Aircraft cabin-integrated 57-64GHz WLAN communication system

Abstract

This paper reports for the first time on a novel 57–64GHz point-to-multipoint WLAN system, which is installed into an aircraft cabin mock-up. All the system components, from the RF-chip-set, the LTCC-integrated antennas and modules, to the baseband and application software were specifically developed for this application. In addition, the integration of these system components into a passenger aircraft cabin mock-up (ceiling and seat-integration) as well as successful system performance tests were carried out.