Military aircraft collect an ever-increasing amount of data, both externally from the battlefield and internally from the numerous onboard systems. After each mission, the collected information is analyzed to obtain intelligence data that may assist in future mission planning, vehicle operation, and maintenance. This valuable data, when saved on storage devices onboard the aircraft, is known as data-at-rest (DAR). DAR for aerospace and defense platforms is often stored on network attached storage (NAS) devices. This white paper outlines important considerations for defining a deployed NAS solution. It covers architectural trade-offs, legacy system issues, transportability, and encryption approaches required to protect sensitive DAR. When evaluating a new NAS device, the system integrator must decide between purchasing an existing NAS solution or designing and building one from the ground up.
Learn about:
- High-speed Ethernet Networks
- Memory Formats
- Encryption Types
