Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Daniel E Mazuk

David A Miller

Clifford R Klein

Eric N Anderson

Mark A Kovalan

Peter J Morgan

Keith A Stover

Daniel J Goiffon

Neal J Bohnenkamp

Rachel D Sparks

Raymond Zanoni

Alistair J Price

Matthew P Corbett

Nicholas H Bloom

Kaushik Raghu

Ivan N Hall, Iii

Jesse B Pate

Savio N Chau

Charles F Steffen

Sara A Murphy

Robert H Pulju

Sara A Jump

A computer-implemented method includes determining via a processor in an avionics system that a personal electronic device is in communication with the avionics system, and establishing a limitation on the functionality of the personal electronic device with respect to the avionics system via the processor.

System and method for avionics integrity and protection

The node communication controller (NCC) suitable for use in a line-replaceable unit (LRU) of a modular avionics system may include one or more embedded processors configured to host one or more functions associated with at least one avionics module of an avionics system, an input/output (I/O) controller, and one or more I/O ports, wherein the I/O controller is configured to route data between the one or more embedded processors and the at least one avionics module via the one or more I/O ports and a network communication bus, wherein the I/O controller is further configured to route data between a host processor of the LRU and an additional avionics module via the one or more I/O ports and the network communication bus.

Integrated modular avionics system with distributed processing

A 'per flow' flow monitor is operatively associated with each ingress port of the switch of the data network, for monitoring the arrival data flow on each flow in defined traffic constraint envelopes containing frames. An eligibility time computation mechanism computes an eligibility time at which arriving frames on each flow will be conformant to the defined traffic envelope to the ingress port given past frame arrivals on that same flow. A holding mechanism holds the arriving frames on each flow until the eligibility time is reached. A release mechanism releases the arriving frames on a flow at the eligibility time. The flow monitor, computation mechanism, holding mechanism, and release mechanism cooperate to provide an 'per flow' traffic shaping function in conformance with delay and delay-jitter bound, frame loss probability, and bandwidth provisioning requirements, thus allowing the switch to enforce the traffic constraint envelope for each flow.

Data network with 'per flow' flow monitoring

Each switch of the data network includes a number of switch ingress ports for receiving arrival data flow. An aggregate flow monitor is operatively associated with each ingress port for monitoring the aggregate arrival data flow in defined traffic constraint envelopes containing frames. An eligibility time computation mechanism computes an eligibility time at which arriving frames to an ingress port will be conformant to the defined traffic envelope to the ingress port given past frame arrivals. A holding mechanism holds the arriving frames to the ingress port until the eligibility time is reached. A release mechanism releases the arriving frames for forwarding at the eligibility time. The aggregate flow monitor, the eligibility time computation mechanism, the holding mechanism, and the release mechanism cooperate to provide an aggregate traffic shaping function, thus allowing the switch to enforce the traffic constraint envelope for each ingress port.

Data network with aggregate flow monitoring

A high integrity, high availability avionics display architecture for an avionics display system. The architecture includes a plurality of display processing computers (DPC) and a plurality of display integrity feedback interfaces. Each DPC includes at least two independent processing channels. Each independent processing channel includes at least two independent lanes. Each independent lane includes an I/O section and a processor section. Furthermore, each independent processing channel comprises an operative graphics section. At least one of the independent lanes provides a critical display function that provides commands to the graphics section to drive a display signal to displays of the avionics system. A number of display integrity feedback interfaces from the displays of the avionics display system provide integrity by allowing the integrity monitor functions to detect faults within the display signals and/or originating from the displays.

Avionics display architecture with independent processing and monitoring channels

A remote concentration system includes at least one avionics computing resource module; and, a plurality of remote wireless data concentration components. The avionics computing resource module and the wireless data concentration components are operably connected via a wireless (Ultra-Wideband) UWB network. The wireless data concentration components may be operably connected with multiple data paths via the wireless UWB network to enhance communication availability.

Remote concentration system for an integrated modular avionics system

The present disclosure is directed to a passive optical avionics network system and method. A avionics network system may comprise: (a) a passive optical network, the passive optical network comprising an optical repeater; and (b) an avionics module operably coupled to the passive optical network. An integrated modular avionics (IMA) system may comprise: (a) a line-replaceable unit (LRU), the LRU comprising: (i) a processing unit; and (ii) an optical line terminal (OLT); (b) an optical repeater; (c) at least one optical network unit (ONU); and an avionics module operably coupled to the at least one ONU. A method for avionics network communication may comprise: (a) receiving optical avionics data signals; (b) monitoring the optical avionics data signals for compliance with a communications protocol; and (c) regulating transmission of the optical avionics data signals according to compliance with the communications protocol.

Passive optical avionics network including optical repeater

A multi-core processor system including a main processor, an internal EPON bus, and a plurality of secondary core processors. The main processor includes a processing unit; an offload engine operatively connected to the processing unit for routing data to and from the processing unit; a plurality of main processor optical network units (ONU's) operatively connected to the offload engine; and, a dual optical line terminal (OLT) operatively connected to the offload engine. The internal EPON bus is operatively connected to the OLT. The plurality of secondary core processors are located physically separate from the main processor, each secondary core processor having a respective secondary core processor ONU being operatively connected to the main processor via the internal EPON bus. A number of the multi-core processor systems can be used to form an integrated modular avionics (IMA) system when operatively connected to remote data concentration components via an external EPON bus connected to the dual OLTs of the multi-core processor systems.

Secondary core ONU to OLT via internal EPON bus coupled multi-core processor for integrated modular avionic system

The present invention is a fiber optic data network, such as a passive optical network (PON), which includes a primary sub-network and a secondary sub-network. The primary sub-network may include a primary optical line terminal communicatively coupled to a plurality of primary optical network units. The secondary sub-network may include a secondary optical line terminal communicatively coupled to a plurality of secondary optical network units and to an intermediate optical network unit. The secondary sub-network may be communicatively coupled to the primary sub-network via the intermediate optical network unit, thereby allowing the PON to be configured so that the primary optical line terminal and the secondary optical line terminal are cascaded.

System and method for providing cascaded optical line terminals (OLTs) in passive optical networks (PONs)

The present disclosure is directed to a passive optical avionics network system and method. A passive avionics network may comprise: (a) an optical line terminal (OLT); (b) at least one optical network unit (ONU); (c) a fiber optic bus operably coupling the OLT and the ONU; and (d) an avionics module operably coupled to the ONU. An integrated modular avionics (IMA) system may comprise: (a) a line-replaceable unit (LRU), the LRU comprising: (i) a processing unit; and (ii) an optical line terminal (OLT); (b) at least one optical network unit (ONU); (c) a fiber optic bus operably coupling the LRU and the ONU; and (d) an avionics module operably coupled to the ONU. A method for avionics network communication may comprise: (a) providing avionics data; (b) transmitting the avionics data via a fiber optic network; (c) receiving the avionics data; and (d) controlling functionality of an avionics module according to the avionics data.

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Marion, IA, United States of America

Daniel E Mazuk