Patent ID: 6561454
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
An aircraft comprising:a body; and a data network within said body, said data network including: a plurality of network devices spaced apart from one another and distributed at multiple locations within said aircraft; a plurality of cables each coupled to a respective one of said plurality of network devices by a respective one of a plurality of first connectors; and a network hub within said body and spaced apart from each of said plurality of network devices, said network hub including a second connector coupled to each of sail plurality of cables, said network hub further including a removable and replaceable termination element that mates with said second connector to provide signal connectivity between selected ones of said plurality of cables, wherein said removable and replaceable termination element couples each of said plurality of cables to another of said plurality of cables such that any signal transmitted on said plurality of cables by said plurality of network devices both enters and exits said network hub at said second connector.