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Aviation Weather Center. Consolidated Aviation Web Services CAWS. John Sereno Contractor, LST john.sereno@noaa.gov 816-584-7247. CAWS -> Aviation Weather. Not Just These. These Too. Aviation Weather Center. Why CAWS. Re-architect the Aviation Digital Data Service’s (ADDS) web site .
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Aviation Weather Center Consolidated Aviation Web ServicesCAWS John Sereno Contractor, LST john.sereno@noaa.gov 816-584-7247
Why CAWS • Re-architect the Aviation Digital Data Service’s (ADDS) web site • Become an FAA Certified Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP) • Volume 3 chapter 7 section 3 paragraph 1441 of the Air Transportation Operations Inspector’s Handbook, Order 8400.10 states that if a Part 121 or 135 Operator obtains aviation weather or notices to airmen (NOTAM) data via the Public Internet, the operator must use an approved FAA Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP). • Provide increased scalability for current and future CAWS web services • Provide fault tolerance utilizing geographically separate service locations • Provide savings for the NWS/NCEP/AWC by consolidating some functions
Scalability ADDS Server re-architected to gain greater scalability WEB-CONTENT-DATA-FILE-DB SERVICES Scalability achieved by separating the web services, content generation services, file services, data acquisition services and database services into separate computer systems. National Weather Service Consolidated Internet Farms
What is CAWS Consolidated Aviation Web Services (CAWS) • AviationWeather.gov • Aviation Digital Data Services (ADDS) • International Flight Folder Document Program (IFFDP) NWS Consolidated Internet Farms (NWS CIF) Integration to achieve QICP reliability standards
CAWS Vision Consolidated Aviation Web Services • One • Place • For • NWS • Aviation • Weather • On The • Web Space Web Services CWSU Consolidated Web Services NEXTGEN Aviation Weather Testbed Web Site ADDS Data Services WAFC Internet File Services IFFDP Web Services ADDS.AviationWeather.gov AviationWeather.gov CAWS WAFS Web Services
NWS CIF • Three Locations • Globally Load Balanced • CRH • HQ • SRH Kansas City, DC, Fort Worth
QICP Summary QICP Certification Better for Aviation No single outage longer than 10 minutes Three month cumulative outages not to exceed 30 minutes Security - SSL maintains data integrity 2-minute transaction time accessibility
Three Locations • Installing CAWS at 3 locations • Improves redundancy • Uses less equipment (than duplicating current configuration) • Lowers operating costs by sharing facilities • Leverages IT functions
TAKES OFF October 2009