Towards the use of public networks for safety-related aeronautical communications

Cyril Louis-Stanislas (1, 2) , Stephane Tamalet (2) , Jose Radzik (1) , Emmanuel Lochin (3)

1 ISAE-SUPAERO - Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
2 AIRBUS Operations Ltd.
3 ENAC - Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile

Aircrafts are increasingly equipped with in-flight connectivity systems, giving access to broadband communications for passengers. This paper studies whether it may be possible to use these public air-ground networks to also support aircraft safety-related aeronautical communications in the future. The benefits and other justifications are also examined, including the challenges and potential 'showstoppers'. It provides a risk and a SWOT analysis and introduces potentially suitable technical mechanisms.

Mots clés: Aeronautical communications; Data link; Commercial networks; Hybrid architecture

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Cyril Louis-Stanislas, Stephane Tamalet, Jose Radzik, Emmanuel Lochin. Towards the use of public networks for safety-related aeronautical communications. The 41st AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Sep 2022, Portsmouth, VA, USA, United States. pp.1-7, ⟨10.1109/DASC55683.2022.9925856⟩. ⟨hal-03698542⟩