METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION MODES FOR AN AIRCRAFT

摘要

The invention concerns the management aboard an aircraft of the aeronautical digital ACARS and ATN telecommunication networks. It concerns a method for automatically selecting the subnetwork transmitting the ACARS or ATN networks most suited for exchanging digital messages with ground with regard to the aircraft equipment possibilities, those existing on the ground in the zone flown over, costs and dependability of possible links and the preferences of the pilot, of his company and of the control services. Said method essentially consists in: generating and updating the database containing data concerning: costs, performances, security/dependability, aircraft configuration, availability of communication subnetworks and the instructions of the pilot, of his company and of the control services; and in automatically selecting a communication mode by subnetwork of the ACARS and ATN networks taking into account the order of preference established from criteria based on the data contained in the database (342).