Integrating information
towards Digital ATM
Aircraft Access
to SWIM
“SWIM in the Sky”
Presented By:
Jon Standley, ANG-C53
Paul Jackson, ANG-B2
Date:
August 28, 2013
What is AAtS?
• Aircraft Access to SWIM (AAtS)
– Establishes airborne component of ground based System Wide
Information Management (SWIM) Service Oriented Architecture
(SOA)
– Facilitates exchange of aeronautical information between pilots
and other National Airspace System (NAS) users
– Facilitates a commonly sourced/shared aviation information
environment for collaborative decision making
– Leverages existing air/ground network service providers’
infrastructure and technologies
– Supports global interoperability/harmonization with similar
systems/capabilities
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Aircraft Access to SWIM
Aircraft Access to SWIM
DMS = Data Management System
Service
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Why AAtS?
• Aircraft Access to SWIM (AAtS)
– Determines the level of service necessary to
exchange information with FAA SWIM
– Identifies the quality of service on the piece of
information/information packages available
– Develop recommendations for NAS operators to
understand what is required for implementation
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AAtS Logical Relationships
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AOC/FOC
SWIM SOA Messaging Infrastructure
Weather
Information
Sources
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Aeronautical
Information
Sources
Flight
Information
Sources
AAtS vs. Data Comm
• AAtS provides advisory information to aircraft for
strategic planning purposes. It is NOT critical to
safety of flight.
• Data Comm provides command and control
instructions to aircraft over a secure data link
• AAtS evaluates services rendered when accessing
specific FAA SWIM information packages.
• AAtS demonstrations identify recommendations
from the FAA to industry participants of the
items/resources necessary to receive SWIM
information
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Current AAtS Activities
• Concept definition:
– AAtS Concept of Operations Update (Uplink/Downlink)
– Revised AAtS Technical Concept to include Uplink and Downlink of
Information
• Technical investigations:
– Security aspects, Data priority and preemption, etc.
– OWS-9 (Open Geospatial Consortium Web Services)Sponsorship
• AAtS Operational Demonstrations
– Conducting live operational flight demonstrations of information uplink
• Corporate/business aircraft
• Domestic/commercial aircraft
– Live operational flight demonstrations of information uplink AND
downlink will begin in FY14
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Some General Terms
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DMS – Data Management Service
DLSP – Data Link Service Provider
EFB – Electronic Flight Bag
AOC/FOC – Airline Operations Center / Flight Operations
Center
AIS – Aeronautical Information Services
MET – Meteorological Information Services
AIM – FAA Aeronautical Information Management
CSS-Wx – FAA Common Support Services - Weather
NetJets AAtS Operations
• First Demonstration –
March 21, 2013
– 3 Flights
• DMS – Honeywell
• DLSP – Aircell
• Aircraft – Gulfstream
200
• EFB – Apple iPad (2nd
Generation)
• EFB Application - ERAU
• AOC – ERAU
Aircraft Operator
Web Interface
External Access
Florida NextGen Test Bed
Demonstration Suite
Web Interface
NetJets
Aircraft
Ethernet
External Access Client
Honeywell Lab
MPLS Cloud
Ethernet
Aircell
Datalink
Data
Management
Service
VPN VRF
DEX
VPN VRF
Internet
EVDO Rev
VPN
A - CDMA
Ethernet
ATG-4000
VPN VRF
WMSCR
Ethernet
Ethernet
NEXRAD
AIM ACS
NEMS
NEMS
Web Service
Implementation
Development
Network
(WJHTC)
R&D Security
Gateway
(WJHTC)
NAS Operations
(WJHTC)
Wi-Fi
CTR
EFB (iPad)
Virgin America AAtS Operations
First Demonstration – July 18,
2013 (Two Phase Flight)
Virgin America
Dispatch
– San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas
(LAS)
– LAS to SFO
Intern
Second Demonstration –
August 12, 2013 (Two Phase
Flight)
(SSL
)
Interface
Data
Management
et
Service Function
Virgin America
Aircraft
GoGo
External Access
Function
AOC Server
Secure
NOC
Ethernet
Data Link
(SSL)
Wi-Fi
CTR
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Ethernet
(Current)
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Security Controls
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DMS – ERAU
DLSP – GoGo
Aircraft – A319
EFB – NavAero (Windows XP
OS)
EFB Application – ERAU
AOC/FOC – Virgin America OCC
Shadow User
Int
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(S
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– San Francisco (SFO) to Seattle
(SEA)
– SEA to SFO
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ERAU NEAR Lab
Shadow User
Interface
VR
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OCC User
Interface
Remote
Location
PL
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CSS-Wx
Ethernet
Ethernet
(Future)
R&D NEMS
(Future)
NEMS
Trusted DMZ
R&D Domain
(WJHTC)
AIM ACS
Web Service
FAA R&D Security
Gateway
(WJHTC)
FAA
Implementation
Development
Network
(WJHTC)
NAS Thread
Capability
EFB
Other Related Activities
• AAtS is involved and/or coordinating with other
similar efforts to deliver information to aircraft
– Developing operational concepts/technical aspects to
create a seamless sharing/exchange information
environment between providers and users of NAS
information
– Examples include:
• RTCA SC-206 – AIS and MET data link (developing
recommendations and standards for use by the FAA)
• AEEC 830 – Air Ground Information Exchange (developing an
aviation industry standard)
• SESAR – SWIM Air Ground (the European version of AAtS)
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AAtS Working Group
• The Aircraft Access to SWIM (AAtS) Working Group
(AWG) will act as an operational and technical
discussion forum for AAtS concepts
• Establishing an understanding of how the industry
envisions AAtS and its uses is a key element
• The AWG meets quarterly at locations hosted by
industry participants
– September 12, 2013 from 1300-1600
• The Boeing Company, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia
– January 23, 2014 from 1300-1600, TBD
– May 15, 2014 from 1300-1600, TBD
AAtS Working Group Goals
• Develop and share ideas which contribute to
the evolution and validation of AAtS
• Identify use cases and operational scenarios
for AAtS activities
• Enhance the utility of AAtS in providing an
efficient use of the NAS and increased global
interoperability with other SWIM systems
AAtS Implementation Guidance
• Use:
– Implementation Guidance Document is:
• Not a draft working paper (i.e., can be referenced)
• Available publicly now in addition to the previous limited
release
– (http://www.aircraftaccesstoswim.com/sites/default/files/documents/AAtS%20Implementation%20Gui
dance%20Doc%20V1.0.pdf)
• Being reviewed by AEEC 830/839, Data Link Users Forum,
and SAI Subcommittee as well as ICAO
– Implementation Guidance Document allows:
• Operators and implementers to begin planning their
implementations
• FAA Aviation Safety to plan future guidance work
• RTCA Special Committee-206 to reference the document’s
concepts
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AAtS Technical Research
Presented By: Paul Jackson, ANG-B2
Technical Research Areas
• Information exchange challenges
• Interoperability/Standards Harmonization
AAtS Information Exchange
• Areas of research interest
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Security / subnet
Wired vs wireless
Priority / preemption
Uplink / downlink
• Tasked to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
– Develop overall test environment/strategy
– Identify mitigation/implementation recommendations
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Interoperability/Standards
Harmonization
Objective
– Evaluate the industry standards applicable to AAtS air/ground information exchange
– Identify requirement similarities/gaps/integration points
– Create a framework to recommend and test a harmonized architecture to address both domestic
and international interests
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Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Led Team
– AGIE/MAGIC
– RTCA SC-206
– OGC
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Approach
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Engaging the community in the process
Performing a deep dive into relevant standards
Recommending a harmonized architecture
Prototyping high-priority aspects of the architecture using community-provided assets
Interoperability/Standards
Harmonization
• Preliminary schedule
Date
Milestone
Sep 23, 2013
Request for Information (RFI) Released
Oct 1, 2013
Information Session (via webinar)
Oct 15, 2013
RFI Due date
Week of Nov 4, 2013
2-day community workshop
Dec 31, 2013
Draft harmonization assessment report
Jan-May 2014
Prototyping Phase
June 2014
Final findings
Questions?
Points of Contact:
Jon Standley, AAtS Demo Program Manager
Paul Jackson, NAS Information Architect/AAtS Technical Lead
Angel Morales, AAtS Concept Development Lead
Have a Question for us?
Email: 9-ANG-AAtS@faa.gov
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