1. © 2006 Avitech AG Author: Peter Rudolph
ICAO Asia/Pacific Region
AMHS Implementation Workshop
AMHS Implementation - an Industry Perspective – Avitech AG Friedrichshafen, Germany
Hosted by
Norman Nunn
Chennai, 15-16th December 2008

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Author: Peter Rudolph
Roadmap through the presentation
Today's presentation
Brief Introduction Avitech
Reference Systems
OSI /IPS System Solutions
Interoperability Testing
Conformance Testing
Conclusions

3. Location Friedrichshafen - a quality place for Work and Pleasure
Avitech
Norman Nunn
Sales Marketing
Avitech AG
Bahnhofplatz 1 / POBox 1430
D Friedrichshafen
Germany
Phone:
Fax:

4. AIM – MHS – ATM References
2005 US Air Force Europe (DoD) – AFTN Gateway
1999 US Army HQ Europe (DoD) – AIS, AFTN, CIDIN
2004 Canada CAA – ANDRS
1997 German CAA Towers
1996 German Armed Forces (MoD) – AIS, FPL, AFTN, CIDIN, AMHS
2001 German Armed Forces Training Centre – AIS, FPL, AFTN
2001 Poland CAA – AFTN, CIDIN
1997 Slovak CAA – AFTN, CIDIN
2001 Slovak CAA – AIP/MAP
2005 Hungary CAA – AFTN/AMHS
2005 Beijing Tower NCATMB
1997 Italy CAA - CIDIN
2004 Turkish CAA – AFTN, CIDIN
1998 Macao CAA – AIS
2005 German Armed Forces AIP, FLIP, MAP
2001 Hong Kong – AFTN Station
2001 Korea CAA – AFTN,
2004 Saudi Arabia – AIS, AIP, MAP
2003 Greece CAA/Hellenic Armed Forces (MoD) – AIS, FPL, AIP, MAP
2003 German Armed Forces (MoD) – EAD Interface
2005 Tunisia CAA – AFTN/AMHS
2003 Eurocontrol – EAD CIDIN
1998 Canada CAA – AFTN, CIDIN
1997 Canada CAA - AIS
2004 UK Armed Forces (MoD) – AFTN, AIS
German CAA Towers
2006 Taiwan AIS
2006 Mongolia AIS
2002 Korea CAA – AMHS
2007 Mongolia AIP
2007 Jordan AMHS
2007 Turkish CAA – AMHS
2008 Macao CAA – AIS

5. MHS – Message Handling Systems Group
Based on latest ICAO SARPS standards
AFTN-CIDIN-AMHS Switches & Gateways
Integrated User Terminals with AFTN and/or AMHS P3/P7 protocol
Integration of ATN / IPS Routers
Turnkey Aeronautical Communication Systems
Military Civil ANSP Systems Integration
ATN National Networking infrastructure design
Seamless Transition Consultancy from AFTN
MHS
Message Handling Systems (ADAMS)

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ADAMS™ Overview
ADAMS™ Product Line
AFTN
CIDIN
AMHS
ATS Message
Server
ATN Internet
Domestic
Networks
Inter-
Messaging
System
Management
Application
Network
Message
Oriented
Services
Statistics
AMHS
Retrieval
User
Station
Transport Comp
ASY Lines
CIDIN
Protocol Stack
AMHS over
TCP/IP
AFTN/AMHS
Gateway
AFTN
Station
Transport Comp
TCP/IP
Application
Entity AFTN
AMHS over
TP4/CLNP
ATS Message
User Agent
Transport Comp
PSTN
Application
Entity OPMET
AviTerm™
in preparation
COTS Products
Legende:
Avitech product
Transport Comp
X.25
Transport Comp
X.29
Transport Comp
FAX

7. Roadmap through the presentation
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Roadmap through the presentation
Today's presentation
Brief Introduction Avitech
Reference Systems
OSI /IPS System Solutions
Interoperability Testing
Conformance Testing
Conclusions

8. AFTN – CIDIN – AMHS customers since 1996

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KAC Korea
Korean CAA
International AFTN/AMHS message switch
AFTN/AMHS Gateway (ICAO SARPs compliance)
First nation-wide AMHS network with fully ICAO SARPs compliance Integrated UA and AFTN terminals
Meets High National Security Standards
Off-the-Shelf Hardware, Standard Software and System-Software components to replace AFTN switch
Implementation without operational disruption
High Availability dual HP Unix configuration with additional server for development, maintenance and testing
Technology Transfer Program
Kimpo
Incheon

10. Hungary - Budapest COM Centre
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Hungary - Budapest COM Centre
AMHS/AFTN ICAO COM Center
5 International connections
80 (existing) national AFTN users (asynch.)
4 (existing) ITA-2 (UDC)
50 (new) AFTN Stations (TCP/IP)
50 (new) AMHS UA (in phases)
4 Monitoring and Control Positions

11. Tunis COM Centre (Tunisia)
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Tunis COM Centre (Tunisia)
AMHS/AFTN ICAO COM Centre
4 International connections
52 (existing) national AFTN user (asynch.)
20 (existing) ITA-2 (UDC)
40 (new) AFTN Stations (TCP/IP)
4 (new) AMHS UA
3 iMCP
TCP/IP router network for new national COM backbone (12 router)
AMHS Test with a t.b.d. neighbour

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Jordan AFTN AMHS
AMHS/AFTN ICAO COM Centre Amman
4 International connections
ca. 30 (existing) national AFTN user (asynch.)
32 (new) AFTN Stations (TCP/IP)
32 (new) AMHS User Agents
4 Monitoring and Control Positions
AMHS Interoperability Test with Egypt envisaged for Q2/2009

13. Turkey AMHS/AFTN/CIDIN - Project
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Turkey AMHS/AFTN/CIDIN - Project
AMHS/AFTN/CIDIN Centre in Ankara Esenboga
Directory Server in Ankara Esenboga
Flight Plan Database in Ankara Esenboga
Electronic Flight Strip Display at Adana Airportand Gaziantep Airport
AFTN Subscribers
AMHS User Agents
CIDIN Connections to Rome, Sofia, Athens, Bahrain, Tehran, Ercan (Cyprus)

14. Deutsche Bundeswehr (Air Force, Army, Navy)
Germany – AFS Coms network BwB
Deutsche Bundeswehr (Air Force, Army, Navy)
30 Airbases
Integrated AIM MHS terminals
System Command Centre
MIL NOTAM-Office
Flight Planning
Pilot Briefing
eAIP, eMAP, eSDO, eODB, eFLIP
CIDIN/AFTN/AMHS Switch
COM System to other NATO countries
COM System to DFS
First AMHS network world-wide with 40 user agents
Frankfurt
Still fully operational and fully updated since 1997
Provides back bone network for all Germany Military fixed ground based communications
Avitech also provides the Mil Notam office, Flight Planning, Pilot Briefing, Militiary AIP and interconnections to other systems through secure communications gateways for the Military..
Status
In operation since 1997
Robust solution, high availability, highly secure network
Continuous upgrade since then, “SARPs 3” compliant – Basic ATS Service implemented – including MTA’s
Integrated gateway management available (AFTN/CIDIN/AMHS)
Use of a central X.500 Directory Server
Ready for interconnecting to other AMHS systems
Interoperability tests completed with DFS (Germany) and Aena (Spain)
Next Steps
Replacement of operational CIDIN connection to DFS by AMHS

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RMA Summary
Avitech maintains a high level of software RMA using the homogenous Software Development V model,
Avitech took an installed base of 6 large operational systems worldwide with a sum of 50 sites and over 400 user working places over 36 months for the RMA evaluation.
Avitech also collected data of hotline calls of last 4 years shows an average of 7 minor software / parameter / SW service related calls per system per year. Average downtime was less then half an hour.
The data collected shows SW availability of approx %.

16. Roadmap through the presentation
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Roadmap through the presentation
Today's presentation
Brief Introduction Avitech
Reference Systems
OSI /IPS System Solutions
Interoperability Testing
Conformance Testing
Conclusions

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Germany – AFS– Largest AMHS Reference
Other Networks/Communication Partners
German Armed Forces Managed
MTS
31 MTAs
AFTN
MTA
MTA
MTCU
At least 2 WPS
at each airbase
MTCU
US Army/Germany
CIDIN
CIDIN
AFTN
AFTN
30 Airbases/Germany
CIV COM Centre
Frankfurt/Germany
AFTN
MIL MET COM
Centre/Germany
89 other MIL AFTN
Users (X.25)
CIDIN: Common ICAO Data Interchange Network
MTA. Message Transfer Agent
MTCU: Message Transfer & Communication Unit (Access Unit)
MTS: Message Transfer System

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Delivery initially based on Draft Doc 9705
ANC agreed in December 1997 on Doc 9705
Regulatory Provisions
Technical Specification
(SARPs)
Guidance Material
ANNEX 10
Volume III
Digital
Communication
Systems
ATN: Chapter 3
AMHS: SV III, Section 3.1
AMHS: Part III, Section 6
SV I
SV IX
Part V
Part I
ICAO
Doc AN/956
Edition 1:1998
Edition 2: 1999
Edition 3: 2002
Edition 4: draft
- being replaced by Doc 9880 Draft: 2007
DOC AN/961
Edition 1: 2000
Edition 2: open
SV: Sub-Volume
And Now to
ICAO EUR Docs ICAO EUR Doc 020 – EUR AMHS Manual, Version 3.0, 2008
ICAO EUR Doc 021 – ATS Messaging Management Manual, Version 4.0, 2008

19. Avitech Systems Configuration dual OSI - IPS
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Avitech Systems Configuration dual OSI - IPS
ATN
Router
AFTN
Switch
CLNP: Connectionless Network Protocol
iMCP: integrated Management &
Control Position
MS: Message Store
MTA. Message Transfer Agent
MTCU: Message Transfer & Control Unite
P3: X.400/P3 Protocol
P7: X.400/P7 Protocol
SFM: Store & Forward Module
UA: User Agent
Legend
ADAMS™
MTA MS
ATN Stack
MTCU
User
Agent
SFM
iMCP™
X.25
TCP/IP
ASY
Data
Base
Management
Configuration
Routing
Directories/X.500
PDAIs/DLs
Short Term Retention
Long Term Retention
Retrieval P7 P3
TP4/CLNP IP

20. Avitech IPS only solution
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Avitech IPS only solution
ADAMS™
iMCP™
Data
Base
Management
Configuration
Routing
Directories/X.500
PDAIs/DLs
Short Term Retention
Long Term Retention
Retrieval
CLNP: Connectionless Network Protocol
iMCP: integrated Management &
Control Position
MS: Message Store
MTA. Message Transfer Agent
MTCU: Message Transfer & Control Unite
P3: X.400/P3 Protocol
P7: X.400/P7 Protocol
SFM: Store & Forward Module
UA: User Agent
Legend
SFM
User
Agent
User
Agent
AFTN
MTCU P3
MTA MS P7 IP
Router
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
AFTN
Switch
X.25
TCP/IP
ASY

21. © 2006 Avitech AG Author: Peter Rudolph
AMHS messaging in ATN environment
AMHS
AIDC
GACS
Air-Ground R SN
ATN Internet
Ground-Ground Applications
OSI Layers
5 - 6
1 - 4
ATN
Applications
Dialogue Service
Communications
Service
SN ATN Subnetwork
R ATN Router 7

22. Use of IPv6 Network – FIRST Tests
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Use of IPv6 Network – FIRST Tests
AFTN/AMHS
Switch
IPv4
NAT
IPv6
iPAX
EUR IPv6 test network
IPv6
IPv6
NAT
NAT
IPv4
IPv4
AFTN/AMHS
Switch
AFTN/AMHS
Switch

23. Avitech Use of AMC Support
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Avitech Use of AMC Support

24. AMC data into X.500 directory of Avitech switch
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
AMC data into X.500 directory of Avitech switch

25. Use of Look-Up Tables by User Agents
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Use of Look-Up Tables by User Agents

26. User Terminals – AMHS@AviSuiteTM /AFTN@AviSuiteTM
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
User Terminals –
New common technology developments, customer driven, for both terminal types
Platform independency through Java
Web-based and conventional LAN clients
Web-start server based client supports roaming users
Highly modular and configurable through plug ins
Seamless integration into Avitech‘s client software suite
Simple integration with existing systems
Access protocols: AFTN, MTS and MS access protocol (P3 and P7)
AMHS Avisuite designed to work in X400 IPv4/6 and X.25

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User Terminals AviTermTM – AFTN or Aviterm Display

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User Terminals AviTermTM – AFTN or AMHS Display

29. User Terminals – AftnStation
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
User Terminals – AftnStation
OLD
Compliant to Annex 10 Chap II
AFTN messaging over asy lines, TCP/IP, X.25, X.29
Templates for ATS messages, CFMU/IFPS messages, NOTAM, SNOWTAM etc
NEW
Flight Plan handling through FlightMonitor function
Binary data transport through AFTN messages
Standardised AFTN gateway for connecting 3rd Party systems
Remote command, upgrade, administration and configuration through AFTN messages
Remote policing of AFTN PC workstations for illegal use.
BwB will use these stations operationally and as AMHS back up.

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AftnStation – Sample Configuration
User Terminals AftnStation – Sample Config
Notam Messages
Flight Monitoring
Set of Countries

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User Terminals AftnStation – new possibilities
Control, upgrade and admin of remote AFTN workstations by system supervisors using AFTN messages..
Possible to distribute binary files via the AFTN network for distributing all kinds of binary and XML data.
Possible for administrators to remotely police AFTN workstations for sanity checks, viruses, illegal programs or user activities etc.
Provides simple interfacing tool for 3rd party applications using the standard AFTN protocol
Provide sophisticated AFTN message processing for Flight Plan processing, Traffic Lists for instance.

32. Roadmap through the presentation
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Roadmap through the presentation
Today's presentation
Brief Introduction Avitech
Reference Systems
OSI /IPS System Solutions
Interoperability Testing
Conformance Testing
Conclusions

33. Interoperability with other vendors
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Interoperability with other vendors
First Multipartite International Realisation of ICAO SARPs
AMHS Trials

34. Interoperability Test Results
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Interoperability Test Results
Methods
Test Cases
Requirements
GAT,
V0.4
Conformance
Tests
Interoperability
CAC,
V2.2
Test
Demonstration
Evaluation
Audit
ECG ITP
Feb 2003
Interoperability
Tests
ECG URD,
V1.0
ICAO EUR AFSG
EUR ICAO Doc 020 –
EUR AMHS Manual
Appx. E: Interoperability Tests
ACCESS Study
ATSMHS Interoperability
Test Specification
, R1.0
AFTN/AMHS Conformance
, R1.0
Test Cases
FIRST July 2005
Part 1a: Bilateral Basic Tests
Part 1b: Bilateral Extended Tests
Part 2: Trilateral Network Tests
FIRST ANSPs and Manufacturers
AFTN-ATSMHS
Extended Test, Network Tests,
Validation
© 2006 Avitech AG

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Author: Peter Rudolph
Roadmap through the presentation
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Brief Introduction Avitech
Reference Systems
OSI /IPS System Solutions
Interoperability Testing
Conformance Testing
Conclusions

36. AMHS Conformance Testing
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
AMHS Conformance Testing

37. Roadmap through the presentation
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Author: Peter Rudolph
Roadmap through the presentation
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Brief Introduction Avitech
Reference Systems
OSI /IPS System Solutions
Interoperability Testing
Conformance Testing
Conclusions

38. Conclusions – Migration to AMHS
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
Conclusions – Migration to AMHS
Careful planning with clear objectives and time plan is essential,
Coordinated transition plan for gateways: National and International
Early involvement and training of users/operators is very important
Early interoperability plans with international partners
Reduce Interoperability testing – use the tester
Need more operational procedures to be developed by ANSPs/CAAs
AMHS is a reality and has been operational since 1996
AMHS implementation should be much further ahead than it is.
ATN is ready for delivery using ISO or IPS in dual stack environment
TP4/CLNP ISO for the future is very limited.
AFTN lives on for the foreseeable future.

39. AFTN transition to AMHS 1996
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
AFTN transition to AMHS 1996
During the “coexisting time” the gateways exist
Engineering, operational concept needs careful consideration
Staff needs migration/transition training
Best practice planning necessary
Operating cost during transition is higher
Systems in the world
(not a scale)
AFTN
CIDIN AMHS
coexist
AFTN AMHS
coexist
AMHS
AFTN
CIDIN t
1997
today
2008/9?
2015/2020?
Migration

40. AFTN Tranistion to AMHS 2008
© 2006 Avitech AG
Author: Peter Rudolph
AFTN Tranistion to AMHS 2008
During the “coexisting time” the gateways exist
Engineering, operational concept needs careful consideration
Staff needs migration/transition training
Best practice planning necessary
Operating cost during transition is higher
Systems in the world
(not a scale)
AFTN
CIDIN AMHS
coexist
AFTN AMHS
coexist
AMHS
AFTN
CIDIN
This is now the plan – The transition is not taking place we are still not far away from the beginning.
AFTN is not going away. Users are still relying very heavily on AFTN for their Aeronautical communications
Avitech continues to develop the functionality for the AFTN Station to accommodate new features for this extended life.
Like
Control, upgrade and admin of remote AFTN workstations by system supervisors using AFTN messages. No travelling required for upgrades, maintenance, problem fixing, system reconfiguration, traffic monitoring etc – all possible now from central control.
Possible to distribute binary files via the AFTN network for distributing all kinds of binary and XML data – replacing fax for instance.
Possible for administrators to remotely police AFTN workstations for sanity checks, viruses, illegal programs or user activities etc.
This functionality is normally given only to administrators to stop abuse and overloading the AFTN network with attachments.
Provides simple interfacing tool for 3rd party applications using the standard AFTN protocol without worrying about interconnectivity problems and different protocol handling for message transmission. t
1997
2008/9?
2015/2020?
Migration
today

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Conclusions
AFTN lives on for many years
Avitech continues to strongly support AFTN with new developments
Avitech supports the integration of AFTN into the AMHS environment