1. Frequentis and AMHS/SWIM, FPL2012 and VoIP
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Frequentis and AMHS/SWIM, FPL2012 and VoIP
ICAO Asia PAC AMHS/SWIM Workshop, Chiang Mai, March 2012

2. Topics
About Frequentis
AMHS
SWIM
FPL 2012
VoIP
Summary

3. About Frequentis

4. FREQUENTIS Headquarters, Vienna
Facts and Figure
Founded in 1947
Privately Owned
Headquarters in Vienna, Austria
Subsidiaries in USA, Canada, Germany, UK, Czech, Australia, Brazil,…
12% of operating performance in Research & Development:
900 Employees (more than ½ are engineers)
Goal for 2015: No 1 company in the World in providing solutions for control and command centers
FREQUENTIS Headquarters, Vienna
More than 60 years of innovation & expertise in mission critical applications

5. Frequentis Markets/Products Portfolio
Defence
Voice Communication System (3020X)
ATM Civil
Recording (DIVOS)
Tower Automation
Solutions (TAS)
Deployable
Systems
Network Solu- tions (VCX)
Safety Critical Solutions
iSecCOM
Common Product Platforms
Electronic Flight Strips
Maritime Communication System (MCS3020)
Common Product Platforms:
3020 VCS
VCX Network
DIVOS Recording
DICORA Dispatcher
FR-AIS
Research
AMHS
AIM (EAD)
River Information Services
Maritime
GSM-Rail
Solutions (FTS3020)
Network (VCX)
Rail
Dispatcher
Terminals
(DICORA)
Command &
Control Centres
(ICCS 3020)
Recording (DIVOS)
Public Transport
CAD
Public Safety

6. AMHS

7. smartMessenger Price competitive solution High Performance
High Availability > %
Easy to install, configure and monitor
AFTN, AMHS and AFTN/AMHS Gateway components are fully integrated into one system
All components are configurable and monitored through one application
User Agent supports both AFTN and AMHS message formats within one application
Seamlessly Interface with other Global Messaging Services (ie. Internet)
Fully tested Mature solution
Fully Comply with new EC Safety Standards (EUROCAE ED-153)
Price competitive solution

8. Software Architecture

9. Common System Management Application

10. UA- AMHS Message Compose Window

11. UA- AFTN Message Compose

12. New AMHS Installations
Finavia, Finland
IAA, Ireland (In Progress)
LGS, Latvia
NATA, Albania
Naviair, Denmark
ONDA Morocco (P3)
Skyguide, Switzerland (P3)

13. International AMHS Connections Denmark, Finland, Latvia

14. SWIM

15. Frequentis Involvement with SESAR/SWIM
Total of 15 Work Packages
WP08 – Information Management & Modeling
WP13 – Network information Management Services
WP14 – System Wide Information Management

16. Technologies evaluated
CORBA,
DDS,
Message oriented middleware,
Collaborative databases,
Web services,
Conventional data exchange protocols,
REST,
Open geospatial consortium (OGC)

17. SWIM Infrastructure Demonstration- Airspace Closure
Test Partners
Frequentis, Eurocontrol, Thales, Selex and other SESAR Partners
Test setup in a matter of days (would take weeks with today’s technologies)
Test Scenario:
Two flights going from Eastern to Western Europe
First System issue a Digital NOTAM (ASHTAM) in the Middle of Europe using WBS and DDS
Second system displays the trajectories of the flights before and after the issuance of the ASHTAM
Third system, as a subscriber, receives the ASHTAM and calculates the New ETA (Estimated Time Arrival) based on the new flight path (available airspace)

18. Airspace Closure – SWIM Demonstration
Arrival TMA
ATC simulator
En-Route
ATC simulator
SWIM-SUIT
HMI
SWIM Node
EAD Publ.
EAD
Cons.
ATC
Contr
SWIM Node
ATC
Mangr
SWIM Node
EAD
Cons.
ATC
User
SWIM Node
EAD Publ.
EAD
Cons.
ATC
Mangr
ATC2ATC
Manager/Publisher role
Contr
Contributor role
User
User role
EAD Publ.
EAD B2B
Publisher role
EAD
Cons.
Consumer role
SMS WS API
AIM server
simulator
SMS Service
Airspace closure notification
Request flight trajectory update

19. AMHS and SWIM
Two infrastructures will co-exist in the future (AFTN/AMHS and SWIM)
Some of the traffic (messages) currently going over AFTN/AMHS Infrastructure will be going over SWIM in the future
There will be a need for a Gateway between these two infrastructures

20. Frequentis smartMessenger

21. FPL 2012

22. Frequentis Solutions
Frequentis solutions support the FPL2012 requirements
smartMessenger (UA Forms)
smartstrips (Tower / Approach / En-route Flight Data Handling)
smartAIM (Management of static & dynamic aeronautical information)
Frequentis FPL2012 Converter = smartFPLconverter

23. Frequentis smartFPLconverter
Designed for the ANSP’s that choose not to upgrade their FDPS, user terminals or other systems before the November 15 compliance date.
Operates with any manufacturer of AFTN/AMHS and FDPS
Flexible design is capable of handling all variations of local and global flight plan formats and procedures
Turnkey system including hardware, software, installation, configuration, local and external testing, staff training, and support.
Cost-effective Solution
Software Assurance According to ED-153

24. smartFPLconverter Configuration Options
Converter As An FDPS Gateway
Converter As A National Gateway
USA
USA
EUR
EUR
AsiaPac
AsiaPac
MHS
FPL
Converter
Local
Domain
(Present)
FPL
Converter
MHS
Local
Domain
(Present)
FDPS
FDPS

25. VOIP

26. Frequentis VoIP in ATM
FREQUENTIS has market leadership in VoIP implementation:
First company to implement ED137 standards in VCS, VCX-IP Gateway and DIVOS Recorder products
First company to deploy ED137 standardized VoIP in operational Military and Civil ATC networks
Outlook for 2012
Implementation of Voice over PENS using FREQUENTIS Voice Gateways
Roll out of first countrywide VoIP based network using FREQUENTIS VCS and VCX-IP gateway components in Europe
FABEC N-VCS: Networked VoIP based VCS for Eurocontrol MUAC

27. VoIP in Air Traffic Management
Incorporation of ED137A in ICAO doc 9896
July WGI finalised the draft edition 2 of DOC 9896 which includes direct references to the VoIP European Standard (ED137A) and supported its publication.
Plugtests 2011:
May 2011: FAA Plugtests (USA)
June 2011: ETSI Plugtests (Europe)
SESAR Work Package : PENS Validation
performance tests for VoIP (radio and telephone) applications
Update ED137B
Enhancement after plugtest results & incorporation of further operational use cases

28. Summary

29. Summary
Frequentis offers a comprehensive AMHS solution and has successfully implemented a number of new installations since the acquisition of GWDI
As an active member of SESAR, Frequentis is at the forefront of the SWIM technology research and development
Frequentis is offering a turn key solution for migration to FPL2012
Frequentis continues to lead in the Voice Communication market by offering the latest technology in VoIP solutions