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Federal AviationAdministration
International Civil Aviation Organization
INFORMATION PAPER
AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)
15th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP M
Montreal, Canada 16 – 18 November 2009
Data Communications ProgramStatus
(Presented by: Peter Muraca, FAA)
SUMMARY
This information paper is intended to provide status of on going activities within the FAA for the implementation of the Data Communications Program.
ACP-WGM15/IP-0216 - 18 November 2009
Agenda Item: 1a
Data Communications Program – Status
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Agenda
• Functional System View
• Program Timeline
• FAA Acquisition Lifecycle
• Near Term Activities
• Milestones & Activities (Leading to FID)
• SC-214/WG-78 Standards Development
• Segment 1 and Segment 2 Services (Summary)
Data Communications Program – Status
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Controller Flight Crew
1.0 Ground User
Interface (GUI)
2.0 Ground Data
Processing (GDP)
3.0 Ground Message Delivery
(GMD)
4.0 Air-Ground
Message Delivery (AGMD)
5.0 Airborne Message Delivery
(AMD)
6.0 Airborne
Data Processing
(ADP)
7.0 Airborne
User Interface
(AUI)
FAA System Scope
Program Scope
User System Scope
• FAA System Scope– Program funds enhancements required to perform data communications in:
• Ground User Interface (e.g. ERAM/DSR display software)• Ground Data Processing (e.g. application software to create clearances)• Ground Data Delivery (e.g. wide area networking between ground facilities)• Ground components of A/G Message Delivery (e.g. radio, ground antenna)
• User System Scope– Users fund enhancements required to perform data communications in:
• Airborne components of A/G Message Delivery (e.g. aircraft radio, antenna)• Airborne Message Delivery (e.g. aircraft networking)• Airborne Data Processing (e.g. app s/w in comm & flight management units)• Airborne User Interface (e.g. cockpit displays & s/w)
Functional System View
Data Communications Program – Status
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Program Timeline
2008
10
18
20
12
2022
InitialInvestmentDecision
Final Investment DecisionAir Ground Network and Tower Automation
Tower Keysite
EnRoute
Keysite
Final Investment DecisionSegment 2
TRACONKeysite
InvestmentAnalysis
ReadinessDecision
14
16
Identify Automation Contract
Release Air Ground Network RFP Final
Investment Decision forEn Route Automation
Schedule not baselined until
Final Investment Decision
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Program lifecycle
(IID)InitialInvestmentDecision
(IID)InitialInvestmentDecision
Near TermActivities
Complete Service Level Agreements Complete Safety Assessments Complete Initial Requirement Documents Complete Initial Cost Benefit Analysis Complete JRC 2A, Initial Investment Decision
Complete Service Level Agreements Complete Safety Assessments Complete Initial Requirement Documents Complete Initial Cost Benefit Analysis Complete JRC 2A, Initial Investment Decision
- Develop Specifications- Develop and Release SIR(s) - Receive and Evaluate proposals- Mid-term Human Factors and Standards- Finalize Business Case Analyses- Complete JRC Final Investment Decision(s)- Contract Awards
- Develop Specifications- Develop and Release SIR(s) - Receive and Evaluate proposals- Mid-term Human Factors and Standards- Finalize Business Case Analyses- Complete JRC Final Investment Decision(s)- Contract Awards
(IARD)Investment
AnalysisReadiness
Decision
(IARD)Investment
AnalysisReadiness
Decision
(FID)FinalInvestmentDecision(s)
(FID)FinalInvestmentDecision(s) (FSD)
FullScaleDevelopment
(FSD)FullScaleDevelopment
•RFP A/G subnet release 2010•A/G subnet and Tower Automation FID 2011•En-Route Seg 1 FID 2012
•Tower automation initial site 2014•En-Route initial site 2016
•Contract Award A/G Subnet
2011
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Near Term Activities
• Standards Development (RTCA SC-214 / EUROCAE WG-78)
– Safety and Performance Standards– ATN INTEROP– FANS INTEROP
• Specifications Development– Parallel development of DCNS (A/G Subnet) and Automation (Tower /
En-Route) Specifications, IRDs..
• Human Factors– En Route & Tower human-in-the-loop studies for Segments 1 and 2
services
• DCNS Screening Information Requests (SIR) Development– Released “Draft” SIR in August 2009– Release FINAL SIR in April 2010
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FY09 Primary Activities
• FID Management and Planning
• Safety, Human Factors and Security Assessment
• Finalize Requirements, Standards, and Specifications
• Implementation Strategy Development
• Spectrum Planning, SIR Development A/G Comm
• Implementation and In Service Development and Planning
• FID Documentation
• Segment 2 Planning and Analysis
• En Route Specification / Statement of Work Development
• Tower Data Link Service Spec and Statement of Work Development
• Operational Capability and Integration
• Human Factors for NextGen CONOPs
• Functional Architecture, System Level Use Cases
• Security Architecture, Characterization, Threat Assessment
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FY10 Primary Activities
• FID Management and Planning
• SIR Release - A/G subnetwork
• Cost / Benefits / Risk Analysis
• System Engineering (Specs, Architecture, Interfaces, Test Planning)
• Standards Validation, Prototype and Demo Support
• Data Comm Lab Development
• En Route Specifications refinement and contract development
• Tower Data Link Service (TDLS) Specifications refinement and contract development
• Terminal Flight Data Manager Requirements/Planning Support
• Validation, Operational Capability and Integration Support
• Human Factors for NextGen ConOps
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2010 20112008 2009
WP1 + WP2
WP1DraftApril 09
WP1 & WP2Dec 09
StandardsPublication
SC-214/WG78Scope
SC-214/WG78Scope
WP1WP1 WP2WP2
ED-120/DO290Services
ED-120/DO290Services
D-TAXID-TAXI
D-OTISD-OTIS
FLIPINTFLIPINT
D-FLUP
4DTRAD4DTRAD
CPDLC for ATSA-ITPCPDLC for ATSA-ITP
SC-214/WG-78 Standards Development
CM / CPDLC = Logon, ACM, ACL, DCL, AMC, D-TAXIADS-C and CPDLC = 4D TRAD, FLIPINT, ITP, M&S, C&P, PAIRAPPFIS = D-OTIS, D-RVR, D-RVR, HZWX, D-ATIS
D-RVRD-RVR HZWXHZWX
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Segment 1 Services (2014 – 2018)
• Departure Clearances (DCL) including revisions transmitted to the aircraft on the ground
– Enables full route clearances and revisions– Exploits Future Air Navigation Systems (FANS) avionics services
• Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service (D-ATIS) up-links of airport weather, hazards, and restrictions to the aircraft
• Air Traffic Control Clearances (ACL), instructions, and notifications provided in a textual format (data messaging) between controllers and pilots
• Data link logon (DLL) service to provide a unique digital identification of every aircraft
• Initial use of 4-D Trajectory Clearances clearances for continuous descent approaches
• Automatic ATC “hand-off” (ACM) data transmitted to aircraft identifying the radio frequency in use by the next air traffic control sector
– r Traffic Control clearances (ACL), instructions, and notifications provided in a textual format (data messaging) between controllers and pilots
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Segment 2 Services (2018 +)
• Continue Segment 1 services in Tower and En Route
• Extend Segment 1 services to TRACON
• Plus additional services:
– 4-D Trajectory Agreements in Performance Based Airspace, providing conflict-free flight with stable aircraft routing
– Conformance Management to ensure aircraft comply with 4-D agreements
– NAS Airport status, delays and constraints, hazardous weather uplinked to the aircrew
– Taxi-in / Taxi-out service provides taxi routes for aircraft to follow from the gate to the runway
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Avionics
• Leveraging significant existing equipage base (e.g., FANS 1/A+ over VDL-2)– Supports early services and benefits (e.g., DCL) TOWER
– Working with avionics manufacturers and service providers to determine how far these avionics can carry us into Segment 2 services
• Working with avionics manufacturers to develop SC-214/WG-78 avionics fully NextGen capable avionics– Draft standard complete in Dec 2009
– Standards validation work planned for 2010/11
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BACK-UP
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Data Comm Capabilities – Globally Harmonized 2010 2015 2020 2025
• Original;/Revised Departure Clearances, D-ATIS
• Widespread Delegated Separation = Merging & Spacing (M&S), Crossing and Passing (C&P), In-Trail Procedures (ITP), Paired Approaches (PAIRAPP)
• Widespread 4-D Agreements
Red = Terminal Function Black = En Route Function Purple = Cross Domain Function
Operational Capabilities
DC In Tower DC In En Route DC In TRACON
• Conformance Management
• Initial Trajectory Based Ops
• Operational Terminal Info Service• NAS Status / Delays / Constraints /
Sequencing & Hazardous WX
• TRACON Data Comm Including Routine Clearances, Comm Mgmt, Optimized Descents & Time Based Metering,
• Optimized Descent (TAP/CDA) Validations
• Clearances
• Comm Mgmt• TFM Reroutes• Time Based Metering
NextGen Equipage Rule
Existing Aircraft Capabilities (FANS 1/A+, ATN CPDLC, …)
214/78 EquipageAvionicsAvailable
Aircraft Equipage Avionics
Standards
Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3
• Conformance Management• Complex Clearances
• Widespread M&S / C&P / ITP / PAIRAPP
• Widespread 4-D Agreements
4DLINK / SESAR
A/C Forward Fit Rule
A/C Retrofit Rule /All Europe Ground Systems
• Taxi-Out & In; Terminal Info
European Deployment
• Comm Mgmt• ATC Microphone Check
LINK 2K+ SESAR
• TAP/CDA’s
Implementation Package 1
• Initial TAP/CDA’s
Implementation Package 3Implementation Package 2• En Route ATC Clearances
Core Europe Ground Systems
• D-Taxi Out & In