INTERNETWORKING AIR-TO-AIR NETWORK AND WIRELESS NETWORK
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
- establishing at least one communication link between a mobile-to-mobile communication network of mobile nodes and at least one route computing system via gateway node, wherein the gateway node is one of the mobile nodes that is in communication with a wireless network, further wherein the route computing system is in communication with a terrestrial network that is also in communication with the wireless network; and
using the at least one established communication link to communicate messages between communication peers, wherein a communication peer is at least one of a mobile node in the mobile-to-mobile communication network of mobile nodes and a terrestrial end system.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of operating a communication system are provided. One method comprises establishing at least one communication link between a mobile-to-mobile communication network of mobile nodes and at least one route computing system via gateway node. The gateway node is one of the mobile nodes that is in communication with a wireless network. Moreover, the route computing system is in communication with a terrestrial network that is also in communication with the wireless network. The at least one established communication link is then used to communicate messages.
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1. A method of operating a communication system, the method comprising:
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establishing at least one communication link between a mobile-to-mobile communication network of mobile nodes and at least one route computing system via gateway node, wherein the gateway node is one of the mobile nodes that is in communication with a wireless network, further wherein the route computing system is in communication with a terrestrial network that is also in communication with the wireless network; and using the at least one established communication link to communicate messages between communication peers, wherein a communication peer is at least one of a mobile node in the mobile-to-mobile communication network of mobile nodes and a terrestrial end system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An aircraft communication system, the system comprising:
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a communication transceiver configured to communicate messages between aircraft; a wireless network transceiver configured to communicate with wireless networks; and a communication management function configured to switch the aircraft communication system into a gateway mode when the wireless network transceiver is in communication with a wireless network, wherein the gateway mode allows the aircraft communication system to pass messages between aircraft in an associated ad-hoc air-to-air communication network via the communication transceiver and a route computing system via the wireless network transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system comprising:
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a ground station controller in communication with at least one wireless network; and at least one ad-hoc air-to-air communication network, each ad-hoc communication network made up of a plurality of aircraft in communication with each other, at least one of the plurality of aircraft within the radio range of the wireless network being designated as a gateway to the ad-hoc air-to-air communication network, each gateway including, a communication transceiver configured to communicate messages between aircraft, a wireless network transceiver configured to communicate with the wireless network, and a communication management function configured to switch the aircraft communication system into a gateway mode when the wireless network transceiver is in communication with the wireless network, wherein the gateway mode allows the aircraft communication system to pass messages between aircraft in an associated ad-hoc air-to-air communication network via the communication transceiver and the ground station controller via the wireless network transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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