Radio communication system for ACARS messages exchange
US8416732B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18506
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A radio communication system for ACARS messages exchange between an aircraft (2) and a ground center (20) includes in the aircraft a communication management unit (4) having a plurality of interfaces for connecting communication equipments among VHF, HF and SATCOM communication equipments (6, 10, 14), the communication equipments being adapted via respective bi-directional channels to each communicate independently with the ground center (20). The radio communication system further includes a communication unit (24) including emulating elements (44) for emulating a communication equipment when communicating with the communication management unit (4) and wireless access elements (50) for communication with a wireless access point (28) of a ground communication network (30).
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