SATCOM data unit with wireless device
First Claim
1. An aerospace communication system comprising:
- a communication management unit;
a first communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a first communication network;
a second communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a second communication network;
wherein the first communication device is in communication with a corresponding interface of the communication management unit;
wherein the first communication device is in communication with the second communication device;
wherein the second communication device is communicatively separated from the communication management unit by the first communication device such that the communication management unit is unaware of the second communication device;
wherein the first communication device includes routing logic configured to determine whether to send each message received from the communication management unit over the first communication network or to the second communication device for transmission over the second communication network; and
wherein the aerospace communication system is configured for use onboard an aircraft.
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Abstract
An aerospace communication system comprises a communication management unit; a first communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a first communication network; and a second communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a second communication network. The first communication device is coupled to a corresponding interface of the communication management unit. The second communication device is communicatively separated from the communication management unit by the first communication device such that the communication management unit is unaware of the second communication device. The first communication device includes routing logic configured to determine whether to send each message received from the communication management unit over the first communication network or to the second communication device for transmission over the second communication network.
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21 Claims
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1. An aerospace communication system comprising:
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a communication management unit; a first communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a first communication network; a second communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a second communication network; wherein the first communication device is in communication with a corresponding interface of the communication management unit; wherein the first communication device is in communication with the second communication device; wherein the second communication device is communicatively separated from the communication management unit by the first communication device such that the communication management unit is unaware of the second communication device; wherein the first communication device includes routing logic configured to determine whether to send each message received from the communication management unit over the first communication network or to the second communication device for transmission over the second communication network; and wherein the aerospace communication system is configured for use onboard an aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An aerospace communication unit comprising:
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an interface configured to communicatively couple the aerospace communication unit to a communication management unit; a first communication radio configured to transmit data over a first communication network; routing logic configured to determine whether to route messages received from the communication management unit to the first communication radio or to a second communication radio configured to transmit data over a second communication network; wherein the routing logic is configured to determine whether to route messages to the first communication radio or the second communication radio independent of routing decisions performed by the communication management unit such that the second communication radio is hidden from the communication management unit; and wherein the aerospace communication system is configured for use onboard an aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communicating a message from an aircraft, the method comprising:
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receiving a message at a first unit onboard the aircraft, the first unit configured to route messages for transmission to a ground station, the message from a device onboard the aircraft; selecting, at the first unit, one of a plurality of communication devices onboard the aircraft for transmission of the message to the ground station, the first unit including a corresponding interface for each communication device in the plurality of communication devices;
wherein the plurality of communication devices includes a first communication device associated with at least one additional communication device that does not have a corresponding interface in the first unit such that the first unit is unaware of the at least one additional communication device;sending the message from the first unit to the selected communication device over the respective interface of the first unit corresponding to the selected communication device; and when the message is sent over the respective interface corresponding to the first communication device, routing the message after leaving the first unit to one of the at least one additional communication device or to the first communication device for transmission to the ground station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An aerospace communication system comprising:
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a communication management unit; a first communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a first communication network; a second communication device configured to transmit and receive data over a second communication network; a routing device in communication with both the first communication device and the second communication device; wherein the routing device is also in communication with a corresponding interface of the communication management unit; wherein the routing device separates the second communication device from the communication management unit such that the communication management unit is unaware of the second communication device; wherein the routing device includes routing logic configured to determine whether to send each message received from the communication management unit to the first communication device for transmission over the first communication network or to the second communication device for transmission over the second communication network; and wherein the aerospace communication system is configured for use onboard an aircraft.
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