Network security architecture for a mobile network platform

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A mobile platform security architecture is provided for monitoring security activities associated with a network residing on an aircraft. The security architecture includes a plurality of passenger connections to the network such that each of the passenger connections has an enforced network address and is disposed in proximate location to a passenger seating area; an intrusion detection system connected to the network and operable to detect a security intrusion event whose origination is associated with network; and an airborne security manager connected to the network and adapted to receive the security intrusion event from the intrusion detection system. The security architecture …