• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.286-295
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• 2015

Avionic databuses fulfill a critical function in the connection and communication of aircraft components and functions such as flight-control, navigation, and monitoring. Ethernet-based avionic databuses have become the mainstream for large aircraft owning to their advantages of full-duplex communication with high bandwidth, low latency, low packet-loss, and low cost. As a new generation aviation network communication standard, avionics full-duplex switched ethernet (AFDX) adopted concepts from the telecom standard, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). In this technology, the switches are the key devices influencing the overall performance. This paper reviews the avionic databus with emphasis on the switch architecture classifications. Based on a comparison, analysis, and discussion of the different switch architectures, we propose a new avionic switch design based on a time-division switch fabric for high flexibility and scalability. This also merges the design concept of space-partition switch fabric to achieve reliability and predictability. The new switch architecture, called space partitioned shared memory switch (SPSMS), isolates the memory space for each output port. This can reduce the competition for resources and avoid conflicts, decrease the packet forwarding latency through the switch, and reduce the packet loss rate. A simulation of the architecture with optimized network engineering tools (OPNET) confirms the efficiency and significant performance improvement over a classic shared memory switch, in terms of overall packet latency, queuing delay, and queue size.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2009

최근 항공기에 탑재되는 디지털 제어장치들의 수와 트래픽양이 증가함에 따라 이들을 신뢰성 있게 고속으로 연결하는 다양한 디지털 데이터버스가 도입되고 있다. 이러한 항공용 데이터버스의 성능은 항공기의 안전과 직결되는 민감한 사항이기 때문에 데이터의 손실을 최소화하거나 없애기 위한 다양한 고장 감내 기술이 적용되어 왔다. 본 논문에서는 데이터의 손실과 지연시간을 최소화하기 위해 채널별로 대역을 보장하는 ARINC 664표준의 Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet(AFD핀) 시스템에서 채널별 대역제어용으로 사용되는 트래픽조절기의 성능을 분석한 후, 데이터 손실률을 보다 감소시키기 위하여 2중의 트래픽조절기를 사용하는 방법을 제시하였다. NS-2시뮬레이션에 의해 기존 방법에 비하여 제안된 방법의 성능이 우수함을 보였다. 제안된 방법은 항공기 뿐 아니라 데이터의 손실에 민감한 로봇제어 및 산업용 통신망에도 적용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2009

We proposed the method of avionics integrated architecture using high-speed fiber optic bus. Typically, data bus of aircraft consists of electronic and optic data transmission method. Avionics systems are difficult to operate the electronic data transmission method for the high speed data processing, synchronization and interconnection between flight control system and flight management system efficiently. In this paper, it is known to look into the problem of data bus and the advanced trend in avionics systems, and propose the appropriate data bus of the advanced avionics systems.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.436-447
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• 2014

The major elements of avionics system architecture are requirements, Real Time Operating System, message communication, memory, and data format etc. Herein describes a state-of-the-art development trend for the avionics system architecture, system requirements and data bus among the major elements of avionics system. While, domestic technology has been tried to Integrated Modular Avionics(IMA) system based on the Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet(AFDX) technology during Light Attack Helicopter(LAH) project in Korea, but not yet proved as the product case in Full Scale Development Phase. The avionics system architecture considering the domestic inexperience of the IMA system architecture are suggested for the Next-generation Corps Unmanned Aircraft System.