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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Daniel E. Mazuk, Marion, IA (US);
David A. Miller, Swisher, IA (US);
Clifford R. Klein, Marion, IA (US);
Savio N. Chau, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Eric N. Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel E. Mazuk, Marion, IA (US);
David A. Miller, Swisher, IA (US);
Clifford R. Klein, Marion, IA (US);
Savio N. Chau, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Eric N. Anderson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
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.