, and is configured for transmitting a communication message between one of the plurality of the first communication nodes and one of the plurality of second communication nodes, allocated to the one of the plurality of first communication nodes;
wherein the switching unit is coupled to the transmit aerial and the receive aerial for wireless communication with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes using the transmit-/receive aerial shared for communicating with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes, and the transmit aerial and the receive aerial are capable of communicating simultaneously with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes.
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Abstract
An interface device for a communication network comprises a plurality of first communication nodes and a plurality of second communication nodes, wherein the interface device comprises a switching unit and a transmit-/receive aerial. The switching unit is capable of being coupled, so as to be able to communicate, to each of the first communication nodes and to each of the second communication nodes, and is configurable for transmitting a communication message between one of the first communication nodes and a second communication node, which may be unambiguously allocated to said first communication node. The switching unit may be coupled to the transmit-/receive aerial for wireless communication with each of the second communication nodes by way of the transmit-/receive aerial that may be shared for communicating with each of the second communication nodes.
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14 Claims
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1. An interface device for a communication network within an aircraft having a plurality of first communication nodes arranged in a fuselage of the aircraft and a plurality of second communication nodes disposed in the fuselage of the aircraft, the interface device comprising:
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a switching unit; and a transmit-/receive aerial disposed in the fuselage of the aircraft, wherein the transmit-/receive aerial is divided into a transmit aerial for wireless transmission of signals to the plurality of the second communication nodes and into a receive aerial, provided separately from the transmit aerial, for wireless receiving of signals from the plurality of second communication nodes; wherein the switching unit is capable of coupling to each of the plurality of the first communication nodes and to each of the plurality of the second communication nodes, and is configured for transmitting a communication message between one of the plurality of the first communication nodes and one of the plurality of second communication nodes, allocated to the one of the plurality of first communication nodes;
wherein the switching unit is coupled to the transmit aerial and the receive aerial for wireless communication with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes using the transmit-/receive aerial shared for communicating with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes, and the transmit aerial and the receive aerial are capable of communicating simultaneously with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating an interface for a communication network in an aircraft comprising:
- arranging a plurality of first communication nodes in the aircraft and arranging a plurality of second communication nodes in a fuselage of the aircraft including a cockpit, a passenger compartment, a cargo hold, a galley, a sanitation region, or a combination thereof, the method comprising;
coupling a switching unit of the interface, so as to be able to communicate, to each of the first communication nodes and to each of the second communication nodes; setting up the switching unit for transmitting a communication message between one of the first communication nodes and a second communication node, which is allocated to said first communication node; and coupling the switching unit to a transmit-/receive aerial in the fuselage of the aircraft for wireless communication with each of the second communication nodes using the transmit-/receive aerial that is shared for communicating with each of the second communication nodes;
wherein the transmit-/receive aerial is divided into a transmit aerial and a receive aerial, provided separately, the transmit aerial is for wireless transmission of signals to the plurality of the second communication nodes, and the receive aerial is for wireless receiving of signals from the plurality of the second communication nodes, and the transmit aerial and the receive aerial are capable of communicating simultaneously with each of the plurality of the second communication nodes.
- arranging a plurality of first communication nodes in the aircraft and arranging a plurality of second communication nodes in a fuselage of the aircraft including a cockpit, a passenger compartment, a cargo hold, a galley, a sanitation region, or a combination thereof, the method comprising;
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