21 Software Partitioning
Acronym
| AFDX | avionics full-duplexed switched ethernet |
| API | application program interface |
| BSP | board support package |
| CAST | Certification Authorities Software Team |
| COTS | commercial off-the-shelf |
| CPU | central processing unit |
| CRC | cyclic redundancy check |
| DMA | direct memory access |
| FAA | Federal Aviation Administration |
| I/O | input/output |
| IMA | integrated modular avionics |
| LRU | line replaceable unit |
| MMU | memory management unit |
| RAM | random access memory |
| ROM | read only memory |
| RTOS | real-time operating system |
| SFI | software fault isolation |
| SVA | software vulnerability analysis |
21.1 Introduction to Partitioning
Partitioning is the Achilles heel of integrated modular avionics (IMA) systems and advanced avionics. Implementing a robustly ...
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