Interfacing modules of a munition to a standard munition network

A munition, comprising:

• multiple modules interconnected via a computer network, the modules including a first module and a second module, the first module including control circuitry that includes a processor and memory, the control circuitry constructed and arranged to:
• receive a first set of messages from the second module, the first set of messages received in a first protocol, the first protocol used for communicating among the modules of the munition over the computer network, the computer network being an Ethernet network and the first protocol being an OSA (Open System Architecture) protocol implemented over Ethernet;
• translate, by an interface assembly of the first module, the first set of messages in the first protocol to a second set of messages in a second protocol, the second protocol being a native protocol of the first module and being different from the first protocol;
• and
• provide the second set of messages from the interface module to an operational component of the first module, the operational component then responding to the second set of messages for performing a function of the munition.

A computer program product including a set of non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions which, when executed by control circuitry, cause the control circuitry to perform a method of managing communications among multiple modules of the munition, the modules interconnected using a computer network, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a first module of the munition, a first set of messages from a second module of the munition, the first set of messages received in a first protocol, the first protocol used for communicating among the modules of the munition over the computer network;
• translating, by an interface assembly of the first module, the first set of messages in the first protocol to a second set of messages in a second protocol, the second protocol being a native protocol of the first module and being different from the first protocol, said translating including accessing a database to obtain translation data for translating the first set of messages to the second set of messages;
• and
• providing the second set of messages from the interface module to an operational component of the first module, the operational component then responding to the second set of messages for performing a function of the munition.