Systems and methods for incorporating determinism in the wireless domain

A method for providing deterministic wireless communication, the method comprising:

• defining AFDX virtual link definitions;
• configuring a WiMAX service flow and quality of service configuration based on the AFDX virtual link definitions;
• creating an AFDX timeslot mapping;
• scheduling the communication of AFDX packets based on the AFDX timeslot mapping;
• converting the AFDX timeslot mapping into an uplink map and a downlink map;
• converting the AFDX packets to WiMAX packets;
• and scheduling the communication of the WiMAX packets based on the uplink map and the downlink map.

A system for deterministic wireless communication, the system comprising:

• a memory configured to store executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions comprise:
• an avionics full-duplex switched Ethernet (AFDX) device, the AFDX device configured to define, upon execution, AFDX parameters for communication between separate end systems;
• and
• one of a WiMAX and LTE device configured to translate, upon execution, the AFDX parameters into one of WiMAX and LTE parameters and to control wireless communications between the separate end systems, wherein the AFDX device is configured to:
• define AFDX parameters for a virtual link;
• define a timeslot mapping for communication of AFDX parameters with the separate end systems;
• and
• create an AFDX schedule for communicating messages between the separate end systems based on the AFDX parameters and the timeslot mapping, wherein the one of WiMAX and LTE device is configured to:
• convert the AFDX parameters into the one of WiMAX and LTE parameters to define a wireless service flow between the different end systems;
• and
• create one of a WiMAX and LTE schedule for communicating the messages between the different end systems over a wireless connection based on the AFDX schedule.