Title :
Adaptation of land mobile systems for onboard operation
Author :
Papavramidis, A.C. ; Tombras, G.S. ; Doukas, D.
Author_Institution :
Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, Hellinikon, Greece
Abstract :
The operation of Personal Communication Systems´ (PCS) during air travel time, has already been recognized as a formal user requirement. However, the existing and planned onboard communication systems for public services, the Aeronautical Passenger Communications (APC), have not been originally designed to support onboard operation of PCS. Further, a number of functional restrictions are imposed when such systems get airborne. In this paper, the authors discuss potential solution(s) for extending PCS mobility into the demanding environment of air travelling. The possibilities offered by the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network architecture are investigated, and practical alternatives are proposed. In addition, adaptation of existing PCSs, as well as extra requirements for the coming 3rd generation ones, for achieving interoperability with avionics subnetworks, are examined
Keywords :
aircraft communication; avionics; cordless telephone systems; internetworking; land mobile radio; open systems; personal communication networks; technological forecasting; Aeronautical Passenger Communications; Aeronautical Telecommunication Network; PCS mobility; adaptation; air travelling; functional restrictions; interoperability with avionics subnetworks; land mobile systems; onboard operation; Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Decision making; Europe; Personal communication networks; Physics; Standardization; Statistics; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications, 1993. Personal Communications: Gateway to the 21st Century. Conference Record., 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1396-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1993.528388
