DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF AIRCRAFT-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS IN AN AIRCRAFT
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1. A method of configuring communications management on board an aircraft comprising:
- detecting a communication management configuration event;
exchanging information relative to at least one election criterion for electing a master equipment item in a network of computer equipment items in charge of aircraft-ground communications of the aircraft;
determining a master equipment item according to said exchanged information; and
configuring communication management according to said determined master equipment item.
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Abstract
A method of configuring communications management on board an aircraft comprising the implementation of a mechanism for electing a master equipment item in a network of computer equipment items in charge of aircraft-ground communications of the aircraft and of configuring communication management according to said master equipment item. The method enables the applications in charge of the aircraft-ground communications to be distributed between the networked computer equipment items.
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1. A method of configuring communications management on board an aircraft comprising:
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detecting a communication management configuration event; exchanging information relative to at least one election criterion for electing a master equipment item in a network of computer equipment items in charge of aircraft-ground communications of the aircraft; determining a master equipment item according to said exchanged information; and configuring communication management according to said determined master equipment item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A computer equipment item for managing communications on board an aircraft comprising a processing unit configured to detect a communication management configuration event, exchange information relative to at least one election criterion for electing a master equipment item in a network of computer equipment items in charge of aircraft-ground communications of the aircraft, determine a master equipment item on the basis of said exchanged information, and configure the management of communication on the basis of said determined master equipment item.
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