Switching device adapted to switch an aircraft wireless network from a maintenance configuration to a commercial configuration and vice-versa
First Claim
1. An aircraft wireless network in an aircraft, the aircraft wireless network comprising:
- a maintenance server;
a cabin server;
a radio switch connected to an external antenna, a first aircraft access point, and a second aircraft access point;
a network switch; and
at least one cabin access point connected to at least one internal antenna,wherein the network switch and the radio switch are configured to arrange the aircraft wireless network according to at least two distinct configurations, in a first configuration the cabin server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and the first aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch, in a second configuration the maintenance server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and the second aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch, andin the first and second configurations the said maintenance and cabin servers are prohibited from simultaneously connecting to the said at least one cabin access point.
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Abstract
An aircraft wireless network in an aircraft includes a maintenance server, a cabin server, a radio switch, a network switch, and a cabin access point. The network switch and radio switch are configured to arrange the aircraft wireless network according to at least two distinct configurations. In a first configuration the cabin server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and a first aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch. In a second configuration the maintenance server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and a second aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch. In the first and second configurations the maintenance and cabin servers are prohibited from simultaneously connecting to the at least one cabin access point.
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15 Claims
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1. An aircraft wireless network in an aircraft, the aircraft wireless network comprising:
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a maintenance server; a cabin server; a radio switch connected to an external antenna, a first aircraft access point, and a second aircraft access point; a network switch; and at least one cabin access point connected to at least one internal antenna, wherein the network switch and the radio switch are configured to arrange the aircraft wireless network according to at least two distinct configurations, in a first configuration the cabin server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and the first aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch, in a second configuration the maintenance server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and the second aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch, and in the first and second configurations the said maintenance and cabin servers are prohibited from simultaneously connecting to the said at least one cabin access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for an aircraft wireless network in an aircraft, the aircraft wireless network comprising a maintenance server, a cabin server, a radio switch connected to an external antenna, a network switch, and at least one cabin access point connected to at least one internal antenna, the method comprising:
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arranging the wireless network according to a first configuration in which the cabin server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and a first aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch; arranging the wireless network according to a second configuration in which the maintenance server is permitted to connect to the at least one cabin access point by the network switch and a second aircraft access point is connected to the external antenna by the radio switch; and prohibiting the maintenance and cabin servers from simultaneously connecting to the at least one cabin access point in the first and second configurations. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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