1. FAA
SATCOM Programs
Briefing for
ICAO Seminar on Implementation of Data Link and SATCOM Communications
17-19 November 2003
Bangkok, Thailand
Rob Strain
MITRE CAASD
on behalf of
Federal Aviation Administration

2. Current FAA SATCOM Program Areas (1)
Oceanic
Datalink: ACARS, VDL or satellite
Voice: HF/AM or VHF/AM
Advanced Technology and Oceanic Procedures (ATOP) will be used for air traffic control and it will use SATCOM among several methods of communications
GCNSS exploring NAS interconnections for aircraft using SATCOM over Gulf of Mexico as one of the links (more on following slides)

3. Current FAA SATCOM Program Areas (2)
Domestic (CONUS)
FAA Telecommunications Satellite (FAATSAT) - Ground/ground communications backup (leased service)
FAATSAT will be going away as the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program looks to ground based networking to produce cost savings in National Airspace System (NAS) telecommunications.
Domestic (Alaska)
Alaskan NAS Inter-facility Communications System (ANICS) - Ground/ground communications telecommunications network
Connects Anchorage Center with remote CNS sites throughout Alaska

4. GCNSS Program
GPS navigation
GPS navigation
Communication satellites
Global Communications, Navigation and Surveillance System (GCNSS)
22 month effort initiated July 2002
Cost-sharing contract between FAA and Boeing ATM
R&D program
Weather and aero information
Network operations
Common Information Structure
Airports
Airline operations centers
ATC centers
TSA centers

5. GCNSS Program Objectives
Demonstrate the feasibility of a broadband, secure communications architecture.
Segment A Demo (Jan 2003)
Demonstrate the feasibility of a hybrid global satellite-based CNS architecture.
Segment A Demo (Nov 2003)
Demonstrate the feasibility of a secure, highly integrated common information network (CIN) architecture.
Segment A Demo (Feb/Mar 2004)

6. Enhancements Expected from GCNSS
Security
Video and audio data transmissions from aircraft to appropriate agencies
Extending air traffic services
Capability, efficiency and safety in regions that presently lack CNS infrastructure
Information sharing
Real time flight trajectory negotiations air/ground
Common situation awareness and collaboration for all service providers, users and operators

7. SWIM/CIN
System Wide Information Management (SWIM)/ Common Information Network (CIN)
Concept for distributing and managing CNS and ATM information
Utilizes network of networks to share and consolidate information
NAS information pool
Timely and secure available
Authorized user access only
Recognized by ICAO
Future of data management
Departure from current point-to-point ATM information transfer

8. A Network-Centric Infrastructure
Applications
Applications
Applications
SWIM/CIN
Flight Object
Schedule
Trajectory/Intent
Communication
Navigation
Surveillance
Weather
World
ADS-B
SF21
Radars
Capstone
Multi-Lat
SDN
HITS
TCAS
Etc.
GAL
LORAN
TACAN DR
VASI
MLS
ADF
Etc.
GPS
INS
VOR
DME
ILS
WAAS
LAAS
NCWF
TCWF
CIP/FIP
C&V
ITWS
RUC
MDCRS
Etc.
WARP
GIWS
OASIS
TDWR
LLWAS
ASOS/AWOS
NLDN
TAWS
EFB
DTED
SRTM
Etc.
ACARS
VDL2
VDL3
Mode S
ADS-A
ADS-B
Connexion
Etc.

9. Segment A Demo (Jan 2003)
Live video, audio and exchanges between on- and off-board systems
Monitoring cockpit and passenger cabin with video surveillance
Aircraft flight monitoring
Continuous downlink of aircraft positions
Real time flight path deviation alerts to ATS specialist
Uplink and downlink of FIS data
Environmental conditions from aircraft (temperature, wind, etc.)
Uplink NEXRAD weather radar image
SATCOM used to greatly expand the type of information that can be downlinked from aircraft

10. Segment B Demo (Nov 2003) Controller-pilot two-way data communications
Controller-pilot two-way voice communications
Digitized voice
Party line
Radar-like surveillance using ADS via satellite
Seamless transition between domestic en route and oceanic
SATCOM used to provide near-term enhancements to address surveillance and communications deficiencies in the Gulf of Mexico

11. Segment C (Feb/Mar 2004)
Feasibility of SWIM concept to enable network-centric operations
Air traffic control centers
Aircraft
Airlines
Security and defense agencies
Common air picture
Aircraft ADS via satellite
ADS-B via UAT and 1090ES
Uplink of TIS-B and FIS-B via UAT and SATCOM
SATCOM and Broadcast Services infrastructure used to eliminate surveillance boundaries and provide common situation awareness between pilot and controller