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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
Daniel E. Mazuk, Marion, IA (US);
Peter J. Morgan, Glenelg, MD (US);
David A. Miller, Swisher, IA (US);
Nicholas H. Bloom, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Mark A. Kovalan, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel E. Mazuk, Marion, IA (US);
Peter J. Morgan, Glenelg, MD (US);
David A. Miller, Swisher, IA (US);
Nicholas H. Bloom, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Mark A. Kovalan, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
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.