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Purpose of this Document

This document provides guidance for the design and implementation of a Remote Data Concentrator (RDC) in aircraft installations. It represents the consensus of airlines, airframe manufacturers and avionics suppliers involved in the preparation of this document. It is intended to provide a basis for manufacturers requirement specifications.

This document describes specific electrical and mechanical interfaces to a RDC. This document is applicable to a wide range of avionics architectures ranging from traditional federated architectures to highly integrated solutions. This document makes several references to ARINC Report 651, "Design Guidance for Integrated Modular Avionics".