Methods and systems for network failure reporting
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1. A method for alerting airline personnel to potential aircraft data network security breaches wherein the airline personnel includes at least one of flight crew personnel and maintenance crew personnel, said method comprising:
- detecting and categorizing potential aircraft data network security breaches;
notifying at least one of flight deck and cabin crew members as to a correct course of action with respect to the security breaches via alerts and messages provided in a familiar format; and
recording said potential aircraft data network security breaches within an aircraft'"'"'s existing maintenance data storage and reporting system.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for alerting airline personnel to potential aircraft data network security breaches is provided. The airline personnel includes at least one of flight crew personnel and maintenance crew personnel. The method includes detecting and categorizing potential aircraft data network security breaches, and recording said potential aircraft data network security breaches within an aircraft'"'"'s existing crew alerting and maintenance data storage and reporting system.
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1. A method for alerting airline personnel to potential aircraft data network security breaches wherein the airline personnel includes at least one of flight crew personnel and maintenance crew personnel, said method comprising:
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detecting and categorizing potential aircraft data network security breaches; notifying at least one of flight deck and cabin crew members as to a correct course of action with respect to the security breaches via alerts and messages provided in a familiar format; and recording said potential aircraft data network security breaches within an aircraft'"'"'s existing maintenance data storage and reporting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a data network of an aircraft wherein the data network includes at least an aircraft control portion, an airline operational services portion, a passenger entertainment portion, and a passenger owned devices portion, at least one portion including an interface to a ground based network, said method comprising:
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detecting potential network attacks on the aircraft data network; categorizing the attacks based on an incrementally more severe compromise of the safety of the aircraft from the detected attack; determining a flight crew response to the attack based on the category of the attack; and alerting the flight crew to the attack and the determined response though the aircraft'"'"'s existing crew alerting system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft data network system communicatively coupled to an existing crew alerting and a maintenance data storage and reporting system of an aircraft, said aircraft data network comprising:
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a plurality of network portions, each portion comprising an associated network security level; a module communicatively coupled to said aircraft data network, said module adapted to; detect potential network attacks on the aircraft data network; categorize the attacks based on an incrementally more severe compromise of the safety of the aircraft from the detected attack; determine a flight crew response to the attack based on the category of the attack and the location of the source of the attack; and alert the flight crew to the attack and the determined response through the aircraft'"'"'s existing crew alerting system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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