| 摘要 |
Apparatus and method for generating connectivity data in respect of a communications system of a moving platform, said communications system comprising at least one platform application and being configured to effect wireless data communication between said platform and another node by means of one of a plurality of supported communications links in accordance with a communications plan, wherein said apparatus is configured to:
- identify (700) a message or set of messages required to be transmitted from or received by said moving platform;
- identify available transmitters for wireless transmission of said message or set of messages and/or identify available receivers for wireless reception of said message or set of messages;
- for each identified transmitter, determine (702) a transmitter metric and/or for each identified receiver, determine (702) a receiver metric in respect of a specified attitude or orientation derived from a predicted trajectory of said moving platform; and
- define (704) a connectivity metric for said specified attitude or orientation, based on said transmitter metrics and/or receiver metrics, said connectivity metric being representative of a quality of a respective associated communications link for effecting transmission or reception by said platform of said message or set of messages in respect of said specified attitude or orientation of said moving platform. |
