777 optical LAN technology review

Author

Anderson, Derek E. ; Beranek, Mark W.

Author_Institution

Boeing Co., Seattle, WA, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

25-28 May 1998

Firstpage

386

Lastpage

390

Abstract

The Boeing 777 is the first commercial jetliner to utilize fiber-optic local area network (LAN) technology for onboard data communication. Design specifications, technology constraints, manufacturing methods, test equipment, installation processes, and airplane repair processes all were determined, produced, and finally incorporated into the 777 optical LAN design. The tremendous success of the 777 optical LAN demonstrates the viability of fiber-optic technology for aerospace/avionics applications. Since its initial introduction on the Boeing 777, fiber-optic LAN technology has proven to be an excellent alternative to traditional copper based airborne network interconnect solutions

Keywords

aircraft communication; aircraft testing; avionics; data communication; optical fibre LAN; Boeing 777; airplane repair processes; avionics applications; fiber-optic local area network; installation processes; manufacturing methods; onboard data communication; technology constraints; test equipment; Communications technology; Data communication; Local area networks; Optical communication equipment; Optical design; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical interconnections;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components & Technology Conference, 1998. 48th IEEE

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

ISSN

0569-5503

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4526-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.1998.678722

Filename

678722