Simulating LISP-Based Multilink Communications in Aeronautical Networks

Over the next few years, future aeronautical communications are expected to move from the OSI protocol stack to the TCP/IP one. Multiple data-link channels (e.g., satellite, terrestrial) will be available to each aircraft to communicate with ground, realizing the so-called multilink. In order to ensure a seamless handover between different data-links, the LISP protocol has been defined. This paper describes the modelling, design and implementation of LISP on the SAPIENT simulator, an OMNeT++-based simulator for aeronautical communications. It includes models of the aircrafts, including their mobility, multiple data links and ground-network elements.