Honeywell International Inc.

Andrew James Fraser

Thomas D Judd

Radek Zaruba

David Whittleton

A vehicle communication system including a communication management unit (CMU) and a data gateway is provided. The CMU is at least in part configured to route first type messages using a first type message communication. The data gateway is configured to communicate second type messages to a remote location. The CMU is configured to route at least some of the first type messages to the data gateway. The data gateway is configured to communicate a pseudo acknowledgment for each message block of each first type message routed to the data gateway back to the CMU indicating the message block was received by a designated remote location. The data gateway is further configured to interface each received first type message into the second type message and communicate each second type message to the designated remote location using a second type of message communication.

Vehicle multi-communication message type communication system

In one embodiment, a secure communications processor is provided. The secure communications data processor comprises a satellite datalink gateway; wherein the satellite datalink gateway is configured to translate data, to be transmitted to or received from a satellite communications system, from a first internet protocol to at least one of a second internet protocol or another protocol, and to be received by or transmitted from a router; a satellite communications link processor coupled to the satellite datalink gateway; and wherein the secure communications data processor is configured to be coupled between at least one router and a satellite communications radio system, and to be installed in a vehicle separately from the at least one router and the satellite communications radio system.

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Andrew James Fraser