Airborne Internet / Collaborative Information Environment A presentation to AIG/WG By the Airborne Internet Collaboration/Working Group Randy.Schmidt@NGC.com presenting March 3, 2004

Three Main Points If the right aviation information at the right time is the goal… …“Discovery on Demand” using XML Web Services is the solution… …Allowing the transformation to a Collaborative Information Environment (CIE)

The right aviation information at the right time Led to the concept of an Airborne Internet (AI): A private, secure, and reliable peer-to-peer aircraft communications network that uses the same technologies as the commercial Internet However, the AI does not currently provide a universal way to find: “Decision quality” information

Knowledge Management and the Art of Decision Wisdom Decision Maker “Decision quality” information Knowledge Knowledge Executive Information Information Worker Data Data Entry Worker

Getting decision quality information to the Decision Maker Traditional methods: Publish and Subscribe Push versus Pull Client / Server Discovery on Demand

Discovery on Demand Accomplished through XML Web Services: Software components that can be published, located, and run over the Internet using Extensible Markup Language (XML) XML definition: A markup language that describes data in a structured and human-readable text format Example: <aircraft> <n-number>N500EA</n-number> <make>Eclipse</make> <model>500</model> </aircraft>

XML Web Services Are used to: Allow other applications to call modules of code remotely with XML Expose data in a database as XML Send XML messages: E.g. alerts and notifications Build Service Oriented Architectures (SOA): Flexible, reusable, and lower cost

Trusted-Table Security “Embrace and Extend” Existing Legacy - databases and applications Oracle Sybase National Wx Service FAA X M L Data Mover UDDI, SOAP, WSDL Transform, transmit Trusted-Table Security DAC “Views” Secure Flight Data Rental Car Hotels FBO FAA Flight Service Discovery, OLAP, WebParts, XML Web Services™ “portals” Heads Up Display Secure wireless ‘reach’ client ‘rich’ client familiar tools Pilot/Info Consumer

Industry standards for interoperability XML Web Services Industry standards for interoperability Enable disparate systems to work together: Across languages, platforms, applications Computer to computer Inside/outside the firewall Based on open Internet standards: XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI Broad industry support Key area of vendor alignment

XML Web Services Next wave of Internet evolution HTML Technology TCP/IP Database connectivity Presentation “Legacy scrape” CIE Connectivity Email, FTP, etc. Innovation Web services are really a further evolution of the internet. Initially the Web was about getting pure connectivity between remote computers and with that came development standards like TCP/IP and FTP. Basic applications like email and file transfer were also supported. The next wave focused on using the Web as a presentation medium. With that we get the development of Web pages and browsers which can render images and text in a more rich format With XML we move this even further and now we can have a programming environment where not only can I have 2 applications working across the Web but I can present the converged experience onto any device. We are very close to thinking of the Web as a programming platform….something Microsoft understands all too well and will not miss the opportunity to lead here. Looking at the paradigm shifts in computing, we started with main frames in the 70’s. Disruptive technologies enabled radical leaps forward in capability. 70’s – move to distributed computing using client/server technology to achieve broader reach 80’s –internet gave still broader reach and the Web browser provided a common user experience 90’s – beginnings of a common infrastructure as the internet matured and major software companies emerged. But application integration was far too costly & brittle to scale. 2000 – Web services deliver a promise of a common data format (XML), a means to move the data over intranet & internet (SOAP), and a way applications can discover (UDDI) and describe (WSDL) the service. Web services can leverage existing investments and make implementation economically practical. Web pages XML Web Services Browse the Web Program the Internet

Collaborative Information Environment (CIE) The transformation of the Internet by XML Web Services 2nd generation Web (Web 1  Web 2) Military example: SharePoint Portal Heads Up Display (HUD) experiment Uses XML Web Services to create a CIE that combines information from: NASA Synchronized Air Power Management (SAPM) Defense Collaboration Tool Suite (DCTS) JEMPRS-NT

Joint Enroute Mission Planning and Rehearsal System-Near Term (JEMPRS-NT) Operational Needs During Deployment: Situational Awareness Collaborative Operating Environment Enroute SITREP/Crisis Action Planning Support of Rapid Decisive Operations JOA (In Transit) JEMPRS-NT KIT JTF Rear JEMPRS-NT Functions - Voice, Video, and Data Application Sharing Whiteboard and Text Chat Digital Dashboard E-mail and FTP XML Web Services Network Access to Other Systems

Collaborative Information Environment “Meet us in the cloud” Airborne Internet GPS XML Web Services DISCOVERY ON DEMAND CIE Cloud Navigation Satcom XM RFID AM/FM 802.xx Airport Services TIS FIS Hospitality Maint. VHF Radio VHF Radio Line of sight VHF Radio Gateway CONNECTIVITY DATABASE Non-CIE Aircraft Internet Weather Products NOTAMs Flight Service Stations Other NAS Services ATM System HUB Airports TIS-B VPN ATC Controller Original graphic courtesy of Computer Networks & Software, Inc.

AI / CIE removes existing aviation information barriers The IP protocol provided by the AI will remove the barriers between equipment, but barriers will still remain between applications. This is because each manufacturer is coming up with proprietary data formats. By agreeing on common XML descriptions of the information--and using a common way to move XML "knowledge packets" around regardless of type, the CIE will remove the barriers between applications while lowering costs. Graphic courtesy of C3D Aero, Inc.

AI / CIE provides decision quality information for cockpit displays Airspace notification Icing Alert Discovery on Demand MFD Traffic Alert Original graphic courtesy of C3D Aero, Inc.

Functional picture of the AI / CIE Engine Cockpit Cabin Mechanic, Manufacturer Pilot Passenger Maintenance information Flight information Entertainment Users Services Digital connectivity across all types of communications: VHF radio, Satellite, Infrared, etc.

AI / CIE ≠ Internet and Web 1 The AI / CIE is about: End users, not webmasters Edge devices, not clients and servers XML Web Services, not web pages XML “knowledge packets”, not just TCP/IP connections Types: Maintenance, Flight, Entertainment, etc. Built-in security, not security as an afterthought

AI / CIE interfaces securely with the following networks The commercial Internet Assured “extranet” connections: OnSATS AirTraveler.com (formerly SATS-Net) Carries “Assured Aviation XML Web Services” Client-side end user “intranets”

AI / CIE End State Every aircraft is a network node: Network In the Sky A distributed, peer-to-peer aircraft communications grid that shares decision quality information

Conclusion If the right aviation information at the right time is the goal… …“Discovery on Demand” using XML Web Services is the solution… …Allowing the transformation to a Collaborative Information Environment (CIE)

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