1. AeroMACS Status SESAR Project Airbus update
February 2014
Presented by Claude Pichavant
AeroMACS Status SESAR Project Airbus update

2. EYAC - AeroMacs Status
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AGENDA
Overview and scope of SESAR AeroMACS projects Current status of AeroMACS technology Next steps – Coordination with AEEC

3. AEROMACS IN FEW WORDS Specifications: TDD OFDMA QPSK, QAM16, QAM64
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AEROMACS IN FEW WORDS
Specifications:
TDD
OFDMA
QPSK, QAM16, QAM64
Channel bandwidth: 5Mhz
Frequency: C-Band ( MHz) in ITU regulated spectrum AM(R)S for aeronautical use
Benefits:
Broadband mobile datalink
Coverage up to ~3km
Fast and easy to deploy and maintain
High data rate and adaptive modulation
Potential support of wide range of applications (data, voice, video…)
Standardization at ICAO
Robust, efficient, secure, safe, support to mobility, flexible, expandable…

4. POTENTIAL USES OF AEROMACS
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POTENTIAL USES OF AEROMACS
From the technical perspective, AeroMACS is capable to support any service demanding high performance, offering QoS, Security, Broadcast, Multicast and Mobility capabilities among other, including Safety and Regularity of Flight related services
Potential operational uses could be:
Fixed services
Video surveillance on airport surface
Data collection and share (sensor data, radar data, etc)
Wireless backhaul
Mobile services:
ATS services
AOC services
Service vehicles on airport surface and aircraft

5. POTENTIAL USES OF AEROMACS
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POTENTIAL USES OF AEROMACS

6. OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF SESAR AEROMACS
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OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF SESAR AEROMACS
GENERALITIES
Projects scope
Define, validate and demonstrate a new airport surface communication system (AeroMACS) based on WiMAX standard to support ATC/AOC communications:
Project covers overall system aspects and ground component
Project 9.16 covers airborne component
Include the development of prototype AeroMACS MS and BS and testing in Lab, on Cars, and on Aircraft at Toulouse Airport
Partners
Duration: March up to Q4 2014
P9.16
AIRBUS (lead)
EUROCONTROL
SELEX
THALES P
AIRBUS
INDRA (Lead)
NATMIG
DSNA
AENA

7. OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF SESAR AEROMACS
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OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF SESAR AEROMACS
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Common studies on the overall AeroMACS System
AeroMACS system functional and performance definition
Definition of a new IEEE (AeroMACS) profile
Simulations and performance analysis
Security and safety analysis
Coordination with standardization bodies (RTCA/EUROCAE/ICAO)
Specification and development of MS and BS prototypes
V&V activities
Development of V&V plans, test benches, test objectives and procedures
Test in laboratory environments, including interoperability (multiple manufacturers)
Tests in real airport environment – first static, then on Cars, and later on Aircraft, at Toulouse Airport P
P.9.16

8. OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF SESAR AEROMACS
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OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF SESAR AEROMACS
SIMPLIFIED SCHEDULE
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Common Studies and Specification of the AeroMACS Prototypes
Coordination with standardization bodies (RTCA/EUROCAE/ICAO/WiMAX Forum/AEEC)
Development of the BS and MS prototypes
Tests Preparation/Definition
Tests and Reports
TODAY
SELEX and Thales prototypes are deployed on Toulouse airport, ready to support airport tests (on car, on aircraft and in Airbus laboratory)

9. STATUS OF AEROMACS TECHNOLOGY
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STATUS OF AEROMACS TECHNOLOGY
SESAR TESTS
Car pathway
Check of performances :
Handover and Doppler
Data rate
QoS
Range
Evaluation on the Taxiway ….
Movements on the Taxiway for low-speed tests

10. DEPLOYMENT AT AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT - TOULOUSE
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DEPLOYMENT AT AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT - TOULOUSE
SESAR TESTS
SELEX BS Coverage at Toulouse Airport
Lab tests room

11. DEPLOYMENT AT AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT - TOULOUSE
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DEPLOYMENT AT AIRPORT ENVIRONMENT - TOULOUSE
SESAR TESTS
Aircraft static tests
Line Of Site test location
(with 360°rotation)
Aircraft mobile tests
Movements on the Taxiway
For low-speed tests (up to 30knots)
Movements on the runway
In both directions
Speed up to 65knots during an aborted take-off

12. THALES AEROMACS PROTOTYPE
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THALES AEROMACS PROTOTYPE
Thales BS
All outdoor, compact architecture easy to deploy at the airport
all-in-one packaging of base-band and RF components
Integrated dual slant (+/- 45°) sector antenna (15 dBi)
GPS for synchronization
GPS
antenna
PoE
Eth.
Dimensions: ~ 400 mm x 375 mm x 130 mm
Weight : ~ 12 Kg

13. THALES AEROMACS PROTOTYPE
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THALES AEROMACS PROTOTYPE
Thales MS
Small form factor mobile station for vehicle integration
all-in-one packaging of base-band and RF components
External collinear antenna (6 dBi)
Colinear antenna MS
Ethernet RF
Base -
Band
RF module
+ PoE
Module
Power Supply
Dimensions: ~ 300 x 300 x 90 mm
Weight : < 3 kg

14. SELEX MS & BS AEROMACS PROTOTYPES
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SELEX MS & BS AEROMACS PROTOTYPES
Tx/RX
Antenna
DSP Board
Power
Supply
Base-Band
Unit
GbETH
RTU
RFCU
RF Unit TX - RX
I/Q
CPRI PA
Processor Board
MCH
Controller
ETH +
Cots antenna

15. Main Technical Characteristics
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Main Technical Characteristics
AeroMACS Selex MS Prototype:
TX Output Power: Class 1 : 20 <PTx,max <= 23dBm
5 MHz channel Bandwidth
Prototype modulation scheme is OFDMA and the Duplex scheme is TDD.

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AEROMACS STANDARDS
SESAR contributions supports global interoperability and Standardization
AeroMACS
Profile
EUROCAE/
RTCA / WMF
PICS, CRSL
WMF
MOPS
RTCA
MASPS
EUROCAE
SARPS
ICAO
Technical
Manual
FFF standards
AEEC
MOPS = Minimum Operational Performance Specification
MASPS = Minimum Aviation System Performance Specification
CRSL = Certification Requirement Status List
PICS = Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement
SARPS = Standards and Recommended Practices
FFF= Fit, Form & Function

17. NEXT STEPS – COORDINATION WITH AEEC
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NEXT STEPS – COORDINATION WITH AEEC
AEEC
During the last AEEC SAI meeting,  there were five presentations notably covering  the RTCA SC223 status, AeroMACS US activities and FAA deployment planning,  EUROCAE WG82 status and SESAR projects status.
These ones were well received and the group, including several Airlines (TAP Portugal, American Airlines, Southwest, UPS, UNITED, FedEx) supported to go forward with the APIM on AeroMacs and to have it presented for approval in the April AEEC General Session.
The APIM will propose a 2-steps approach for standardisation of the AeroMACS system at AEEC, with :
step 1  to address the overall architecture issues and scope the required standardisation activity
step 2 to develop the standard.

18. Thank you for your attention,
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Thank you for your attention,
SESAR tests results performed in Toulouse area will be available last Q 2014, so probably presented during the next ICAO WG-F meeting .

19. Acronyms AEEC: Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
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Acronyms
AEEC: Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee
AMS(R)S: Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite (Route) Service
ANSP: Air Navigation Service Provider
APIM: ARINC Project Initiation/Modification
AOC: Airlines Operational Communications
ATC: Air Traffic Control
BS: Base Station
CEPT: Conférence Européenne des Postes et Télécommunications
DSP: Digital Signal Processor
FPGA: Field-Programmable Gate Array
GPS: Global Positioning System
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
ITU: The International Telecommunication Union
MS: Mobile Station
OFDMA: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
PoE: Power over Ethernet
QAM: Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QoS: Quality of Service
QPSK: Quadrature Phase-shift keying
RTCA:Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
SAI: Systems Architecture and Interfaces
SESAR: Single European Sky ATM Research
TDD: Time Division Duplex
WMF : WiMAX Forum

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