1. Presented by Jean-Yves PIRAM
ATN The AMHS exemple
Presented by Jean-Yves PIRAM
( France )

2. ATN Components Internetworking
Communications Pilot Data Link Controller Communications CPDLC)
Control Management (CM)
Automatic Data Surveillance (ADS)
Flight Information Service (FIS)
ATS Interchange Data Communications (AIDC)
ATS Message Handling Services (AMHS)
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3. ATN ICAO Documentation
ANNEX 10
Core SARPs (High Level)
DOC 9705
Manual of technical provisions
for the ATN
Technical SARPs
DOC 9739
Guidance Material
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4. An ATN Application : AMHS High level requirements
Provide a messaging service over the ATN
Deliver a level of service at least equivalent to that of the AFTN
Allow transition from AFTN/CIDIN to ATN
Enhance existing AFS service [ex : exchange of data of any format / binary /characters]
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5. Background AMHS SARPs Position of Sub-volume III
Introduction and
System Level
Requirements
ADS
CPDLC CM
FIS
Sub-Volume II
Air-Ground
Applications
ATSMHS
ICC
Sub-Volume III
Ground-Ground
Sub-Volume IV
Upper Layer
Communication
Services
Sub-Volume V
Internet
Doc 9705
"Technical SARPs"
Part 1, Chapter 3
"Core SARPs"
ANNEX 10, Volume III
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6. The AMHS international context
An AMHS Master Plan
AMHS
Industrial systems
AMHS SARPs
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7. The general institutional context
ICAO : The standard
European Commission CEC / TEN-T : The European master plan for AMHS deployment
EUROCONTROL : The financial support for an industrial system development
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8. The E.C.G. EATMP / EUROCONTROL Communication Gateway
An aeronautical multi-protocol messaging gateway
An industrial product:
with a development funded by par EUROCONTROL
proposed to the 35 member States of the EUROCONTROL Organisation
To promote the AFTN migration to the ATN and to the AMHS
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9. The ECG operational context
The AFS aeronautical messaging:
AFTN/CIDIN
AMHS
ATN
For the AFS aeronautical message exchanges:
FMS (flight plans)
AIS (NOTAM)
MET (TAF, METAR, etc.)
Miscellaneous (administrative etc.)
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10. The European Commission Context

11. Study and Planning of AMHS Communications in Europe
CEC TEN-T ATM Task FR/98/228
S P A C E
Study and Planning of AMHS Communications in Europe
STNA
Aena
DFS
EUROCONTROL
NATS
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12. Deployment Study
SPACE project is supported by European Commission funding up to the max. 50%,
partners : Aena, DFS, Eurocontrol, NATS, DGAC/STNA
« guidelines » provided to E.U. member States and to ICAO
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13. SPACE outcome Recommendations in 7 areas
Addressing
Infrastructure and topology
Routing
Functionalities of ATS Message Server and AMHS Gateway
Management
Common Facilities
Organisation
SPACE deliverables are available on the Web :
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14. The EUROCONTROL Context
An EUROCONTROL initiative
co-ordinated with States (ex: France / ARMOR Project )
to stimulate the industry
to propose to member States a PRODUCT
to promote the AFS migration to the AMHS
EUROCONTROL funds the development (« The first one »)
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15. ECG project : the follow up
Users requirement analysis U.R.D.
« Price Enquiry » addressed to States
Development / system validation
Operational implementation and demonstration
Generalisation (Sales to States)
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16. States’ functional requirements
Modularity
Scalability
Portability
Use of Commercial Off The Shelf products
(COTS)
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17. Functional architecture
D I R E C T O R Y
M A N A G E M E N T
AFTN
Gateway
AMHS
Telecommunication lower layers
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18. E.C.G. Architecture : Principals
APIs for Legacy Transport Services
Common API for Messaging
APIs for Naming and
Addressing Interface
APIs for Management
Management Services
Managing
Operator Positions
Directory
services
Message Router
AMHS
User
Host I/F (
(server)
(client)
Local
Apps
Message Store
AMHS
(X400)
AFTN
ATC Centre LAN
International & National links
API for ISO and ATN
Transport Services
ASYNC
FDE/ICD
X.25
CIDIN
TP0
TCP/IP
RFC1006
CLNP
ATN/TP4
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19. STNA solution The Industrial Organisation
Customer : EURONTROL
Project manager : France / STNA
Software integration : Thales-IS
Software products :
RSFTA/CIDIN : Thales-IS
ATN : Atos / STNA
X.400 : Atos MXMS
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20. The STNA /Thales-IS solution : General technical architecture
DIRECTORY
ATOS
Managing Operator Positions P 1
Transport Library Interface
API for Transport Interface
LDAP
APIs for naming & Addressing I/F
APIs for Management
AFTN MS
Thales-IS
AFTN
AERMAC
HOST
I/F
Client
AFTN/ATN
Gateway
Thales-IS
MTA
ATOS MS P1 P7
ASYNC
X25
CIDIN
TP0
ATN /TP4
CLNP
TCP IP
ISO /TP4
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21. ECG: Typical configurations
A comprehensive system
An AMHS Front- End system
An AMHS server
All platforms
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22. The comprehensive system architecture
AMHS
Telecommunication lower layers
AFTN
Gateway
D I R E C T O R Y
M A N A G E M E N T
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23. Front - End AMHS Architecture
Gateway
Telecommunication lower layers
D I R E C T O R Y
M A N A G E M E N T
AFTN
EXISTING
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24. AMHS Server architecture
Telecommunication lower layers
D I R E C T O R Y
M A N A G E M E N T
Adjacent AMHS System
AFTN
Gateway
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25. CONCLUSION : from the AFTN to the AMHS
ICAO has defined an approved standardisation
E.U. / SPACE is elaborating the detailed study for AMHS deployment in Europe
EUROCONTROL funds the industrial component to be put into Ops service
in 2003 an ECG / AMHS system compliant with ICAO standards is ready for deployment
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26. Thank you for your attention
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