Cisco will network bizjet passengers
Passengers on business jets equipped by Lufthansa Technik (Booth No.

Passengers on business jets equipped by Lufthansa Technik (Booth No. 2341) will soon be flying “fully networked,” thanks to an agreement signed here yesterday by the Hamburg, Germany-based company with Cisco Systems.

Using the aircraft’s own Ethernet infrastructure, the Cisco Systems networking structure will locate and lock in the best communication ground connection, based on a variety of factors, including cost-per-minute, data density and location of the aircraft. Particularly advantageous is the ability of the system to choose between high-band or low-band for a variety of applications. Another highlight is a wireless access point by Cisco to support the IEEE 802.11b standard, with transfer rates of 11 megabytes per second.