presented to: demonstrations and prototypes tim by: steve hodges date: 05/04/2011 federal aviation...

Presented to: Demonstrations and Prototypes TIMBy: Steve HodgesDate: 05/04/2011

Federal AviationAdministrationAircraft Access to

SWIM (AAtS)

FY11 planned Demo activities

2Federal AviationAdministration

AAtS FY11 Demo ActivitiesMay 5th, 2011

Agenda

• AAtS Overview• AAtS Notional Architecture• NAS Data Elements• FY11 Activities• AAtS Aviation Outreach Study• FY12 – 13 Activities



AAtS Overview

• Connect NAS services enabled by FAA’s System Wide Information Management (SWIM) to aircraft– Improve situational awareness for aircraft by facilitating

dissemination of operational & supplementary NAS information via the SWIM based network

– Only SWIM-enabled NAS services will be available via AAtS– Not intended for uses that will directly effect the trajectory of

the aircraft• Initial AAtS Concept

– Will utilize existing NAS and aircraft infrastructure – The FAA will not be acquiring a specific infrastructure to

support the deployment of AAtS.– Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) used to display NAS information in

aircraft (e.g., Class II PED or iPad)



Notional AAtS Architecture (initial)

•One way•Product based•Proprietary

NAS Systems

SWIM

TFMS

CIW

S

TDD

S

ITWS

WMSCR

AIM

Future

Service

Future Service

ERAM

Fut

ure

Ser

vice

NESG

Operator (e.g., 121 transport carrier)

Value added Service Provider (VASP)

Exchange Service

Value added Service Provider (VASP)

Broadcast Service

LEGEND

Wireless transmissionDedicated telecom + VPN backupVPN via internet

TCP/IP Capable transmission medium (VPN Continuity)



NAS Data Elements

• Possible NAS Data for AAtS dissemination include:‒ Flight delays‒ Flight planning information‒ Alternate Routing information‒ Traffic management information‒ Airport info (e.g., runway configuration & status)‒ NOTAMs‒ Temporary flight restrictions (TFR) & special activity

airspace (SAA)‒ Weather



FY11 AAtS Activities

• Concept of Uses (ConUse) Document• AAtS Aviation Technology Study• Technical Tests & Operational Demonstration at

NextGen Daytona Beach Test Bed‒ Developing AAtS Test Plan‒ System End-to-End Technical Tests‒ Human In The Loop (HITL) Demo‒ Schedule Target for 1st Demo Aug/Sep 2011‒ Possible Use Case Scenarios

• NOTAMs, TFRs, Weather Data

• AVS and Guidance Impacts



AAtS Aviation Technology Study

• Objectives ‒ Seek input from industry on expected equipment

solutions‒ Validate known technical issues‒ Identify other technical design & implementation

challenges‒ Obtain commitments of interest & resources from aviation

community to demonstrate AAtS capabilities for follow-on activities

• Anticipated Participants‒ Operators (e.g., airlines, aviation associations, etc)‒ Broadband data transport service providers‒ Content and/or content management service providers



FY12 – 13 Activities

• Iterative Testing of Ground Technology (Daytona Beach NTB)‒ Additional use cases, service providers, EFBs & aircraft

• Operational / HITL Tests• Develop AAtS Requirements Documents

‒ Enterprise Architecture (EA) artifacts ‒ Rigor with SWIM / NAS architecture‒ Node-on-the-Net architecture

‒ Derived Connectivity requirements• Perform Capability Analysis (lessons learned)• Develop Safety Analysis and Metrics• Conduct Operational Trials

‒ Identify any ATC procedural & AVS policy impacts• Projected operational usage of AAtS is 1st Qtr FY14