Development of an optical fiber cable plant for sixth generation avionics networks

Author

Hackert, Michael J. ; Beranek, Mark W. ; McDermott, Brian G.

Author_Institution

Naval Air Syst. Command, Patuxent River, MD

fYear

2008

fDate

Sept. 30 2008-Oct. 2 2008

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

22

Abstract

Avionics networks have slowly evolved from simple radios and electromechanical control servos to sophisticated inter-networked suites of systems which provide integrated interfaces to platform aircrew and subsystems as well as connections to the global information grid for network centric warfare. This paper describes the development and current standardization of an optically transparent, future-proofed cable plant that can support the aerospace industrypsilas transition to high speed, high connectivity optical networking that can survive the 25-100 year life of the airframe.

Keywords

avionics; optical cables; optical fibre networks; avionics networks; global information grid; high connectivity optical networking; network centric warfare; optical fiber cable plant; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace industry; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Radio control; Servomechanisms; Standardization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference, 2008 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1919-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1920-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AVFOP.2008.4653156

Filename

4653156