Aeronautical TelecommunicationsWorld ATM Congress 2015The Future ATM Generation

Philippe SacréSenior Expert Telecommunications

Madrid, 11 March 2015

Navigation

SurveillanceCommunication

Air Traffic Management

ICAO CNS/ATM System Outline

Network Infrastructure

The ATM network and CNS

VHF VoiceAnd DATA(COM)

TransponderCode (SUR)

Voice (Telephone)

Data

NAVIGATION

Network Infrastructure

Overview

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A/G VOICEA/GDATA

G/G VOICE

G/G DATA

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Framework

• Internet Protocol (IP)

• Air/Ground Data Links, incl. Satcom

• Air/Ground Voice forever

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Drivers for COM change

HostSwitch

VC1

VC2 X.25 Packet

• Avoid Technical Obsolescence

• Use modern telecommunication technologies

Capacity

Traffic

2005 2010 2015 2020

• Not Cause the Bottleneck

• Increase use of air-ground data

• Data becomes primary

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Why « networks »

Net-centric operation

System A

System X

System D

System YSystem B

System E

System Z

System N

System CSystem A

System X

System D

System Y

System B

System E

System Z

System N

System C

The Pan European IP Network Services

NM-EAD

Video

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Air-Ground

A/G VOICEA/GDATA

VHF voice “forever”

Radio Frequency Function

Air Ground Data link: the idea

We have voice … what is data link ?

Think of this

Data link brings benefits:

Capacity

Safety

Typical Data Link Flight

From A/CCatering RequestsGate RequestsETASpecial RequestsEngine InformationMaintenance Reports

From A/COUTLink TestClock UpdateDelay Reports

From A/COFF

From A/CEngine Data

From A/CWeather ReportsDelay Info/ETACMCPDLC (position report, requests…)ADS-C

From A/CON

From A/CINFuel InformationCrew InformationFault Data from CMC

To A/CGate AssignmentConnecting GatesPassengers and CrewD-OTIS

To A/CD-TAXI, DCL, D- OTISWeight and BalanceAirport AnalysisV-SpeedsFlight-Plan, Load FMC

To A/CFlight Plan UpdateWeather Reports

To A/COCLCPDLCWeather ReportsGround Voice Request

Taxi Take-Off Departure En Route Approach Land Taxi

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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Data Link – Human Machine Interface

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COMMUNICATION EVOLVES

2018 2023LONG TERM

Full 4DSHORT TERM

Initial CPDLC

MEDIUM TERMInitial 4D

X25 ------------------IPv4—v6

AFTN --- CIDIN ---- AMHS (IP) ------------------ SWIM?

FMTP (IR) --------------------------------------------------- SWIM?

LINK 2000+ -------------- i4D(SESAR) ------------------------FULL – 4D

25KHz / 8.33 KHz ----------------------------8.33 KHz ------------Digital?

Data-link

A/G Voice

G/G Data

G/G Voice

Messaging

Flight plan

MFCR2 ATS/QSIG----------- VoIP

Data primaryVoice primary

Future Data links - 3 components

Airport surface: AeroMACS

General terrestrial: LDACS

Satellite: Oceanic + Continental

3 NewComponents:

Data link

Future Communications Infrastructure (FCI)

Network Manager

ATS UnitAeronautical Information

Management (EAD) Airline Ops

IP network (PENS – SWIM backbone)Applications: Messaging (AMHS), Coordination and Transfer (OLDI)

Surveillance, Information Management, Voice, …

VHF voice 25 & 8,33 kHzData link

ACARS, ATN/VDL2

New datalinks

New mobile network

Satellite Communications

Airports

ATS Unit4D

Surveil-lance

MIL

ACARS: Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting SystemATN: Aeronautical Telecommunication NetworkVDL2: VHF Digital Link Mode 2VHF: Very High Frequency

Challenges

Governance

Spectrum and Frequency Management

Aeronautical Telecommunications

WAC 2015

Philippe SacréSenior Expert Telecommunications

WAC, 10 March 2015