1. IAA Central Monitoring Project Version 1.0 May 2017
Mr. Sean White, IAA
IAA Central Monitoring Project Version 1.0 May 2017
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2. Presentation Aim
To inform our IFATSEA colleagues regarding the concept and delivery of Central Monitoring in the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA).
Central Monitoring = combining the monitoring function from several sites into one.
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3. Presentation Contents
Basic Concept
IAA SMC locations
CM Architecture
Potential Savings for Company
Engineering Staff perception
Current status of project
Possible outcomes
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4. Basic Concept
A typical FIR has several centres which provide Air Traffic Control function
E.g. En-route centre, Area Control Centre, Control Towers at Airports
Each centre has its own SMC function
All equipment for centre is monitored & controlled locally by SMC Engineers based locally.
What if SMC function for two or more centres could be combined?
Potential saving by reduction in no. of SMC Engineers
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5. IAA Locations with SMC function
Shannon Enroute ATCC (H24)
Dublin Tower (H24)
4 locations with SMC function
NAC (HF)
(H8)
CorkTower (H8)
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6. IAA Locations with SMC function
4 sites with local SMC function
SMC function:
Continuous monitoring of equipment
Responding to alerts delivered by equipment
Responding to ATC support requests
For H8 locations, some basic monitoring done by ATC
Regular (daily) inspections of equipment
Physical inspection of equipment, and
Checking of status via monitoring equipment
Which of these functions can be performed remotely?
Anything that does not require physical presence of Engineer
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7. Central Monitoring in IAA
Initial work began in 2012
Physical installations in 2015
WeyTech and EyeVis equipment
Some elements of the system are implemented or are being tested.
Majority of hardware in place
Working on performance issues
Full Central Monitoring not yet operational.
HF and Regulatory Issues to be addressed
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8. Central Monitoring Architecture
For each monitoring PC/equipment at a remote site, there is a Transmitter (video/audio) which connects to Ethernet switch.
This data is then routed over MPLS network to Central site which has a corresponding Receiver (video/audio) for each monitored item, which can then be used to display monitoring information
In addition there are Wey Keyboards, which allow Monitor selection
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9. Central Monitoring Architecture - single site
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10. Central Monitoring Architecture - Wey Keyboard
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11. ATOA (Ireland)
COOPANS Architecture for SMC Rev0 11

12. Technical Control Desk
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13. Technical Control Desk
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14. Potential Savings for Company
Advantages (for company)
Possible reduction in number of Engineers doing SMC work
Savings of up to 5 Engineers are envisaged
Increased diversity of monitoring
All monitoring combined into one desk
Disadvantages:
Cost of extra equipment and lines
Increased complexity of monitoring system
Increased potential for failure of monitoring system (partial or complete)
Will require some resources to maintain
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15. Engineering Staff Perception
CM Project is still under development and some parts have been trialled
Association is insisting that CM meets all appropriate Health & Safety standards, including Human Factors.
Engineers working on project
Gaining knowledge/experience on equipment
Able to influence the solution which is delivered
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16. Current Status of Project May 2017
Dublin using system to monitor Dublin
Using Wey keyboards, local screens and VideoWall
Shannon have on-going trial monitoring Cork
Subject to HF study
Only using Wey keyboard and local screens
Videowall in place, but not cleared for Operations
Plan is that Shannon will monitor Cork and NAC
Dublin in Shannon or Shannon in Dublin monitoring only
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17. Possible Outcomes HF study – unknown findings
Limit on number of systems that can be monitored by one person is exceeded
Leads to re-organisation of working methods or more staff
VideoWall not used
just use Wey keyboard and local screens
Reliability of system is poor
Equipment and/or line issues
Catastrophic event
Future of CM influenced by how it may handle such an event
It is a success and is expanded
CM is acceptable for service but fails to deliver staff savings
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18. Questions
Thank you for your attention!
Any Questions?
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