Alam, ASHu, YFPillai, PXu, KBaddoo, J2019-07-012019-07-012017-05-08Alam, A. S., Hu, Y. F., Pillaim, P. et al (2017) Optimal datalink selection for future aeronautical telecommunication networks. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 53(5), pp. 2502-2515.0018-925110.1109/TAES.2017.2701918http://hdl.handle.net/2436/622488This 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.application/PDFenaeronautical communicationsdatalink selectionintelligent algorithmMultiple Attribute Decision MakingJournal articleIEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems2019-06-20