ACP 13th Meeting: Data Communications Program Status

1. AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP) 13th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP M Montreal, Canada 18 – 21 November 2008 Agenda Item: 1(a) Data Communications Program Status (Presented by: Peter Muraca)

2. 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

3. Program Update • Successfully completed Initial Investment Decision – July 2008 • Entering Final Investment Analysis phase

4. SC-214/WG-78 Standards Development WWW.FAA.GOV/GO/SC214 WP2 Draft WP1 Draft WP1 + WP2 StandardsPublication 2008 2009 2010 2011

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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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10. Equipage/ Airspace Requirements Deployment Complete Program Timeline Key Sites: Investment Analysis Readiness Decision Initial Investment Decision En Route Tower TRACON Final investment Decision Major Milestones 2027 10 12 14 18 2008 20 22 Near Term Activities • Develop andRelease 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 • 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

11. System Scope Program Scope FAA System Scope User System Scope 5.0 6.0 7.0 2.0 Ground 3.0 Ground 4.0 Air- 1.0 Ground Airborne Airborne Airborne Data Message Ground User Message Data User Processing Delivery Message Interface Delivery Processing Interface (GDP) (GMD) Delivery (GUI) Controller Flight Crew (AMD) (ADP) (AUI) (AGMD) • 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)

12. Data Comm Capabilities – Globally Harmonized • TRACON Data Comm Including Routine Clearances, Comm Mgmt, 4-D TAP/CDA & Time Based Metering • Clearances • Widespread 4-D Agreements • Initial Trajectory Based Ops • Conformance Management • Comm Mgmt • TFM Reroutes • Time Based Metering • Operational Terminal Info Service • NAS Status / Delays / Constraints / Sequencing & Hazardous WX • Initial 4-D = Tailored Arrival Procedures (TAP) / Continuous Descent Approaches (CDA) to OEP Airports • Widespread Delegated Separation = Merging & Spacing (M&S), Crossing and Passing (C&P), In-Trail Procedures (ITP), Paired Approaches (PAIRAPP) European Deployment Forward Fit Rule A/C Retrofit Rule All Europe Ground System LINK 2K+ “NextLink” / SESAR SESAR Implementation Package 1 Implementation Package 2 Implementation Package 3 • Complex Clearances • En Route ATC Clearances • Widespread 4-D Agreements • Conformance Management • Comm Mgmt • ATC Microphone Check • Widespread M&S / C&P / ITP / PAIRAPP • Taxi-Out & In; Terminal Info • TAP/CDA’s • Initial TAP/CDA’s 2010 2015 2020 2025 Existing Aircraft Capabilities (FANS 1/A+, ATN CPDLC, … Aircraft Equipage SC214 Equipage Avionics Available Avionics Standards Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 Rule DC In Tower DC In En Route DC In TRACON Operational Capabilities • Original;/Revised Departure Clearances, D-ATIS Red = Terminal Function Black = En Route Function Purple = Cross Domain Function