PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION
Enhanced Cell Modem
ASC-AA8190-01
PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
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1.0 GENERAL
1.1 Purpose
The Enhanced Cell Modem (eCM) is a component of the GCS/eXConnect system designed to provide
cellular and wireless data bridge from aircraft to ground network server for gatelink application. The eCM
communicates with other head-end equipment through dual ports copper gigabit Ethernet and serves as
cellular-to-wired network switch, routing media content, application software and service data.
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The eCM supports the following functions:
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Offloads cached credit card transaction data.
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Offloads BITE data.
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Loads media content.
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Loads and monitors Digital Right Management (DRM) key.
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The eCM Outline Drawing is shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 are for reference only.
Figure 1: RD-AA8190-01 Enhanced Cell Modem Outline Drawing
