摘要 |
A communications network architecture (200) enabling a first aircraft (102) to establish a communication path with a second aircraft (105) is disclosed. The architecture comprises a satellite network layer (111) enabling the first aircraft (102) to establish the communication path with the second aircraft (105) via a satellite, a terrestrial network layer (110) enabling the first aircraft (102) to establish the communication path with the second aircraft (105) via the satellite and an associated ground station, and an aircraft network layer (202) enabling the first aircraft (102) to establish the communication path with the second aircraft (105) via another aircraft.
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