Optimal Datalink Selection for Future Aeronautical Telecommunication Networks

This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by IEEE in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems on 08/05/2017, available online: https://doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2017.2701918 The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.�� 2017 IEEE. Modern aeronautical telecommunication networks (ATN) make use of different simultaneous datalinks to deliver robust, secure, and efficient ATN services. This paper proposes a multiple attribute decision making based optimal datalink selection algorithm, which considers different attributes including safety, QoS, costs, and user/operator preferences. An intelligent TRigger-based aUtomatic Subjective weigh Ting (i-TRUST) method is also proposed for computing subjective weights necessary to provide user flexibility. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm significantly improves the performance of the ATN system.This work was supported in part by the Innovate U.K. Project SINCBAC-Secure Integrated Network Communications for Broadband and ATM Connectivity: Application number 18650-134196.Published versio