Systems and methods for physical security of information flows over a power cable connection

US9100104B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Nha Thanh Nguyen · Shoreline, US
• Timothy M. Mitchell · Seattle, US
• Anil Kumar · Sammamish, US
• Radhakrishna G. Sampigethaya · Snoqualmie, US
• Arun Ayyagari · Seattle, US
• Sudhakar S. Shetty · Chicago, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 4, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04B2203/5487
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft includes a first electrical connector configured to couple with a first power cable, a first data communication network and a first modem coupled to first electrical connector and first data communication network and is configured to transmit data received at first electrical connector through first power cable to first data communication network and to transmit data from first data communication network to first power cable through first electrical connector. The aircraft additionally includes a second electrical connector configured to couple with a second power cable, a second data communication network and a second modem coupled to second electrical connector and to second data communication network and is configured to transmit data received at second electrical connector through second power cable to second data communication network and to transmit data from second data communication network to second power cable through second electrical connector.