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FANS: A/G Data Link Applications Over ACARS & FANS: A/G Data link Applications over ACARS & ATN Presented by Thierry TIN HIN Airline CNS/ATM Support [email protected] © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. Data Link Communication Reminders Complete Range of AIRBUS FANS Solutions AIRBUS FANS Roadmap AIRBUS Customer Support © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 FANS concept – Ground networks Aircraft Communication and Addressing Reporting System Initially used for airline communication – AOC ACARS (Airline OperationsOceanic and Control). Remote areas UsedAIRBUS (but not solution designed) : FANSfor CPDLC A+ package since 1995. Oceanic and remote airspaces Aeronautical Telecommunication Network Designed for CPDLC (performances & reliability). ATN 1st implementationContinental areas : Maastricht since end UAC of in 2006 2000. ContinentalAIRBUS airspaces solution with : FANS high B+density package of traffic. Page 3 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Architecture in ACARS Environment – FANS A+ SATCOM ATSU Avionics VDL-A Air/Ground media VDL-2 HFDL Ground network Ground users Page 4 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Architecture in ATN Environment – FANS B+ ATSU SATCOM Avionics VDL-A VDL-2 VDL-2 Air/Ground media HFDL Ground network Ground users Page 5 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. If installed AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 CPDLC & ADS-C in the World In case of errors or omissions, please inform [email protected] Page 6 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 The Data Link Mandates Published or Expected Europe • Forwardfit: 01JAN2011 / Retrofit: 05FEB2015 LINK 2000+ • Details on EUROCONTROL website: ATN B1 Published • AIRBUS solution: FANS B+ North Atlantic • Organized Track System: 2013 / MNPS: 2017 • Requirements for CPDLC and ADS-C: FANS 1/A Published • AIRBUS solution: FANS A or A+ • FAA: Forwardfit and Retrofit from 06DEC2010 Data Link • EASA: Forwardfit from 08APR2014 (not yet published) Recording • AIRBUS solutions available on all aircraft Page 7 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. Data Link Communication Reminders Complete Range of AIRBUS FANS Solutions AIRBUS FANS Roadmap AIRBUS Customer Support © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 AIRBUS FANS Solutions FANS A+ over ACARS FANS B+ over ATN in oceanic and remote areas in continental areas FANS A+ applications FANS B+ applications COM : CPDLC COM : CPDLC SURV : ADS-C ATS 623 applications ATS 623 applications Digital ATIS – D-ATIS Digital ATIS – D-ATIS Departure Clearance – DCL Departure Clearance – DCL Page 9 Oceanic Clearance – OCL Oceanic Clearance – OCL © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Reminder about ADS-B and ADS-C Operations Airspace Avionics Range Data Link Page 10 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Introduction to FANS A+ • 1st AIRBUS product capable of CPDLC over ACARS • Certified in 2000 on A330/A340 FANS A • Initial CPDLC & ADS-C operations in the Pacific • FMS link: Route clearance upload • Upgrade series of FANS A and former FANS A+ versions • 1st version certified in 2004 on A330/A340 aircraft, later on A320 Family aircraft and A380 aircraft FANS A+ • Latest version certified in 2011 • Enhancements (in-service experiences) from FANS operations all over the world • HF Data Link (HFDL) • VHF Data Link Mode 2 (VDL 2): Higher data rate compared to VDL Mode A FANS A+ • Frequency loading into RMP Options • Data link recording by CVR (FAA/EASA) • ATS 623 Departure & Oceanic Clearances, D-ATIS Page 11 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Introduction to FANS B+ • 1st AIRBUS product capable of ATN/VDL2 for CPDLC FANS B • Certified in OCT 2006 on A320 Family • LINK 2000+ Pioneer phase • Upgrade of FANS B • Certified in DEC 2010 on A320 Family FANS B+ • Eligible to European LINK 2000+ mandate (EC 29/2009) • Protected Mode (PM): Voice read-back no longer required • Frequency loading into RMP FANS B+ • Data link recording by CVR (FAA, EASA) Options • ATS 623 Departure & Oceanic Clearances, D-ATIS Page 12 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 AIRBUS FANS in A320/A330/A340 Cockpit Your keyboard Your mailbox DCDU: Datalink Control & Display Unit Page 13 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 A350 will apply the same with integrated HMI for FANS A+ and FANS B+, to be AIRBUS FANS in A380 Cockpit retrofitted on A380 afterwards. Commonality with A320/330/340 operating principles A380 Cockpit interactivity = Page 14 More efficient workflow © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Receiving an Uplink Message ATC ATC MSG MSG Page 15 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Sending a Downlink Message Page 16 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Functional Architecture of Current Solutions Cockpit Cockpit Interfaces FMS CVR RMP Interfaces CVR RMP A623 FANS A+ A623 FANS B+ AOC D-ATIS AFN AOC D-ATIS CM DCL CPDLC DCL CPDLC OCL ADS-C OCL A/C Router A/C Router ACARS ACARS ATN Comm Means Comm Means VDL A VDL2 VDL A VDL2 SATCOM HFDL SATCOM HFDL Page 17 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 System Architecture of Current Solutions Cockpit Interfaces Applications IMA ATC Applications LRU ATSU A/G Router ACR VDR SDU HFDR Comm Means VDR SDU HFDR Page 18 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. Data Link Communication Reminders Complete Range of AIRBUS FANS Solutions AIRBUS FANS Roadmap AIRBUS Customer Support © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 AIRBUS FANS Roadmap 2010 2015 2020 Data link Recording Page 20 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Architecture in ACARS Environment – FANS A+ SATCOM ATSU Avionics VDL-A Air/Ground media VDL-2 HFDL Ground network Ground users Page 21 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 Architecture in ATN Environment – FANS B+ ATSU SATCOM Avionics VDL-A VDL-2 VDL-2 Air/Ground media HFDL Ground network Ground users Page 22 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. If installed AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 The AIRBUS FANS Alphabet Uploadable Aircraft FANS Applications clearances Std ATN ACARS into the FMS AFN CM CPDLC ADS-C A330/A340 A FANS 1/A A320/A330/A340 A+ FANS 1/A /A380 B ATN B1 A320 B+ * ATN B1 FANS 1/A A350/A380 A+B * ATN B1 A320/A330/A340 FANS 1/A A+C /A380/A350 * ATN B2 A320/A330/A340 A623 DCL, OCL, D-ATIS /A380/A350 Page 23 * Protected Mode (PM) CPDLC © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 FANS A+ over Iridium Iridium 66 Low Earth Orbit satellites Full globe coverage Voice and Data services Eligible for FANS 1/A operations www.iridium.com AIRBUS Feasibility Study Evaluation of Iridium solution at aircraft level (interference, integration, etc) For routine (e.g. AOC) and safety (e.g. FANS 1/A or ATC voice) communications First availability: 1Q2014 on A320 Page 24 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. Data Link Communication Reminders Complete Range of AIRBUS FANS Solutions AIRBUS FANS Roadmap AIRBUS Customer Support © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 The AIRBUS Support for our Customers • Support to aircraft definition and retrofit Engineering • In-service support • Flight operations expertise • Assistance to EIS and operational approval, in-service Flight support Operations • Academic briefing • Full set of Flight Operations documents Assistance to • Turnkey solution “A la carte” Operational • Engineering & Flight Operations expertise Approval • By QUOVADIS subsidiary Page 26 © AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. AIRBUS Solutions and Roadmap for FANS September 2012 AIRBUS AIRBUS Customer Data Link Solutions Roadmap Support FANS 1/A over FANS A+ over ACARS Development Engineering & Flight ACARS on roadmap consistent Operations Support AFN, CPDLC, ADS-C A320/A330/A340/A380 with GANP/ASBUs available FANS A+C compliant Turnkey solution ATN B1 over ATN FANS B+ over
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