The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

Future Communications Infrastructure – An update

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ACP WGM MeetingMay 17th, 2010

Nikos FistasSWP15.2

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Agenda

SESAR FCI projects

• P15.2.4

• P15.2.6

• P15.2.7

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New Data Links Considered

Airport surface: C band

General terrestrial: L Band

Satellite: Oceanic + Continental

MultilinkConcept

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SJU WBS

NetworkOperation

TMAOperation

En RouteOperation

AirportOperation Aircraft

WP 5 WP 8

WP 6WP 4

WP 14

WP 9

WP 10

W 11 WP 15 WP 13

WP 12

ValidationInfrastructure

R&D TransversalAreas

Network Information

Management Systems(NIMS)

InformationManagement

SWIM F/WOC CNS

SWIM Thread

Airport Systems

WP 16WP 3

Master Plan Maintenance

En-route APP ATC

Systems

Target Concept & Architecture Maintenance

ATM Network R&D Programme

SESAR Programme

WP B WP C WP D

WP 7

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MATERIAL9.20/9.24/15.2.8

NewTerrestrialSystem(s)

FCI: ATM Communications in 2020+ and SJU projects

15.2.69.44/9.49

15.2.4

9.21/9.22

VHF

VHF

NETWORK

15.2.10

15.2.7/9.16

9.19

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Project P15.2.4: Future Mobile Data Link

• Partners: Alenia, Airbus, DFS, DSNA, EUROCONTROL, Frequentis, Honeywell, INDRA, NORACON, and Thales

• “Logistic” split into two groups of activities:• Early Tasks (Feb 2010 to Feb 2011)• Follow on (full) Project (Feb 2011 to 2015?)

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Project P15.2.4: Interactions with other activities

P15.2.4 Project

US/FAA activities

WRC12

SESAR ProjectsWP9 WP14 WP15

S-JU WirelessCOM study

ESA/Iris

FP7 SANDRA

ICAOOther regions

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MATERIAL

Project P15.2.4: Full Project Activities

Task 1: Operational requirements (refined COCR)

Task 2: Transport layer management specification

Task 3: Recommendation for the terrestrial a/g data link system

Task 4: Description of work for Phase 2 (development of terrestrial a/g data link)

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MATERIAL

P15.2.4: Early Tasks Activities (links to Full Project Tasks)

EWA1: Operational requirements refinement (T1)

EWA2: Multilink Operational Concept - COM Architecture (T1, T2 and T3)

EWA3: Upper layers and QoS mechanisms (T2)

EWA4: LDACS selection facilitation activities (T3)

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Project P15.2.4 ET: ScheduleID Task Name

9 EWA01: Operational Requirements refinement

10 T1: Initial operational security reqs

11 T3: Future ATM DL Services

12 T4: Military ATM com reqs/constaints

13 EWA02: Multilink Operational Concept and COM architecture

14 T1: Multilink Operational Concept

15 T2: Initial COM architecture proposal

16 EWA03: Upper Layers and QoS

17 T1a: QOS Metric

18 T1b:Classes of Service

19 T2a: QoS Architecture

20 T2b:Interlayer Interfaces

21 T3: Multilink and QoS Management function

22 EWA04: LDACS

23 EWA04-1 LDACS Refinement

24 T1a: LDACS1 Interference Mitigation techniques

25 T1b: L Band Interference Mitigation mitigation

26 T2: LDACS1 Specs

27 EWA04-2LDACS Evaluation Criteria

28 T1:Criteria and Scenarios

29 T2:Testing plan

30 T3:Test bed specs

31 T4: Evaluation Criteria

32 EWA-4-3 LDACS Evaluation Support

33 T1: Test bed development start

34 T2: LDACS1 development start

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb MarQtr 1, 2010 Qtr 2, 2010 Qtr 3, 2010 Qtr 4, 2010 Qtr 1, 20112010 2011

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Key activities linked to ICAO

EWA02: Multilink Operational Concept

EWA03: QoS management

EWA04: LDACS evaluation criteria

EWA01: Future ATM data link services characterization

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Current Status

• Work is progressing

• Initial deliverables are expected in September 2010

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Project P15.2.6: Future Satellite System

• Partners: Airbus, AENA, ALENIA, EUROCONTROL, FREQUENTIS, INDRA, NORACON and THALES

• Project Duration: May 2010 to 2014

Future Satellite System Developments

ESAIRIS

SESARP15.2.6

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Project P15.2.6: Main objective

ESA Iris Programme aims to

design, develop, validate

a satellite-based communication system for ATM safety Coms

supporting the future ATM Concept of Operations

for 2020 and beyond.

P15.2.6 aims to develop requirements,

perform complementary activities of validation

and support standardization.

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MATERIAL

Project P15.2.6 Specific objectives

• Define operational concept for future Satellite system in a multilink environment

• Identify and characterise interfaces and interoperability aspects of the satellite component within the overall SESAR infrastructure.

• Develop elements of Test-Beds for end-to-end validation and integration with other tests beds developed in Iris project and other SESAR WPs in accordance with SESAR Operational Concept.

• Validate the Iris development from an end-to-end point of view, verifying the compliance between the EATM Performance Target and the SATCOM system Concept of Operation in a simulated real time environment.

• Support and promote satellite communication system standardization process in regional international standardizations bodies (EUROCAE, ICAO etc.)

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Current Status

• Project has just started (May 2010)

• Activity 5 (standardisation support) work plan is being discussed with partners

• ECTL NEXUS group is planned to be used to facilitate input to ICAO

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Project P15.2.7 and 9.16: AeroMACS

• Partners:• P15.2.7: AENA, DSNA, INDRA, NATMIG, Selex, Thales

Airbus and ECTL• P9.16: AIRBUS, Selex, Thales and ECTL

• Duration: March 2010 to 2013

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MATERIAL

Project P15.2.7 and 9.16: Overall Aim and Structure

Define, validate and demonstrate

a technical profile and architecture

for a new airport surface communication system (AeroMACS)

based on 802.16e IEEE standard

by studying, developing, integrating and testing

system prototypes

• Project 15.2.7 covers overall system aspects and ground component

• Project 9.16 covers airborne component

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MATERIAL

Project P15.2.7 scope

• Overall system functional and performance definition• Definition of a new specific profile• Development of validation plans and scenarios • Specification of test objectives and procedures• Specification and development of (prototype) ground segment• Analysis, simulations and test campaigns addressing

interoperability (multiple manufacturers) in laboratory and real airport environments

• Security and safety analysis• Coordination with standardization bodies (RTCA and

EUROCAE)

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MATERIAL

Project P9.16 scope

• System requirements and architecture definition for the airborne side

• Specification and development of airborne prototype for mainline aircraft

• Specification of test objectives and procedures for airborne side.• Integration of the airborne prototype in a representative mainline

aircraft environment• Testing in real environment (on airport, using a/c representative

platforms, and up to integration in a real flight test a/c), • Advanced studies (limited effort): MIMO studies, integrated

antennas, WiMAX evolutions (e.g. 802.16m)

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Planned Testing

Thales GS-MS Local integration

In Thales lab

Indra GS-MS Local integration

In Indra lab

Selex GS-MS Local integration

In Selex lab

Thales GS with Indra+Selex MS Interoperability

Indra GS and MSTests with cars

On AlicanteAirport

Thales GS

Thales MS

Indra GS

Indra MS

Selex GS

Selex MS

Selex MSIntegration in

A/C environmentAt Airbus lab

Indra GS

Indra MS

Thales GS and MSTests with carsOn Toulouse

Airport

Thales GS

Thales MS

Selex GS and MSTests with carsOn Toulouse

AirportSelex GS and MS

Tests with A/COn Toulouse

AirportAircraft

P9.16

P15.2.7

Indra GS with Thales+Selex MS

Interoperability

Selex GS with Indra+Thales MS

Interoperability

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Current Status

• Ongoing work on system requirements and profile definition (based on common and TDD WiMAX standard parts) Need for simulations and prototype testing

• Support EUROCAE WG82 / RTCA SC224 activities Project aim for a joint EUROCAE / RTCA Draft Profile Doc

by end September 2010.

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Other COM projects

Project 15.2.8: Civil-Military Data Link Interoperability

Project 15.2.10: Terrestrial communication infrastructure - SWIM backbone

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Thank you