Abstract: A method for optimizing the design of backplane and field bus routing for avionics network architectures determines a solution space of valid configurations defined by the intersection of universes corresponding to potential aircraft sensor locations, the data content relationships for each hosted application executing on the aircraft computing center, potential remote data concentrator (RDC) configurations, and potential backplane/field bus configurations for the avionics network architecture. The method includes identifying within the solution space, via an optimization engine, optimal configuration solutions of a desired optimality level based on connectivity constraints, system survivability constraints providing spatial separation of primary and redundant sensor and data collection systems, system robustness constraints associated with minimum functional capabilities for continued safe flight and landing capability, and an objective function characterizing overall desirability.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for providing services for a mobile ad hoc network, which includes receiving a service discovery request of a client node of the network. The method further includes directing the service discovery request to at least one node of the mobile ad hoc network. The method further includes receiving a service discovery request response from a node included in the at least one node, the response indicating that a service providing node is present within the network and is capable of providing the requested service. The method further includes determining a data transfer route for connecting the service providing node with the client node. The method further includes transmitting a service reservation request to the service providing node, wherein the service reservation request specifies a future time that a service is to be provided to the client node.