Table of Contents
1.1PurposeofDocument
1.2Scope
1.3DocumentOrganization
1.4RelatedDocuments
1.5DocumentPrecedence
1.6RegulatoryApproval
2.0OVERVIEW
2.1ComparativeModel
2.2SwitchedEthernet
2.3Scalability
2.4OrdinalIntegrity
2.5FaultPerformance
2.6Switching
2.7SystemPerformance
3.0ENDSYSTEMSPECIFICATION
3.1Introduction
3.2InteroperabilityandDeterminismattheMediaAccess
3.3Control(MAC)Layer
3.3InteroperabilityattheIPLayerandAbove
3.4NetworkLevelInteroperability
4.0SWITCHSPECIFICATION
4.1BasicConcepts
4.2FilteringandPolicingFunction
4.4SwitchingFunction
4.6MonitoringFunction
4.7ConfigurationFiles
4.8OperatingModes
4.9Dataloading
4.10PinProgramming
4.11PerformanceCharacteristics
5.0SYSTEMISSUES
5.1Performances
ATTACHMENTS
1-DataFormat
2-IP/ICMP,UDP,andTCPProfileProvisions
APPENDICES
A-AnExampleofESIdentification
B-GuidelinesforARINC429toAFDXFormatting
C-NetworkTerminology
D-ServicestoProtocolMapping
ARINCStandard-ErrataReport
ARINCIAProjectInitiation/Modification(APIM) Abstract
Describes deterministic network: Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX). Also highlights the additional performance requirements of avionics systems within the context of AFDX.
