USE OF ALTERNATE COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO COMPLEMENT AN AD-HOC MOBILE NODE TO MOBILE NODE COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A method of communicating aircraft messages is provided. The method comprises forming an at-hoc communication network of mobile nodes. Communicating messages between the mobile nodes via the at-hoc communication network using mobile node-to-mobile node communication signals and supplementing communication gaps in the ad-hoc communication network with alternative communication signals.