Range-Video Network (RNET)

　　The deployment of network-based airborne instrumentation systems is leading to cost-efficient replacement of legacy instrumentation systems. One application of airborne data acquisition that has been developed and maintained separately from traditional avionics and orange-wire data acquisition systems is high-speed camera packages. The development of network-based instrumentation systems has led to an opportunity to unify these two previously distinct airborne data acquisition activities. This paper describes the range-video network-based instrumentation system （rNET） being implemented by the 46th Test Wing， 846th Test Support Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base， FL to replace the existing Airborne Separation Video System （ASVS）。

　　Using experience gained from over ten different aircraft installations （F15， A-10， F16， PODS）， a new system is being implemented by the 846th Test Support Squadron that is based on commercial and RCC standards. The key objective of the approach is to implement component interoperability for airborne video systems driven by open standards. For example， one requirement is that high-speed cameras from different manufacturers be utilized in the same network and use the existing IRIG 106 Chapter 10 Recording Standard. The result is expected to create procurement leverage for the customer， based on multiple vendor support and DOD-wide data interoperability. The infrastructure of range-video network would be based on existing airborne network hardware that is already in use in various commercial and DOD programs. Within the 846th TSS/TSI， our approach would leverage existing Joint Range Instrumentation Pod （JRIP） technologies for a generic non-intrusive instrumentation package. The goal is to adopt a system such that it can provide for network-based cameras that can still be backwardscompatible （in form and fit） with the existing legacy ASVS.