Patent ID: 8676191
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for communication of data in an aircraft for exchanging data between at least one application of the aircraft and at least one application on the ground, the aircraft including a mechanism capable of establishing at least one connection path between the aircraft and at least one entity on the ground according to a plurality of communication channels, said plurality of communication channels including one communication channel of an open type and one communication channel of a different type, the method comprising: controlling said communication channels before processing a data element for transmission between said applications, the controlling including the method further including controlling the transfer of said data element between said applications independently from said controlling of said communication channels; and after processing the data element, transmitting at least one datum in the data, the transmitting includes when the type of the determined communication channel is incompatible with the priority level, delaying transmission of the at least one datum until a compatible communication channel becomes available, and canceling transmission of the at least one datum when a duration of a delay exceeds a duration of a lifetime of the at least one datum, the duration of the lifetime of the at least one datum being determined based on the priority level of the at least one datum.