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Federal AviationAdministrationPARC CWG

Update

Date: 8-10 February 2012

Presented to: SOCM/2

By: Tom [email protected]

Arnold [email protected]

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Introduction

• PARC – Performance based operations Aviation Rulemaking Committee

– FAA sponsored

– Operates under the FAA Administrator’s authority by Code of Federal Regulation and FAA Orders

– Reports to Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety

• CWG – Communications Working Group

– Operates under the PARC



Introduction

• Communications Working Group (CWG)

– Premise – Performance-based framework

– Project Plans – To provide executive summaries on the project (who, what, when, where, why and how)

• evaluate communication technologies that are foreseen to be viable in meeting the needs of the aviation community

– End product – PARC recommendations to FAA

• Works with ICAO and the regions/other States to ensure global harmonization for seamless operations and interoperability



PARC Steering Group (SG)Chairman: Dave Nakamura

Communications WGCo-Chairs: Tom Kraft &

Arnold Oldach

PBN Criteria WGCo-Chairs: Mike Cramer &

Grady Boyce

Pilot Controller Procedures System Integration WG

Co-Chairs: Nick Tallman, Grady Boyce & Kathy Abbott

RF outside of RNP AR AT

Lead: Bob Lamond & Mark Steinbicker

RNP and RNP AR to xLS AT

Lead: Mike Cramer?

Connecting Certification to PBN AT

Lead: ?

Performance-based communications & surveillance

Lead: Tom Kraft & Arnold Oldach

FANS 1/A over Iridium

Lead: David Nichols (COA) & Brian Pemberton (Iridium)

PBN Procedure Naming AT

Lead: Pedro Rivas & John Moore

PBN Technical Issues AT

Lead: Grady Boyce & Tyler Smith

FANS 1/A over HFDL

Lead: Mark Anderson (HAL) & Bill Doyen (ARINC)

FANS 1/A over I4 Classic Aero

Lead: Steve Kong (for Inmarsat)

SATCOM Voice (Iridium/Inmarsat)

Lead: Grant LeClaire (AirTran) & Brad Cornell (Boeing



PARC CWG priorities

• Based on practicality, timeline, benefit gain and level of interest, the PARC CWG priorities are:

– High priority – Performance-based concept for communications and surveillance

– High priority – FANS 1/A over Iridium SBD (FOI)

– High priority - SATCOM voice (Iridium and Inmarsat)

– Medium priority – FANS 1/A over HFDL (FOH)

– Medium priority – FANS 1/A over Inmarsat I4 Classic Aero (FOICA)

– Low priority – Other “non-project” specific work



Other related work

• GOLD implementation and amendment

– 1st QTR 2013 – GOLD, 2nd Edition, target completion

– See GOLD briefing for more

– Linked to data link projects, e.g., FOI, FOH, FOICA

• Inter-Regional SATCOM Voice Task Force (IRSVTF)

– 1st QTR 2012 – Satellite Voice Guidance Material (SVGM), 1st Edition, target completion

– Linked to SATVOICE project



Other “non-project” specific work

• Future/domestic data link, particularly in U.S. – SC 214/WG 78 next generation data link standards

– New CPDLC message set underway (hot topic)

• 12th Air Navigation Conference and OPLINKP

– Supports global data link harmonization strategy for 12th Air Navigation Conference in November 2012

– ICAO Communication Roadmap and Global Air Navigation Plan is dependent on SC 214/WG 78

– What data link will be in aviation system block upgrade (ASBU) 0 in 2013, ASBU 1 in 2018, and beyond?

– How will mixed-capable, e.g., FANS 1/A, ATN B1 (Link 2000+) and SC 214/WG 78, fleet be handled?

• Phasing out and stopping partial builds



PARC FOI & PBC recommendations

• PARC submitted letter to FAA in Sep 2010

“RECOMMENDATION 1. [FANS 1/A over Iridium] (see previous slides)

“RECOMMENDATION 2. In the near and mid terms, plan for and implement a performance-based framework for RCP and surveillance performance specifications.”



FAA responded in June 2011

“The FAA accepts PARC’s recommendation to implement a performance-based framework for [RCP and RSP] specifications for oceanic and remote operations.”

“The FAA will advocate global implementation …

“… with the performance-based concept, any data link technology for ATS communications will need to conform to GOLD performance specifications as prescribed by airspace requirements documents.”



RCP/RSP planning and implementation

• North Atlantic – Implementation Feb 2015

– June 2011- Endorsed RCP/RSP implementation plan

– Draft proposal for amendment to NAT Regional SUPPS (Doc 7030), agree by June 2013

• Asia-Pacific – Planning began in November 2010

– Sep 2011 – Ad hoc group formed to coordinate on planning

– Feb 2012 - Seminar and SOCM/2

– On-going - ISPACG and IPACG planning for implementation

• OPLINKP – Revisions to ICAO material, e.g., flight plan “P[n]” indicators



RCP/RSP planning and implementation

• Parts of concept are already being implemented

– FAA currently monitoring performance at Oceanic Centers

– Others, e.g., Australia, New Zealand, UK, Iceland, Canada, …

• OPLINKP – October 2011

– Long term transition involving mixed-capable fleet

– Performance-based framework needed

• Extend into continental (domestic) environments

• Advocate concept as part of NextGen, the ICAO Communication and Surveillance Roadmaps and the Global Air Navigation Plan



GOLD performance monitoringData Link

Data Link

ANSP performance monitoring and

analysis

Regional Monitoring

Agency

Operator

CSP

Aircraft manufacturer

Avionics supplier

Satellite operator

Compliance action

Continuous improvement

ATSP

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NetworkNetwork



GOLD monitoring is not enough• Performance monitoring tells us if the system was “bad” yesterday

• We need confidence the system will perform as expected today

– Demonstrate stability of actual performance over time

– Prescribe airspace requirements – qualify and approve components

– Fix problems when they are found6 Months ADS-C SATCOM

New York Oakland



Continued operational safety

• ANSPs need to continue GOLD performance analysis, regardless of sub-network media

• FAA Flight Standards Service is planning to establish a system with U.S. operators to correct any performance deficiencies detected from this monitoring

– Advocate other States to do the same



FANS 1/A over Iridium (FOI)

• Sep 2010 – PARC CWG completed project

• Jun 2011 – FAA responded favorably

• Follow-on work

– GOLD Performance Analysis – RCP240/RSP180

– Corrective actions – like everyone else

– Performance-based

• See FANS 1/A over Iridium briefing for more



Why SATCOM voice?

• Provides an alternative long range communication system (LRCS) to HF voice communications

• Dissimilarity (to HF voice) can improve overall reliability of voice communication capability

• Can improve quality of communications with flight operations and ATC, particularly in emergency and non-routine situations

• SATCOM voice is a requirement for extended operations (ETOPS) > 180 minutes

Voice communications will continue to be a requirement



An important “added” capability

• ICAO Inter-Regional SATCOM Voice Task Force (IR SVTF) is developing globally applicable satellite voice guidance material (SVGM)

– Feb 2012 - Seminar & IRSVTF/3 at ICAO Asia-Pacific Office in Bangkok

– 1st QTR 2012 – SVGM, 1st Edition, will include guidance material on service provision, aircraft operator readiness, procedures for controller, radio operator and flight crew, and post-implementation monitoring

• Indicate in-flight use of portable SATCOM phones is not allowed

• Facilitate in establishing MMEL/MEL policies – but will not consider “no HF capability”

• PARC CWG will contribute to validate SVGM and substantiate recommendations to FAA

– Preliminary operational test with Air Tran, New York Center and ARINC planning to begin in December 2011

SATCOM voice



FANS 1/A over HFDL (FOH)

• Mar 2011 – PARC submitted report to FAA

• Jan 2012 – FAA responded favorably

• Follow-on work

– GOLD Performance Analysis – RCP400/RSP400

– Corrective actions – like everyone else

• Currently “turned off” FOH without SATCOM evaluations

• FOH with SATCOM – about 1 - 2 percent

– Performance-based



FANS 1/A over I4 Classic Aero (FOICA)

• PARC CWG completed project for FOICA project

• Project report expected by 2nd or 3rd quarter 2012

• Plan Objectives

– Ensure the new I-4 Classic Aero network is performing to expected levels per GOLD RCP 240 and surveillance performance 180 specifications

– Work any issues that may arise out of the evaluation of data on this new network

– Any recommendations to FAA are currently TBD



FOICA current participation

• Current participation

– 21 operators/234 aircraft142 FOICA only, 92 FOICA w/SBB

– ANSPs actively monitoring – FAA, Airways NZ, UK NATS, NAVCanada, others

– CSP – ARINC and SITA

– Airframe – Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Bombardier

– Avionics suppliers – Honeywell, Rockwell Collins, Thales



Benefits of FOICA

• New network

– Continuation of Classic Aero over I-4 (Aero H+ only)

– Now have 2 Classic Aero networks

– Redundant interconnections between SAS & CSP

– Compliant to existing Classic Aero over I-3 standards

– I-4 Interconnects expected to be re-used for SBB Safety (2012/2013)

• Prominent venue for I-4 Classic Aero performance against GOLD RCP240 and RSP180 specifications



Next generation data link (domestic)

• SC 214/WG 78, ICAO OPLINKP and 12th AN Conf

– Global applicability/commitment to ATN B2 (next generation data link)

• RTCA NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC)

– February 2012 - Data Comm Task Group Final Report

• PARC CWG potential work leading to FAA recommendations

– Operating concepts and applications, e.g., DCL, en route CPDLC

– Technologies, e.g., FANS 1/A(+), ARINC 623, Link 2000+ (ATN B1), VDL M0/A, VDL M2,

– Expand the performance based concept to domestic data link to

• Provide data link service to mixed-capable fleet

• How many flavors of data link can we tolerate?



Summary

• Completed – continue on follow-up work

– Performance-based communications and surveillance

– FANS 1/A over Iridium (FOI)

– FANS 1/A over HFDL (FOH)

• Planned for 2012

– SATVOICE

– FANS 1/A over I4 Classic Aero (FOICA)

• Potential future project(s)

– Next generation data link (to include domestic data link)

– Changes in membership

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