Specification of MIL-Standard 1553 Bus Protocol and Application to EA-6B Communications Countermeasures

Abstract

A model for the specification and analysis of communication protocols called systems of Communicating Machines is used to describe and analyze a simplified version of the Mil-Standard 1553 bus protocol. The protocol is used in the EA-6B aircraft for digital communication between aircraft subsystems. The model uses a combination of finite state machines, variables and predicate action tables in the specification of the Bus Controller and Remote Terminals. The enabling predicates determine when a transition may be taken on the finite state machine and actions alter variable values as transitions occur. Normal, error-free 1553 bus command/response information transfers are modeled. The 1553 Mil-Standard does not contain an equivalent specification using a formally defined model. Keywords: Mil-standard 1553; Specification of protocols; EA-6B; Theses; Radio communications; Transmission lines; Electrical and electronic equipment; Countermeasures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA223444

Entities

People

  • Peter H. Christensen

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Communications Protocols
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Countermeasures
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Information Transfer
  • Radar
  • Radio Countermeasures
  • Remote Terminals
  • Standards
  • Terminals
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics