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VDL Mode 2 & ATN Program Status: Deployment Activities (Nov 2000)

This report highlights the deployment status of VDL Mode 2 & ATN programs including operational capabilities, interoperability testing, and service expansion activities across various industry stakeholders.

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VDL Mode 2 & ATN Program Status: Deployment Activities (Nov 2000)

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  1. GLOBAL ink AMCPWGM1 WP23 ARINC VDL Mode 2 AOA and ATNProgram Status & Deployment Activities November, 2000

  2. VDL Mode 2 Program Status • AOA • Initial Operational Capability Established on November 17th over Iowa and Washington State • Four Ground Stations in Service as of November 17th • En-route Coverage Roll-out and Service Offering Begins in Early 2001 • Interoperability Testing • Collins Underway • FAA Underway • Honeywell imminent • Airbus/Aerospatiale (AMA) plans in progress

  3. VDL Mode 2 Program Status • ATN • “Early” ATN Release for PETAL IIe Completed and Tested by 1Q01 • PETAL IIe Ground Infrastructure will be Deployed and Operational in April 2001 • evaluations from May through October 2001 • Eurocontrol, American Airlines, ARINC, Collins, • ATN Service will be Deployed and Operational in December 2001 • FAA CPDLC Build 1 operational evaluation begins in June 2002 • ATN service offered in 2002

  4. ARINC VDL Mode 2 Service(Including Demonstrations & Operational Evaluations) 1/97-00 1/01 1/02 1/03 1/04 1/05 2011+ ARINC VDL/ATN Development and Continuing Maintenance AOA IOC ATN IOC ARINC VDL/ATN Service Expansion PETAL II 5-10/01 7 Stns ARINC VDL/ATN Development to Support PETAL II and CPDLC CPDLC Build 1 4 Services, MIA, Enroute CPDLC Build 1A Additional Services; National Deployment, Enroute Eurocontrol FAA ARINC

  5. ARINC VDLM2 Industry Partnership • Interoperability Team Meetings Occuring Since Early ‘98 • Most Recent Meeting at Boeing in August • Air/Ground Test Station (AGTS) Developed and Delivered to Industry • Allows Avionics Suppliers to Test with ARINC Production VDLM2 Software • Collins AGTS delivered in March • Honeywell AGTS fabricated - delivery by early November • Three additional AGTS’s will support American Airlines 767 VDLM2 certification in 2002

  6. VDLM2 Industry PartnershipRecent Accomplishments • On-going Testing Between ARINC and Collins since March • Proven that ARINC and Collins Implementations are Compatible • First VDLM2 Flight on October 20th was accomplished against ARINC VDLM2 Implementation • First VDLM2/AOA Flight Against “Live” Network Occurred on November 20, 2000 • Collins Test Aircraft Exchanged VDLM2/AOA Messages • FAA Tech Center VDLM2 “Test Stack” • Tested VDL link establishment, data delivery, and disconnects

  7. AOA Service and Ground Station Roll-Out Approach • Initial Operational Capability • Limited Coverage Area Currently Established • Anticipate Very Few Aircraft Equipped • avionics certification activities • AQP activities • Operational Service Evolves & Expands • En-route Service Coverage Deployed • System Enhancements are Implemented • VDLM2 AOA Equipped Aircraft in Revenue Service • AOA Service will Remain • No “Sunset” Date

  8. AOA Initial Coverage and Expansion • Initial Coverage to Support Avionics Certification over two geographic areas • Three Ground Stations Deployed in Washington • Boeing and Honeywell certification activities • Deployment complete in early November • Three Ground Stations Deployed in Iowa • Rockwell Collins certification activities • Deployment complete • Coverage Expansion • Driven by the Following Factors • Alleviate ACARS RF Congestion • Airline Coverage Needs • Aircraft equipage rates

  9. Summary • Roll-out of VDL Mode 2 Has Begun • Program is On Schedule to Deliver VDL Mode 2 as Planned • Industry Interoperability Testing has been Very Successful • VDL Mode 2 ATN Capability to Deliver ATS Messages will be Demonstrated in 2001 • Aggressive Service Coverage Expansion throughout the US will Occur Beginning in 2001

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