Avnu Alliance Launches Aerospace Task Group to Accelerate TSN Adoption in the Aerospace Industry

August 18, 2025 -- The speed at which aerospace organizations are able to deploy next-generation networking technologies will be accelerated following the launch of a new dedicated Aerospace Task Group from Avnu Alliance.

By adopting Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards, military and commercial aircraft, ships, and spacecraft can leverage the latest standards-based networking capabilities with precise time and determinism to enable real-time communications between the sensors, actuators, mission controllers, and flight systems that are crucial to commercial and military applications. Building on the IEEE 802.1DP TSN Profile for Aerospace, the task group will enable the development of certified, interoperable, deterministic networking solutions essential for these next-generation aerospace platforms.

“We’re excited to announce this new task group as the aerospace sector looks to TSN to enable the digital backbones of tomorrow’s platforms,” said Alon Regev, Aerospace Task Group Chair and Senior Director of Product Development at Keysight Technologies. “By bringing together leading industry companies under Avnu Alliance’s proven conformance and interoperability testing framework, we now have the tools to accelerate adoption and ensure that the resulting solutions meet the needs of the industry.”

As aerospace platforms evolve, the importance of a standards-based network cannot be overstated. The IEEE 802.1DP standard defines how TSN capabilities such as sub-microsecond time synchronization, low latency, and frame replication for increased reliability, are deployed in aerospace networks. By reducing complexity and cutting equipment weight, these capabilities simplify supply chains and enable mixed-criticality traffic to converge on a single infrastructure, delivering improved performance, easier sourcing, and extended range.

“Avnu Alliance has been helping industries transition away from proprietary networks towards standards-based and interoperable networking solutions that support network convergence,” said Dave Cavalcanti, Avnu Alliance President. “The Aerospace Task Group is a natural step for Avnu as it builds on the Avnu ecosystem of silicon vendors, network devices, equipment manufacturers, and accredited test labs to drive the adoption of TSN certified solutions in the Aerospace industry. This effort will help bring the benefits of reduced equipment weight, simplified supply chains, and enhanced mission flexibility to the aerospace sector.”

To kick off the initiative, Avnu Alliance, Keysight Technologies, and GE Aerospace are sponsoring the inaugural Aerospace and Defense TSN Summit taking place from September 9-10, 2025, in Novi, Michigan. The event will bring together key industry stakeholders from across the supply chain to discuss implementation strategies, share progress on IEEE 802.1DP Certification, and outline next steps for standardization and testing.

“This upcoming event presents a unique opportunity for aerospace leaders to come together on requirements and actively shape the future of TSN in their platforms,” added Regev. “We encourage all interested parties to join us in September to help drive the aerospace TSN ecosystem forward.”

For more information about the Aerospace Task Group, visit www.avnu.org/aerospace/, or to learn more about the Aerospace and Defense TSN Summit, visit www.adtsummit.com.