WIRELESS SOFTWARE DIALER FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

An aircraft communication system is provided that includes: i) a self-contained onboard communication system, the onboard communication system comprising a first peripheral device and an at least one second peripheral device, the first and second peripheral devices each comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium, having stored thereon a computer program for data communication, the computer program having a plurality of protocols, the protocols being extensible, the protocols executable by a processor to cause the first and second peripheral devices to send data and commands between one another, the first peripheral device further caused to perform the steps of: directly controlling a satellite communication device; directly dialing the satellite communication device; sending data directly to the satellite communication device; and receiving data from the satellite communication device, each of said steps being performed without the assistance of an on-board server.