Network-Assisted Optimal Datalink Selection Scheme for Heterogeneous Aeronautical Network

Table 1

The specific attributes of different aeronautical links [17].

Attributes	Links
	Iridium	VDL2	BGAN	MUOS
BR(kbps)	Up to 2.4	Up to 31.5	Class 4: up to 200	Up to 64
			Class 6: up to 432
PD(ms)	Up to748	Up to 2000	Up to 1100	Up to 1000
RSS(dBm)	-	-	-	-
CST($/MB)	7	1	3	5