ARINC SPECIFICATION 664, PART 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Purpose of this Document ........................................................................................... 1
1.2 Scope .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Aircraft Data Network Document Organization ............................................................ 3
1.3.1 Aircraft Data Network – Original Parts .................................................................... 3
1.3.2 Aircraft Data Network – Parts and Supplements ..................................................... 3
1.3.3 Part 1, Systems Concepts and Overview ................................................................ 4
1.4 Related Documents ..................................................................................................... 4
1.4.1 Relationship of this Document to Other ARINC Standards ...................................... 4
1.4.2 Relationship to Industry Standards ......................................................................... 4
1.4.3 RTCA and EUROCAE Documents ......................................................................... 4
1.4.4 IEEE and ANSI Documents .................................................................................... 4
1.4.5 ISO and IEC Documents......................................................................................... 5
1.5 Document Precedence ................................................................................................ 5
1.6 Regulatory Approval .................................................................................................... 5
2.0 INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK CONCEPTS ........................................................... 6
2.1 Fundamental Concepts ............................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 The OSI Reference Model ...................................................................................... 6
2.1.2 A Comparison of OSI Compliant and Internet-Based Data Networks ...................... 7
2.1.3 Network Topology ................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3.1 Logical Networks ................................................................................................ 8
2.1.3.2 Physical End System Networks ................................................................
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2.1.4 Switches and Routers ........................................................................................... 12
2.1.5 Information Flow through a Reference Network .................................................... 14
2.1.6 Address Mapping in a Compliant System ............................................................. 17
2.1.7 Address Resolution in a Profiled Network System ................................................ 19
2.1.8 Protocol Layering and the Resulting Frame .......................................................... 20
2.2 Aircraft Domains and Related Concepts .................................................................... 20
3.0 AIRCRAFT DATA NETWORKS ................................................................................ 23
3.1 Aircraft Data Network Types ...................................................................................... 23
3.1.1 Compliant and Profiled Networks .......................................................................... 23
3.1.1.1 Compliant Network is Compliant with IEEE 802.3 and IETF 1122 .................... 23
3.1.1.2 Specification of a Compliant Network ............................................................... 24
3.1.2 Profiled Networks.................................................................................................. 24
3.1.2.1 Specification Principles .................................................................................... 24
3.1.2.2 Conformance Statement .................................................................................. 25
3.1.2.3 Profiled Network Features and Properties ........................................................ 25
3.1.2.4 Profiled Network Parameters ........................................................................... 25
3.2 Network Type Selection............................................................................................. 26
3.2.1 Compliant Network Specification .......................................................................... 26
3.2.2 Profiled Network Specification .............................................................................. 26
3.3 Interoperability Considerations .................................................................................. 26
3.4 Interaction Between Networks ................................................................................... 27
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A NETWORK PERFORMANCE AND CONCEPTS TUTORIAL .......................... 29
APPENDIX B GLOSSARY AND ACRONYM LIST ................................................................. 34
