PARC CWG
Update
Presented to: SOCM/2
By: Tom Kraft
tom.kraft@faa.gov
Arnold Oldach
aoldach@rockwellcollins.com
Date: 8-10 February 2012
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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
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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
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PARC Steering Group (SG)
Chairman: Dave Nakamura
Communications WG
Co-Chairs: Tom Kraft &
Arnold Oldach
Pilot Controller Procedures
System Integration WG
Co-Chairs: Nick Tallman, Grady
Boyce & Kathy Abbott
PBN Criteria WG
Co-Chairs: Mike Cramer &
Grady Boyce
Performance-based
communications & surveillance
RF outside of RNP AR AT
Lead: Tom Kraft & Arnold Oldach
Lead: Bob Lamond & Mark
Steinbicker
FANS 1/A over Iridium
RNP and RNP AR to xLS AT
Lead: David Nichols (COA) &
Brian Pemberton (Iridium)
Lead: Mike Cramer?
SATCOM Voice (Iridium/Inmarsat)
Connecting Certification to
PBN AT
Lead: Grant LeClaire (AirTran) &
Brad Cornell (Boeing
FANS 1/A over HFDL
Lead: Mark Anderson (HAL) & Bill
Doyen (ARINC)
PBN Technical Issues AT
Lead: Grady Boyce & Tyler Smith
Lead: ?
PBN Procedure Naming AT
Lead: Pedro Rivas & John Moore
FANS 1/A over I4 Classic Aero
Lead: Steve Kong (for Inmarsat)
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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
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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
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Other “non-project” specific work
•
Future/domestic data link, particularly in U.S. – SC214/WG78 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
SC214/WG78
– 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 SC214/WG78,
fleet be handled?
• Phasing out and stopping partial builds
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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 performancebased framework for RCP and surveillance
performance specifications.”
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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.”
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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
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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
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GOLD performance monitoring
Data Link
Compliance
action
Avionics
Aircraft
supplier
manufacturer
Satellite
CSP
Operator
operator
ATSP
Regional
Monitoring
Agency
Continuous
improvement
Network
ANSP performance
monitoring and
analysis
Data Link
http://www.ispacg-cra.com
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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 found
6 Months ADS-C SATCOM
New York
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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
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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
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Why SATCOM voice?
Voice communications will continue to be a requirement
• 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
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An important “added” capability
SATCOM voice
•
ICAO Inter-Regional SATCOM Voice Task Force (IRSVTF) 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
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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
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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
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FOICA current participation
• Current participation
– 21 operators/234 aircraft
142 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
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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
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Next generation data link (domestic)
• SC214/WG78, 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?
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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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