New

Future Data COM Architecture

Day 3 Plenary Data Communications
ICNS2015
23 April 2015
Nikos Fistas
EUROCONTROL
Agenda

New
1. Future Communications Infrastructure – FCI

2. Thoughts on Way Ahead

Agenda

New
1. Future Communications Infrastructure – FCI
 Drivers for change in COM
 Multilink and IPS
 Airborne Integration

2. Thoughts on Way Ahead

 Drivers for change in ATM COMS
VC1

• Avoid technical obsolescence

• Use modern telecommunication technologies

Switch
Host

VC2
X.25 Packet

• Avoid becoming the bottleneck of growth Traffic

• Increased use of air-ground data Capacity

• Data becoming primary

2005 2010 2015 2020

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FCI Time Horizon

5
Future COM Infrastructure: The big picture
New

Class A
SatCom
Air/Ground
Link Legacy
Air/Ground
Link
(VHF, VDL-2,
New L- Class B/C
SatCom...)
Band AeroMACS
Terrestrial Air/Ground
Air/Ground Link
Link
SATCOM
AeroMACS Access Network
Access Network

Legacy Access Network

(ACARS/VHF, FANS/
ATN/VDL-2, ...)

ATN/IPS Ground
New L-Band
Terrestrial Access Infraestructure
Network
(SWIM Backbone)

AOC ATC
Center Center
Others: CFMU, ANSP
AMC, ...
Future COM Infrastructure: Multilink
New

Existing Systems
Airport surface: AeroMACS
Multilink
Concept General terrestrial: LDACS

Satellite: Oceanic + Continental

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Multilink Key Challenges/Requirements

Link
End to End Management End to End

QoS Security

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 FCI Network Architecture: Introducing IP

 Transition from OSI to IPS

Communication
Network ACARS ATN/OSI ATN/IPS IETF IP

Aero Public
Radio Link VHF HF VDLM2 SATCOM LDACS AeroMACS WiFi
SATCOM SATCOM
Source: SESAR P15.02.04 Project

 Challenges/Opportunities

(CYBER) SECURITY
Authentication
Encryption (tbc)

ICNS 2014 - Day 3 Plenary 9

FCI: Airborne Integration Aspects

Multiband
Software antennas
Radios
a/c integration
a critical success factor CNS
synergies
for the realisation of FCI

A/C INTEGRATION
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Agenda

New
1. Future Communications Infrastructure – FCI

2. Thoughts on Way Ahead

 Learn from the past
 Use a GPS
 Mike Harrison’s Slides from ICNS2014

How different is the situation today?

The role and feasibility of VHF/new data link in the
ATC subsystem
 Mike isanow
Harrison quoting certain
Data Link but its introduction
(FAA) document of 1962
for specific ATC applications does not appear likely
until after 202x (50+ years later).
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From Development to Implementation:
Key events in the VDL2 case in Europe

TARGET:
PETAL trials Link2000+
VDL2 widely
implemented
ECTL/MUAC ECTL
in Europe

1994+ 1997 2001 2009 2015 2020

VDL2 SARPs Initial Updated

DLS IR DLS IR

ICAO EU EU
From Development to Implementation:
Key events in the VDL2 case in Europe

TARGET:
PETAL trials Link2000+
VDL2 widely
implemented
ECTL/MUAC ECTL
in Europe

1994+ 1997 2001 2009 2015 2020

VDL2 SARPs Initial Updated

DLS IR DLS IR

ICAO EU EU
Data link Implementation: Complex case!

large scale deployment

equipment availability

solutions for a/c

Standarisation
Networking: integration Physical
FANS, ATN/OSI,
ATN/IPS, … Layer: VDL2,
Technology AeroMACS, …

CPDLC, ADS-C, … Services

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Way Ahead : 3 keywords and ….

International Coordination

Global Harmonization

National/Regional Commitment
Way Ahead : Use the GPS approach!

 Extend implementation planning to include longer term!

 Agree internationally on long term equipage /capabilities targets

 Accept potential short/mid term regional divergences and ….

 Use (harmonised) mandates to guide reaching the end

destination while allowing (if required or preferred) different
routes
 Nikos Fistas

nikolaos.fistas@eurocontrol.int