Large-scale controller pilot data link communications emulation testbed [air traffic management]

Author

Mulkerin, Tom

Author_Institution

Mulkerin Associates Inc., Springfield, VA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

27-31 Oct. 2002

Abstract

NASA´s Glenn Research Center (GRC) is responsible for the advanced communications for air traffic management (AC/ATM) project. GRC´s large-scale CPDLC (controller pilot data link communications) emulation testbed provides the capability to study the impact of data link traffic loads on the NAS communications infrastructure. The testbed provides a means of generating and observing the performance of large scale aeronautical data link communications using different subnetworks. End-to-end ATN (aeronautical telecommunications network) message (CM (context management) and CPDLC) emulation is provided through script-driven, departure-through-arrival scenarios that can support a full range of communications test activities. The capability to use up to 160 aircraft in an experiment, coupled with the testbed´s performance measurements, provides the means to assess the number of aircraft that a subnetwork can support and meet the FAA´s performance goals.

Keywords

aerospace computing; aerospace simulation; aerospace test facilities; air traffic; air traffic control; aircraft communication; AC/ATM; ATN; CM emulation; CPDLC; NAS communications infrastructure; aeronautical data link communication subnetworks; aeronautical telecommunications networks; air traffic management communications; context management; data link traffic loads; end-to-end ATN messages; large-scale controller-pilot data link communications emulation testbed; script-driven departure-through-arrival scenarios; subnetwork supported aircraft; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Communication system traffic control; Context; Emulation; Large-scale systems; Project management; Telecommunication control; Telecommunication traffic; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2002. Proceedings. The 21st

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7367-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2002.1067932

Filename

1067932