Thales

Arnaud Sitbon

Eric Fitterer

Yves Finaz

Stéphane Monnier

Frédéric Laloire

Alain Dugas

Benjamin Flament

Mael Chapuis

The present invention relates to an end system comprising at least one input port adapted to receive frames, and a configuration table comprising, for each identification value, a received frame of parameters for processing that frame. The end system is adapted to determine a processing protocol between an ARINC 664 P7 type protocol and an IEEE 802 type protocol of each frame received via the input port exclusively from the processing parameters corresponding to the identification value of that frame in the configuration table, independently of the type of this frame.

End system for an avionics communication system and associated avionics communication system

A switch for transmitting digital data in the form of frames, each frame having an identification field and being of a first type conforming to an ARINC 664 P7 type protocol or of a second type conforming to an IEEE 802 type protocol. The switch comprising a plurality of input ports, a plurality of output ports, and a configuration table comprising for each identification value of the transmission parameters of the frames having this identification value. The switch is able to switch each frame between an input port and at least one output port exclusively on the basis of the transmission parameters corresponding to the identification value of this frame in the configuration table, independently of the type of this frame.

Switch for an aircraft communication system, and associated aircraft communication system and transmission method

The present invention relates to an avionic communication system that comprises a plurality of switches and a plurality of equipment units. Each equipment unit is capable of generating digital data that are present in the form of a plurality of frames of the first type that are in compliance with a first protocol, or of the second type that are in compliance with a second protocol. Each switch and each receiving equipment unit are configured so as to determine the type of each frame received and, as a function of the determined type, to process this frame in accordance with the corresponding protocol, each frame of the first type being processed on a prioritised basis in relation to each frame of the second type. The first protocol is of the type ARINC 664 P7 and the second protocol is of the type Ethernet with predetermined routing.

Mixed avionic communication system of types ARINC 664 P7 and ethernet with predetermined routing

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Arnaud Sitbon