Patent ID: 8385339

Claim:
A system comprising: a number of transceiver units configured for a cabin of a vehicle, each of the number of transceiver units being configured to receive a number of messages and transmit the number of messages to a subsequent transceiver unit, wherein the subsequent transceiver unit is identified based on a physical position of each of the number of transceiver units; a first computer system configured for the cabin, the first computer system being configured to receive the number of messages on a first number of physical network media and transmit the number of messages over a first wireless communications link to a first transceiver unit in the number of transceiver units; and a second computer system configured for the cabin, the second computer system being configured to receive the number of messages over a second wireless communications link from a second transceiver unit in the number of transceiver units, the second computer system being further configured to transmit the number of messages received over the second wireless communications link on a second number of physical network media corresponding to the first number of physical network media.