Federal Aviation Administration International Civil Aviation Organization INFORMATION PAPER AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP) 13th MEETING OF WORKING

Federal AviationAdministration

International Civil Aviation Organization

INFORMATION PAPER

AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)

13th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP M

Montreal, Canada 18 – 21 November 2008

Data Communications ProgramStatus

(Presented by: Peter Muraca)

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-WGM13/IP-0218 November 2008

Agenda Item: 1(a)

Data Communications Program – Status

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Topics

• Program Update

• Current Program Activities– Avionics Standards Development– Air-Ground Communications System Acquisition– Specifications Development

• Next Steps (towards Final Investment Analysis)– Economic Analysis– SIR Development– Equipage Strategy– Prototype and Test– Implementation Strategy Planning


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• Successfully completed Initial Investment Decision – July 2008• Entering Final Investment Analysis phase

Program Update


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2010 20112008 2009

WP1 + WP2

WP1Draft

WP2Draft

StandardsPublication

SC-214/WG78Scope

SC-214/WG78Scope

WP1WP1 WP2WP2

ED-120/DO290Services

ED-120/DO290Services

D-TAXID-TAXI

D-OTISD-OTIS

FLIPINTFLIPINT

D-FLUPD-FLUP

4DTRAD4DTRAD

CPDLC for ATSA-ITPCPDLC for ATSA-ITP

SC-214/WG-78 Standards Development

WWW.FAA.GOV/GO/SC214WWW.FAA.GOV/GO/SC214


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Air / Ground Communications System Acquisition

• Conducted bilateral meetings with potential vendors throughout Summer 2008

• Released Request for Comment 30 Oct 08– Summarizes FAA's Data Communications operation environment– Continue to communicate with industry on the details of the service

acquisition

• Developing draft acquisition strategy paper to be released to industry for comment– The exact scope of the service and contract are still under development


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Specifications Development

• Specifications development activities– En Route SSD– Tower SSD– Communications Service Provider SSD– Infrastructure SSD– Maintenance, Monitoring and Control CONOPs/SSD


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Final Investment Analysis – Activities

• Economic Analysis– Cost estimation development for software development,

hardware procurement, air-ground network acquisition, equipage incentivization, etc.

– Develop understanding of system benefits to include operational scenarios

• SIR Development– Create acquisition documents for air-ground network– Release of Request for Proposal to industry– Proposal evaluation


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Final Investment Analysis – Activities (cont.)

• Equipage Strategy– Incentivization strategy – Avionics targets– Rulemaking strategy

• Coordination with overall NextGen rulemaking plan

• Prototype and Test– Services Validation– Security, HF– Aircraft / Flight test capabilities– Interoperability– Communication Infrastructure– Demonstrations– Foundation for formal T&E process

• Implementation Strategy Planning– Target ARTCCs to maximize benefit – Early stages – roll out plan / trade space analysis


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BACK-UP


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2008

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2027

InitialInvestmentDecision

Final investment Decision

MajorMilestones

Near TermActivities

Tower

EnRoute

TRACON

20

DeploymentComplete

Equipage/AirspaceRequirements

Complete Service Level Agreements Complete Safety Assessments Complete Initial Requirement Documents Complete Initial Cost Benefit Analysis Develop Initial Equipage Strategy Complete JRC 2A, Initial Investment Decision

- Develop and Release SIR- Receive and Evaluate proposals- Develop Interface Requirements- Mid-term Human Factors and Standards- Finalize Business Case Analyses- Complete JRC 2B, Final Investment Decision- Contract Awards

InvestmentAnalysis

ReadinessDecision

Key Sites:

Program Timeline


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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)

System Scope


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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, 4-D TAP/CDA & Time Based Metering

• Initial 4-D = Tailored Arrival Procedures (TAP) / Continuous Descent Approaches (CDA) to OEP Airports

• Clearances

• Comm Mgmt• TFM Reroutes• Time Based Metering

Rule

Existing Aircraft Capabilities (FANS 1/A+, ATN CPDLC, …

SC214 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

“NextLink” / SESAR

Forward Fit Rule A/C Retrofit Rule All Europe Ground System

• 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