Daniel E Mazuk

8244139, Aug 14, 2012

Feb 12, 2009

12/378218

Peter J. Morgan - Glenelg MD, US
Raymond Zanoni - Columbia MD, US
Daniel E. Mazuk - Marion IA, US
Alistair J. Price - Ellicott City MD, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

H04J 14/00

398165, 398153, 398168, 398 58

The present invention is a fiber optic data network, such as a passive optical network (PON), which includes a primary sub-network and a secondary sub-network. The primary sub-network may include a primary optical line terminal communicatively coupled to a plurality of primary optical network units. The secondary sub-network may include a secondary optical line terminal communicatively coupled to a plurality of secondary optical network units and to an intermediate optical network unit. The secondary sub-network may be communicatively coupled to the primary sub-network via the intermediate optical network unit, thereby allowing the PON to be configured so that the primary optical line terminal and the secondary optical line terminal are cascaded.

8301867, Oct 30, 2012

Aug 10, 2009

12/538672

Daniel E. Mazuk - Marion IA, US
Clifford R. Klein - Marion IA, US
Daniel J. Goiffon - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Neal J. Bohnenkamp - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Charles F. Steffen - Cedar Rapids IA, US
David A. Miller - Swisher IA, US
Robert H. Pulju - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

G06F 15/16

712 36, 398 66, 712 29

A multi-core processor system including a main processor, an internal EPON bus, and a plurality of secondary core processors. The main processor includes a processing unit; an offload engine operatively connected to the processing unit for routing data to and from the processing unit; a plurality of main processor optical network units (ONU's) operatively connected to the offload engine; and, a dual optical line terminal (OLT) operatively connected to the offload engine. The internal EPON bus is operatively connected to the OLT. The plurality of secondary core processors are located physically separate from the main processor, each secondary core processor having a respective secondary core processor ONU being operatively connected to the main processor via the internal EPON bus. A number of the multi-core processor systems can be used to form an integrated modular avionics (IMA) system when operatively connected to remote data concentration components via an external EPON bus connected to the dual OLTs of the multi-core processor systems.

8306421, Nov 6, 2012

Jul 21, 2008

12/220014

Daniel E. Mazuk - Marion IA, US
David A. Miller - Swisher IA, US
Mark A. Kovalan - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

H04B 10/20

398 66, 398168

The present disclosure is directed to a passive optical avionics network system and method. A avionics network system may comprise: (a) a passive optical network, the passive optical network comprising an optical repeater; and (b) an avionics module operably coupled to the passive optical network. An integrated modular avionics (IMA) system may comprise: (a) a line-replaceable unit (LRU), the LRU comprising: (i) a processing unit; and (ii) an optical line terminal (OLT); (b) an optical repeater; (c) at least one optical network unit (ONU); and an avionics module operably coupled to the at least one ONU. A method for avionics network communication may comprise: (a) receiving optical avionics data signals; (b) monitoring the optical avionics data signals for compliance with a communications protocol; and (c) regulating transmission of the optical avionics data signals according to compliance with the communications protocol.

8391788, Mar 5, 2013

Feb 20, 2009

12/378952

Daniel E. Mazuk - Marion IA, US
Clifford R. Klein - Marion IA, US
Daniel J. Goiffon - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Neal J. Bohnenkamp - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

H04B 7/00

455 412, 455428

A remote concentration system includes at least one avionics computing resource module; and, a plurality of remote wireless data concentration components. The avionics computing resource module and the wireless data concentration components are operably connected via a wireless (Ultra-Wideband) UWB network. The wireless data concentration components may be operably connected with multiple data paths via the wireless UWB network to enhance communication availability.

8078055, Dec 13, 2011

May 5, 2008

12/151249

Daniel E. Mazuk - Marion IA, US
Peter J. Morgan - Glenelg MD, US
David A. Miller - Swisher IA, US
Nicholas H. Bloom - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Mark A. Kovalan - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

H04B 10/20

398 66, 398113

The present disclosure is directed to a passive optical avionics network system and method. A passive avionics network may comprise: (a) an optical line terminal (OLT); (b) at least one optical network unit (ONU); (c) a fiber optic bus operably coupling the OLT and the ONU; and (d) an avionics module operably coupled to the ONU. An integrated modular avionics (IMA) system may comprise: (a) a line-replaceable unit (LRU), the LRU comprising: (i) a processing unit; and (ii) an optical line terminal (OLT); (b) at least one optical network unit (ONU); (c) a fiber optic bus operably coupling the LRU and the ONU; and (d) an avionics module operably coupled to the ONU. A method for avionics network communication may comprise: (a) providing avionics data; (b) transmitting the avionics data via a fiber optic network; (c) receiving the avionics data; and (d) controlling functionality of an avionics module according to the avionics data.