Performance of a regional aeronautical telecommunications network

Author

Bretmersky, Steven C. ; Ripamonti, Claudio ; Konangi, Vijay K. ; Kerczewski, Robert J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cleveland State Univ., OH, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Abstract

This paper reports the findings of the simulation of the ATN (Aeronautical Telecommunications Network) for three typical average-sized US airports and their associated air traffic patterns. The models of the protocols were designed to achieve the same functionality and meet the ATN specifications. The focus of this project is on the subnetwork and routing aspects of the simulation. To maintain continuous communication between the aircrafts and the ground facilities, a model based on mobile IP is used. The results indicate that continuous communication is indeed possible. The network can support two applications of significance in the immediate future-FTP and HTTP traffic. Results from this simulation prove the feasibility of development of the ATN concept for AC/ATM (Advanced Communications for Air Traffic Management)

Keywords

aerospace simulation; air traffic control; aircraft communication; ground support systems; telecommunication network routing; transport protocols; AC/ATM; ATC systems; FTP traffic; HTTP traffic; US airports; air traffic management; air traffic patterns; aircraft communication; continuous communication; ground facilities; mobile IP; protocols; regional aeronautical telecommunications network; routing aspects; simulation; subnetwork aspects; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Airports; Automatic control; Computer networks; Mobile communication; Routing protocols; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Big Sky, MT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6599-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2001.931284

Filename

931284