Patent ID: 6801769
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: B64D,H04L

Abstract:
A modular aircraft information system for communicating information onboard an aircraft, the modular aircraft information system comprising:a backplane capable of receiving at least one commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) device capable of operating in an aircraft information system, wherein the backplane is capable of receiving the at least one COTS device such that the at least one COTS device is capable of being at least one of electrically coupled and decoupled to the backplane, and wherein the at least one COTS device includes a circuit board for electrically coupling and decoupling the at least one COTS device to the backplane; a network router module capable of interfacing with at least one avionics device, wherein the network router module is in electrical communication with the backplane and the at least one avionics device such that the network router module is capable of passing communications between the at least one COTS device and the at least one avionics device when at least one COTS device is electrically coupled to the backplane, and wherein the network router is capable of isolating the backplane from the at least one avionics device such that the at least one COTS device, when electrically coupled to the backplane, is at least partially isolated from at least one avionics device.