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Architectural Perspectives on

Aviation Communications

Terry Davis, Hillman Mitchell and Tony Hain


13 December 2017
GANIS/2 and SANIS
ICAO Headquarters, Montréal, Canada
Goals of the Architecture
• Safe and Resilient Network Infrastructure
• Interoperability
• Members-Only Network using Internet
• Efficiencies
• Cost Savings
Awareness
Global Architecture for Aviation

Source: IEAI
Global Architecture for Aviation

Source: IEAI
Security
• Security integral to the architecture
• A Trust Framework
• Layered functions for focused tasks
• Technologies include:
• IPsec
• DNSSEC
• Trust Infrastructure
Architecture

Members-only private virtual network


Identity and Resolution
• Digital Identity for all significant components
• Digital Identity
• Globally Unique
• Persistent
• Invariant
• Trust System references ephemeral
• DNS Protocols in a Members-only
configuration
Naming
Addressing
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IPv6 will be the dominant protocol within 5 years


Operational Impacts
• No impact to In-service systems until required
• Negotiated pace for each stakeholder
• Deployment costs managed incrementally
• Commercial off-the-shelf products
• Repurpose existing links through overlay
• Threat mitigation at any time
• Interface to legacy systems
Benefits
• Enhanced Safety and Resiliency
• Interoperability
• Private Members-only network
• Efficiencies
• Cost Savings
• Incremental Implementation

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