Reconfigurable aircraft communications system with integrated avionics communication router and audio management functions
US8019338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18506
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable radio communication subsystem is provided comprising a first radio communication unit communicatively coupled to a first antenna and a second antenna, and a second radio communication unit communicatively coupled to a third antenna and the first or second antenna. The first, second, and third antennas are operable in a first frequency band. The subsystem includes a first antenna subsystem coupled to the first radio communication unit and a fourth antenna operable in a second frequency band, and a second antenna subsystem coupled to the second radio communication unit and the fourth antenna. The first and second radio communication units include reconfigurable voice/data functions operating in the first frequency band, voice/data functions operating in the second frequency band, and a radio communications system management function. Cross-connecting buses couple the first radio communication unit and the second radio communication unit.
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