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Virtual production testing of large integrated products

  • US 8,326,959 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2009
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of testing the ability of aircraft components to properly communicate with each other prior to being physically joined together, the method comprising:

  • connecting a first central communication system section associated with a first aircraft component at a first geographic location to a first Ethernet link;

    connecting a second central communication system section associated with a second aircraft component at a second geographic location remote from the first geographic location to a second Ethernet link, wherein the first aircraft component is not physically connected to the second aircraft component;

    connecting the first and second Ethernet links to a dedicated Ethernet line such that signals from the first central communication system section are received by the second central communication system section;

    testing the first and second central communication system sections via the dedicated Ethernet line.

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