WDM LAN Optical Backbone Networks and Standards for Aerospace Applications FiberFest 2009 Symposium – May 11, 2009 Sarry Habiby Telcordia shabiby@ Some of the results reported here pertain to a program sponsored by: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Advanced Technology Office (ATO) RONIA Program: WDM Networks in Avionics Platform ARPA Order No. V202/00 Issued by DARPA/CMO under Contract HR0011-07-C-0028 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited 1 Outline Motivation for Optical Networks in aircraft applications Results of DARPA RONIA project Current practice limitations Drivers for advances in networking solutions for data communications on-board aircraft Vision for a future-proof optical network. | tff Telcordia the elements of success WDM LAN Optical Backbone Networks and Standards for Aerospace Applications FiberFest 2009 Symposium - May 11 2009 Sarry Habiby Telcordia shabiby@ Some of the results reported here pertain to a program sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Advanced Technology Office ATO RONIA Program WDM Networks in Avionics Platform ARPA Order No. V202 00 Issued by DARPA CMO under Contract HR0011-07-C-0028 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A Approved for Public Release Distribution Unlimited Outline the elements of succes Motivation for Optical Networks in aircraft applications Results of DARPA RONIA project J Current practice limitations J Drivers for advances in networking solutions for data communications on-board aircraft J Vision for a future-proof optical network infrastructure WDM LAN J Technology and network challenges network architecture management to achieve WDM Optical Backbone Network OBN Opportunities for fiber optics and WDM in aircraft platforms. J Goal enable design implementation of fiber-based WDM LAN using standards that facilitate flexible high bandwidth low cost low weight communications on aircraft platforms spanning military commercial applications WDM OBN in aerospace applications J Optical Fiber and WDM technology challenges meeting SWAP-c metrics ability to withstand stringent environmental requirements J Review status of Standards development within WDM LAN Task Group of the Society of Automotive Engineering SAE 2 Telcorc the elements of succes Goal Avionic Networks with New Attributes Transparent High Bandwidth Support of heterogeneous legacy analog or multiple digital formats new high-bandwidth signals Scalable and Secure Scalable reconfigurable future proof and secure aircraft backbone network J Significantly reduce new application introduction timeline . for new sensors antennae and radios J Physical layer supports multiple independent levels of security MILS Flexible Networking Network with