Data communication system and method
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a router transceiver unit, comprising;
a network adapter module configured for electrical connection to a network interface unit, wherein the network adapter module is configured to receive, from the network interface unit, high bandwidth network data from one or more data sources disposed on board a vehicle; and
a signal modulator module electrically connected to the network adapter module, the signal modulator module comprising an electrical output and internal circuitry, wherein the electrical output is configured for electrical connection to a wired connection, and wherein the internal circuitry is configured to receive the high bandwidth network data from the network adapter module, to convert the high bandwidth network data into modulated network data in a form suitable for transmission over the wired connection, and to transmit the modulated network data, comprising the high bandwidth network data, over the wired connection; and
a bandwidth module configured to allocate different portions of a data communication bandwidth of the wired connection to the modulated network data, wherein the allocation is based on categories representing at least one of the one or more data sources or contents of the high bandwidth network data;
wherein the signal modulator module is configured to transmit the modulated network data over the wired connection using the portions of the bandwidth that are allocated to the modulated network data by the bandwidth module.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a router transceiver unit and a bandwidth module. The router transceiver unit includes a network adapter module and a signal modulator module. The network adapter module is configured to receive high bandwidth network data from one or more data sources disposed on board a vehicle. The signal modulator module is configured for electrical connection to a wired connection, and to convert the high bandwidth network data into modulated network data in a form suitable for transmission over the wired connection. The bandwidth module is configured to allocate different portions of a data communication bandwidth of the wired connection to the modulated network data. The allocation is based on categories representing at least one of the one or more data sources or contents of the high bandwidth network data.
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21 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a router transceiver unit, comprising; a network adapter module configured for electrical connection to a network interface unit, wherein the network adapter module is configured to receive, from the network interface unit, high bandwidth network data from one or more data sources disposed on board a vehicle; and a signal modulator module electrically connected to the network adapter module, the signal modulator module comprising an electrical output and internal circuitry, wherein the electrical output is configured for electrical connection to a wired connection, and wherein the internal circuitry is configured to receive the high bandwidth network data from the network adapter module, to convert the high bandwidth network data into modulated network data in a form suitable for transmission over the wired connection, and to transmit the modulated network data, comprising the high bandwidth network data, over the wired connection; and a bandwidth module configured to allocate different portions of a data communication bandwidth of the wired connection to the modulated network data, wherein the allocation is based on categories representing at least one of the one or more data sources or contents of the high bandwidth network data; wherein the signal modulator module is configured to transmit the modulated network data over the wired connection using the portions of the bandwidth that are allocated to the modulated network data by the bandwidth module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system comprising:
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a router transceiver unit, comprising; a network adapter module configured to receive high bandwidth network data from one or more data sources disposed on board a vehicle; and a signal modulator module electrically connected to the network adapter module and configured for electrical connection to a wired connection, the signal modulator module further configured to receive the high bandwidth network data from the network adapter module, to convert the high bandwidth network data into modulated network data in a form suitable for transmission over the wired connection, and to transmit the modulated network data over the wired connection; and a bandwidth module configured to allocate different portions of a data communication bandwidth of the wired connection to the modulated network data; wherein the signal modulator module is configured to transmit the modulated network data over the wired connection using the portions of the bandwidth that are allocated to the modulated network data by the bandwidth module; wherein the signal modulator module comprises a physical layer and a data link layer, the data link layer comprising an application protocol convergence layer, a logical link control layer, and a medium access control layer, wherein the application protocol convergence layer is configured to accept network frames of the high bandwidth network data from the network adapter module and to encapsulate the network frames into medium access control service data units, the logical link control layer is configured to receive the medium access control service data units from the application protocol convergence layer for at least one of encryption, aggregation, segmentation, or automatic repeat-request, and the medium access control layer is configured to schedule channel access, and the physical layer comprising a physical coding layer, a physical medium attachment layer, and a physical medium dependent layer, wherein the physical coding layer is configured to generate physical layer headers, the physical medium attachment layer is configured for scrambling and forward error correction coding, and the physical medium dependent layer is configured for interfacing with the wired connection and for the conversion of the high bandwidth network data into the modulated network data; and wherein at least one of the signal modulator module or the bandwidth module comprises a transport layer configured to control segmentation and desegmentation of at least one of groups of packets or individual packets of at least one of the high bandwidth network data or the modulated network data, an order in which the packets are transmitted, and error checking of the packets. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A router transceiver unit, comprising:
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a network adapter module configured for electrical connection to a network interface unit, wherein the network adapter module is configured to receive, from the network interface unit, high bandwidth network data from one or more data sources disposed on board a vehicle; and a signal modulator module electrically connected to the network adapter module, the signal modulator module comprising an electrical output and internal circuitry, wherein the electrical output is configured for electrical connection to a wired connection, and wherein the internal circuitry is configured to receive the high bandwidth network data from the network adapter module, to convert the high bandwidth network data into modulated network data in a form suitable for transmission over the wired connection, and to transmit the modulated network data, comprising the high bandwidth network data, over the wired connection; wherein the signal modulator module is configured to transmit the modulated network data over the wired connection using different portions of a data communication bandwidth of the wired connection that are allocated to the modulated network data by a bandwidth module, wherein the allocation is based on categories representing at least one of the one or more data sources or contents of the high bandwidth network data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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