Client-Server based Arinc-615A Data Loading for Aircrafts
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) | 
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| © 2017 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-50 Number-3 |
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| Year of Publication : 2017 | ||
| Authors : Naveen Manjunath, Praveen Kumar Krishnamurthy |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V50P230 |
Citation
Naveen Manjunath, Praveen Kumar Krishnamurthy "Client-Server based Arinc-615A Data Loading for Aircrafts", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V50(3),187-192 August 2017. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
The development of next generation of aircrafts involves developing a lot of new software for the aircraft`s Line Replaceable unit (LRU) which is referred to as Target Hardware. The new software has to be loaded into these LRU’s frequently, so that the new software can be tested. This is currently a slow and tedious process. ARINC 615A is the protocol used to load the computers, using the data loader which uses commercial software applications implementing this protocol for the loading process. The Data loader will not be able to load several computers in parallel.In this paper we introduce a system which works on client-server based A615-A data loading that allows users to load the computers in parallel, regardless of the manufacturer using Wi-fi technology instead of the using Ethernet cables. There by reducing the time taken to load the aircraft`s on-board computers significantly.
ARINC 615-A works on standard TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) & ARINC 665-3 protocol provides the file format for Data/Software which is involved in transmission. ARINC 615-A standard consists of four operations namely, FIND, INFORMATION, UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD that can be carried out between Data loader and target. The use of the ARINC 615-A protocol reduces the time required for data loading significantly and also speeds up the process with the standardization. Wi-Fi is a technology for wireless local area networking with devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards.
Reference
[1] Software Data Loader Using Ethernet Interface. Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee. ARINC 615A-1.
[2] Software Data Loader Using Ethernet Interface. Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee, 2 edition, May 2002. ARINC 615A-2.
[3] Loadable Software Standards. Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee, 3 edition, 2005. ARINC 665-3.
[4] “Loadable software standards” ©2005 by Aeronautical Radio,Inc. 2551 Riva road Annapolis, Maryland 21401-7435 USA.
[5] RFC 1350 - The TFTP Protocol (Revision 2) by K. Sollins.
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Keywords
Portable Data Loader (PDL), Line Replaceable Unit (LRU), TFTP, ARINC 615-A, ARINC 665-3, Data Load Protocol (DLP), Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi).