Characterization of HIRF Susceptibility Threshold for a Prototype Implementation of an Onboard Data Network

An experiment was conducted to characterize the effects of HIRF-induced upsets on a prototype onboard data network. The experiment was conducted at the NASA Langley Research Center s High Intensity Radiation Field Laboratory and used a generic distributed system prototyping platform to realize the d...

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Published inNASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Reports
Main Author Torres-Pomales, Wilfredo
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 01.08.2012
Subjects
Computer networks
Dependence
Experiments
Nodes
Prototyping
R&D
Research & development
Test chambers
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Summary:An experiment was conducted to characterize the effects of HIRF-induced upsets on a prototype onboard data network. The experiment was conducted at the NASA Langley Research Center s High Intensity Radiation Field Laboratory and used a generic distributed system prototyping platform to realize the data network. This report presents the results of the hardware susceptibility threshold characterization which examined the dependence of measured susceptibility on factors like the frequency and modulation of the radiation, layout of the physical nodes and position of the nodes in the test chamber. The report also includes lessons learned during the development and execution of the experiment.