MIL-STD-1773
Data Bus
Mil-Std-1773 defines a fiber optic bus. This system is widely used for on-board command and telemetry transfer between military spacecraft components, subsystems and instruments, and within complex components themselves. 1773 systems achieve a 1 Mb/s data rate at 32 bits, but the AS 1773 implementation, now in development, has a dual rate of 1 Mb/s or 20 Mb/s. Fiber optic systems are uniquely resistant to radiation and other electro-magnetic environment effects.
Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/mil-std-1773.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Sunday, April 23, 2000 9:41:27 AM