Aircraft Data Network (ADN) is a concept introduced by the Airlines Electronics Engineering Committee (AEEC) in the
ARINC
Aeronautical Radio, Incorporated (ARINC), established in 1929, was a major provider of transport communications and systems engineering solutions for eight industries: aviation, airports, defense, government, healthcare, networks, security, and t ...
664 Specification. The specification proposes data networking standards recommended for use in commercial aircraft installations. The standards provide a means to adapt
COTS networking standards to an aircraft environment. It refers to devices such as bridges, switches, routers and hubs and their use in an aircraft environment. This equipment, when installed in a network topology, can provide effective data transfer and overall avionics performance. The ARINC 664 specification refers extensively to the set of data networking standards developed by the
Internet community and IEEE. The specification also applies the concepts of
Open Systems Interconnection
The Open Systems Interconnection model (OSI model) is a conceptual model that 'provides a common basis for the coordination of SOstandards development for the purpose of systems interconnection'. In the OSI reference model, the communications ...
(OSI) standards.
The specification is organized in multiple parts, as follows:
* Part 1 - Systems Concepts and Overview
* Part 2 - Ethernet Physical and Data-Link Layer Specifications
* Part 3 - Internet-based Protocols and Services
* Part 4 - Internet-based Address Structure and Assigned Numbers
* Part 5 - Network Domain Characteristics and Functional Elements
* Part 6 - Reserved;
* Part 7 - Deterministic Networks
* Part 8 - Upper Layer Protocol Services
External links
ARINC Web Page
Air traffic control
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