Method and apparatus for integrating and communicating data link information from an aircraft to a ground station using a portable communications system
First Claim
1. A method of integrating and communicating data link information from an aircraft to a ground station using a portable communications and integration system, comprising:
- receiving data link message information from one or more communication devices;
integrating the received data link message information;
converting integrated data link information into internet protocol information; and
transmitting the internet protocol information from the aircraft over a satellite network to the ground station for display to a user over a communications network,a plurality of devices for executing the receiving, the integrating, the converting and the transmitting being housed in an integrated modular portable unit that is at least one of carried or rolled onto the aircraft; and
the data link message information including at least one of Link-16 and Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) data link message information that is received from at least one of a Link-16 communication device and a SADL communication device.
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Abstract
A portable data link integration and communication unit and method that integrates and communicates data link information from an aircraft to a ground station is disclosed. The portable data link integration and communication unit a communication interface that facilitates communications with communication devices, and an integration and communication processing module that receives data link message information from one or more communication devices through the communication interface, integrates the received data link message information, converts integrated data link information into internet protocol information, and transmits the internet protocol information using the communication interface over a satellite network to the ground station for display to a user over a communications network.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of integrating and communicating data link information from an aircraft to a ground station using a portable communications and integration system, comprising:
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receiving data link message information from one or more communication devices; integrating the received data link message information; converting integrated data link information into internet protocol information; and transmitting the internet protocol information from the aircraft over a satellite network to the ground station for display to a user over a communications network, a plurality of devices for executing the receiving, the integrating, the converting and the transmitting being housed in an integrated modular portable unit that is at least one of carried or rolled onto the aircraft; and the data link message information including at least one of Link-16 and Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) data link message information that is received from at least one of a Link-16 communication device and a SADL communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable data link integration and communication unit that integrates and communicates data link information from an aircraft to a ground station, comprising:
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a communication interface that facilitates communications with communication devices; and an integration and communication processing module that (1) receives data link message information from one or more communication devices through the communication interface, (2) integrates the received data link message information, (3) converts integrated data link information into internet protocol information, and (4) transmits the internet protocol information using the communication interface over a satellite network to the ground station for display to a user over a communications network, the integration and communication processing module comprising a plurality of devices for executing the receiving, the integrating, the converting and the transmitting housed in an integrated modular portable unit that is at least one of carried or rolled onto the aircraft, the data link message information being at least one of Link-16 and Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) data link message information that is received from at least one of a Link-16 communication device and a SADL communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable data link integration and communication unit that integrates and communicates data link information from an aircraft to a ground station, comprising:
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a communication interface that facilitates communications with communication devices; and an integration and communication processing module that (1) receives data link message information from one or more communication devices through the communication interface using the aircraft'"'"'s antennae, (2) receives positional information, (3) integrates the received data link message information and the received positional information, (4) converts integrated data link information into Internet protocol information, and (5) transmits the internet protocol information using the communication interface using the aircraft'"'"'s antennae over a satellite network to the ground station for display to a user over a communications network, the integration and communication processing module comprising a plurality of devices for executing the receiving, the integrating, the converting and the transmitting housed in an integrated modular portable unit that is at least one of carried or rolled onto the aircraft, the data link message information being at least one of Link-16 and Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) data link message information that is received from at least one of a Link-16 communication device and a SADL communication device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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