Boundary System Designer for Wireless Aircraft Networks

An aircraft design system (104) comprising a components database (112) having designs (116) for components (118) configured for use in an aircraft (120), a materials database (114) having materials (122) selected for desired types of wireless signal propagation (124), and a boundary designer (102). The boundary designer (102) is configured to identify a configuration (154) for wireless networks (140) in the aircraft (120). The boundary designer (102) is further configured to select a number of boundaries for the wireless networks (140) that provide a desired propagation of wireless signals for the wireless networks (140). The boundary designer (102) is further configured to select a configuration (156) for a number of the components (118) from the designs (116) in the components database (112) and select a number of materials (122) for the number of the components (118) to form the number of boundaries (155) for the wireless networks (140) in order to separate the different wireless networks (140) in different sections within the aircraft.