4Links at the International SpaceWire Conference 2011

4Links will be presenting a paper and exhibiting at the International SpaceWire Conference 2011 in San Antonio, TX, USA, from 8th-10th November 2011.

We will also be hosting a Tutorial on SpaceWire Test in the conference hotel on the afternoon of Monday 7th November 2011 and an informal drinks reception that evening.

• Conference Paper

  We will present an analysis of how 4Links' Virtual SpaceWire Networks provide deterministic real-time performance at the same time as excellent bandwidth for volume data.

  The paper quantifies typical latency requirements of SpaceWire networks. It goes on to describe a simple technique that uses virtualization and priorities with dynamic, on-demand segmentation, to provide deterministic, low latency delivery of packets whilst allowing high utilisation of the network. This offers the ability to carry data with real-time and low-latency requirements, such as command and control, at the same time as, and completely fire-walled from, high-bandwidth data such as that from experiments and instruments.

• Exhibition

  The 4Links exhibition booth will show the wide range of our test equipment for SpaceWire that includes high-performance simulators, interfaces, analysers and recorders. These devices provide comprehensive diagnostics and an unrivalled instrumentation of timing in SpaceWire networks. Customers world-wide have extolled the quality and usefulness of their 4Links SpaceWire test equipment.

• Tutorial

  Please see the separate Web page that provides further details on our Tutorial on SpaceWire Test, including registration requirements.

• 4Links Reception

  All ISC delegates are invited to join 4Links and the other conference attendees for an informal reception (not a meal but a couple of drinks and one or two bites of food) in the courtyard outside the tutorial room, from 6:15pm to 7:15pm on Monday 7th November 2011.

• SpaceWire Interoperability

  4Links welcomes the opportunity to check the interoperability of its equipment with other SpaceWire devices.

• U.S. Distributor

  North American customers can buy our products from Aeroflex Colorado Springs, who will also be at ISC 2011.