Patent ID: 11902845
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A communications system, comprising:
a first data radio communicatively coupled to a first antenna at a first position on a vehicle, wherein the first data radio is configured to transmit and receive datalink communications only via the first antenna;
a second data radio communicatively coupled to a second antenna at a second position on the vehicle different from the first position, wherein the second data radio is configured to transmit and receive datalink communications only via the second antenna;
wherein the first data radio and the second data radio are tuned to the same frequency for data communications, wherein the first data radio and the second data radio are configured to receive uplink data communications at the same time, wherein only one of the first data radio and the second data radio is used at a time for primary data communications to transmit downlink data communications; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to a memory, the first data radio and the second data radio;
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
monitor one or more parameters for the first data radio and the second data radio;
determine whether the first data radio or the second data radio has better current performance based on a comparison of the one or more parameters for the first data radio and the second data radio; and
switch from the first data radio to the second data radio for primary data communications based on the determination.