October 2007

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Features

Special Feature
Vetronics

System Solutions Keep Military Vetronics on Track
Jeff Child, Editor in Chief

To meet the complex processing and communications requirements of today’s military vehicles, vetronics designers are relying on integrated system solutions.

Configurability Is Key for Custom ATR Designs
Jim Tierney, V.P. of Government Systems, Carlo Gavazzi Computing Solutions

No longer just for airborne use, ATRs are attractive for a variety of military ground vehicle systems. Configurable designs help right-size ATRs to particular program needs.

Tech Recon
Military I/O Options

1553 Vies with Ethernet for I/O Dominance
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief

MIL-STD-1553 remains a popular military interface for meeting data integrity and low latency requirements. Gbit Ethernet, Extended 1553 and Fibre Channel are vying as options for upward migration.

TCP/IP Off-Load Boosts Gbit Ethernet Performance
Steve Rood Goldman, Product Manager, Data Device Corp.

Ethernet is filling critical roles for complex military I/O networks. TOE technologies help Ethernet keep pace without adding processing overhead.

System Development
Mezzanines in the Military

Mezzanine Cards Push Density and Speed Barriers
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief

Compute and I/O densities continue to ramp for mezzanine products—both in the tried and true PMC, and the fast ascending XMC and AMC mezzanine form-factors.

VITA 42 XMC on Path Toward ANSI Standard
Andrew Reddig, President and CTO, TEK Microsystems

Following in the footsteps of the popular PMC form-factor, XMC’s layered architecture brings switched fabric technology into the mezzanine realm.

Technology Focus
Fibre Channel Boards

Fibre Channel Tightens Grip as High Bandwidth Choice
Jeff Child, Editor-in-Chief

Entrenched now as a solution for high-bandwidth avionics networking, Fibre Channel’s future path seems toward its storage interface roots.

Fibre Channel Boards Roundup

COTS View

POSIX Fuels Portability, Reusability for Defense Apps
Arun Subbarao, V.P. of Engineering, LynuxWorks

tecture in complex military systems, POSIX is bringing its rich set of profiles to bea