Fiber Optic Ethernet for Aviation Intercommunications System Voice Transmission (PR01-487)

"Future high speed fiber optic data networks can serve to aggregate disparate data sources with varying data rates. Thereby, a single network serves to transport legacy avionics protocols such Mil Std 1553B, InterCommunication System (ICS) data traffic,commercial formats such as Ethernet packets, Fiber Channel packets and other present and future packet formats. The protocol converter algorithm must be standardized and not proprietary to assure multiple vendor participation and product development.This Phase 1 program specifies the necessary characteristics required for an operationally successful network; it is redundant, controllerless and protocol independent. IPITEK will develop a network architectures meeting these program objectives bydrawing upon experience gained from developing similiar functional fiber optic based networks. A universal data network capable of transporting multiple data formats simplifies network design and operation. New and old installations benefit from fewernetworks through lower installation and operating costs."