Systems Engineering and Electronics ›› 2024, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (10): 3462-3472.doi: 10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2024.10.23

• Systems Engineering • Previous Articles    

Avionics network reliability model considering safety requirements

Changxiao ZHAO, Penghui WANG, Xiaoyi TIAN, Kenian WANG   

  1. College of Safety Science and Engineering, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin 300300, China
  • Received:2023-10-07 Online:2024-09-25 Published:2024-10-22
  • Contact: Kenian WANG

Abstract:

The reliability level of an avionics network characterizes its capability to support avionics mission completion. Network reliability models based on single connectivity considerations cover only the structural information of the network and cannot effectively evaluate the network’s ability to support different safety-critical missions, affecting the accurate evaluation of network safety. To address this issue, a comprehensive avionic network reliability analysis model that takes into account both the safety-critical attributes of tasks and the structural attributes of the network is proposed. Based on the safety-critical adjacency matrix, an ordered binary decision diagram (OBDD) is constructed through edge expansion decomposition to evaluate the network’s reliability. By analyzing an actual avionics full-duplex switched ethernet (AFDX) switch network and incorporating four levels of safety constraints, high-risk paths can effectively be eliminated. The cumulative average safety-criticality of links through which tasks can be transmitted in the network is reduced by 1.19%, 9.47%, 29.18%, and 58.14%, respectively.

Key words: safety, avionics network, ordered binary decision diagram (OBDD), reliability

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