Optimizing aircraft communication network design

The increasing complexity of aircraft communication network design and electrification in modern aircraft places greater demands on engineering teams. Traditional document-based products and tools, even when managed digitally, are no longer sufficient. To keep pace with the accelerating digital transformation, the aerospace and defense industry must innovate its processes and tooling.

A model-based, multi-protocol communication network design solution can help reduce costs, enhance quality, and avoid costly program iterations.

Challenges in Aircraft Network Design

Balancing innovation and risk is increasingly important for aircraft network designers. They face pressure to reduce program costs while managing increased electrification, complexity, and integration. Traditional processes often focus on development rather than defining the process, leading to more errors and bugs late in the process, causing delays and quality issues.

Capital Network Designer for Aerospace

To address these challenges, integration and validation must occur earlier in the aircraft communication network design process. This requires robust network analysis. Capital Network Designer, part of the Siemens Xcelerator software portfolio, provides a model-based systems engineering solution that enables designers to create right-sized networks, avoid delays, and reduce costs.

Why Choose Capital Network Designer?

Capital Network Designer allows for the quick design of validated and accurate in-aircraft networks with guaranteed delivery, ensuring high-quality designs and faster system integrations. It robustly supports aircraft certification requirements with structured network verification reports.

Key Benefits

1. Design Robust Networks: Create robust in-aircraft communication networks, reducing development costs and risks.
2. Manage Variants: Handle a vast number of variants within a single design efficiently.
3. Optimize and Verify: Utilize generative network design for rapid implementation and incremental change processing.
4. Real-Time Metrics: Gain an instant view of design efficacy and visibility of pinch points with built-in metrics.
5. Empower Design Teams: Receive full design support for all major aerospace network standard protocols, such as ARINC 429, ARINC 629, ARINC 664p7, ARINC 717, ARINC 767, ARINC 825, CAN MIL-STD-1553, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, and Ethernet.

Capital Network Designer by Siemens enables the aerospace and defense industry to build correct-by-design networks before functional testing, optimizing aircraft communication network design. This tool helps reduce costs, improve quality, and speed up system integrations, making it an essential solution for modern aircraft communication networks. Embrace innovation and ensure your aircraft’s communication network design meets the highest standards of performance and reliability.

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