Full Duplex Switched Ethernet for Next Generation "1553B"-Based Applications

Over the last thirty years, the MIL-STD 1553B data bus has been used in many embedded systems, like aircrafts, ships, missiles and satellites. However, the increasing number and complexity of interconnected subsystems lead to emerging needs for more communication bandwidth. Therefore, a new interconnection system is needed to overcome the limitations of the MIL-STD 1553B data bus. Among several high speed networks, Full Duplex Switched Ethernet is put forward here as an attractive candidate to replace the MIL-STD 1553B data bus. However, the key argument against Switched Ethernet lies in its non-deterministic behavior that makes it inadequate to deliver hard timeconstrained communications. Hence, our primary objective in this paper is to achieve an accepted QoS level offered by Switched Ethernet, to support diverse ”1553B”-based applications requirements. We evaluate the performance of traffic shaping techniques on Full Duplex Switched Ethernet with an adequate choice of service ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: RTAS
• Authors: Ahlem Mifdaoui, Fabrice Frances, Christian Fraboul
• Keywords: Duplex Switched Ethernet, MIL-STD 1553B Data, Real-Time Technology, RTAS 2007, Switched Ethernet