Methods and systems for vehicle communications with ground systems
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1. A method of communicating data between a vehicle and a ground system, the ground system comprising a plurality of access points, said method comprising:
- initiating connections between a plurality of clients on a vehicle and at least two of the plurality of access points, wherein each client of the plurality of clients is configured to connect directly with an access point;
communicating, in parallel, data between the plurality of clients and the ground system via the at least two access points, wherein each client is in communication with a separate access point to facilitate providing faster data transfer between the vehicle and the ground system;
optimizing communications between the plurality of clients and the plurality of access points via a communication priority matrix created based at least in part on the number of clients and the number of available access points; and
ending communication between the plurality of clients and the at least two access points, and any association between the plurality of clients and the at least two access points, upon completion of a data communication.
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Abstract
A method of communicating data between a vehicle and a ground system is described. The method includes initiating a connection between a plurality of clients on a vehicle and a ground system, and communicating, in parallel, data between the plurality of clients and the ground system.
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1. A method of communicating data between a vehicle and a ground system, the ground system comprising a plurality of access points, said method comprising:
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initiating connections between a plurality of clients on a vehicle and at least two of the plurality of access points, wherein each client of the plurality of clients is configured to connect directly with an access point; communicating, in parallel, data between the plurality of clients and the ground system via the at least two access points, wherein each client is in communication with a separate access point to facilitate providing faster data transfer between the vehicle and the ground system; optimizing communications between the plurality of clients and the plurality of access points via a communication priority matrix created based at least in part on the number of clients and the number of available access points; and ending communication between the plurality of clients and the at least two access points, and any association between the plurality of clients and the at least two access points, upon completion of a data communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19)
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- 6. A system for communicating data from a vehicle to a ground system, the ground system comprising a plurality of access points, said communicating system comprising a plurality of clients onboard the vehicle, each said client configured to communicate, in parallel with said other clients, with said ground system via the plurality of access points, wherein each said client is configured to connect directly with an access point and all of the data from each said client is communicated via only the access point with which the client is connected to facilitate faster data transfer between the vehicle and the ground system, said system further configured to end communications and associations between said clients and said access points upon completion of a data communication, said system further comprising a system manager configured to optimize communications between the plurality of clients and the plurality of access points via a communication priority matrix created based at least in part on the number of clients and the number of available access points.
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