Author_Institution :
The MITRE Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) currently has under development data link services for Air Traffic Management (ATM), Flight Information Service (FIS), and communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS). These services will be provided over the Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN), a worldwide data network intended to provide data communications connectivity among mobile aircraft, airlines, and civil aviation authorities. The ATM and FIS services currently under development are part of an evolutionary process that will begin, for the most part, with duplication of voice services. In the future, services will facilitate a common source of data for pilots, controllers, and flight planners, as well as computer-to-computer communications between ground based and airborne automation systems. These future services will provide benefits such as the use of optimum aircraft tracks and flight profiles.<>
Keywords :
aerospace computing; air traffic computer control; air-traffic control; aircraft communication; computer networks; computerised navigation; data communication systems; ground support systems; mobile radio systems; voice communication; ATM; Aeronautical Telecommunications Network; Air Traffic Management; FIS; Federal Aviation Administration; Flight Information Service; airborne automation systems; airlines; civil aviation authorities; computer-to-computer communications; data communications connectivity; data link services; flight information services; flight profiles; ground based systems; mobile aircraft; navigation; optimum aircraft tracks; surveillance; uplink/downlink messages; voice services; worldwide data network; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Automatic control; Communication system control; Data communication; FAA; Information management; Mobile communication; Surveillance; Telecommunication traffic;
