Patent ID: 8195813
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication system via ACARS messages intended to be placed onboard an aircraft, said system comprising a router adapted to route said messages from and to a plurality of VHF, HF, SATCOM sub-networks, wherein the communication system comprises a switch and an AoIP conversion gateway, the switch being connected to an HF or SATCOM transceiver module by means of a first two-way link, and to said AoIP gateway by means of a second two-way link, the switch being adapted to select said first two-way link when it lies in a first switch position, and the second two-way link when it lies in a second switch position, the switch being in the second switch position if the aircraft is on the ground or less than a predetermined distance from the ground, otherwise it lies in the first switch position.