1. PAN European Network Services (PENS)
ACP WGW04 – AI4
Manuel Garcia (PSSG Chairman, Spanish ACP Member)
Jacky Pouzet (EUROCONTROL ACP Member)
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Allow me to give you a quick overview of where we are with CASCADE.
European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation

2. Pan European Network Services
What is PENS
A joint EUROCONTROL / ANSP led initiative to
provide a common IP based managed network service across the European region
Provide a efficient support to operational data and potentially voice communications:
existing services
new requirements that are emerging from future Air Traffic Management (ATM) concepts (incl SESAR).
In line with the SES-2 regulation (e.g. FMTP IR)
PENS contract placed in 2009 with a Telco provider (SITA) via a Call For Tender Procedure.
PENS will be used in the context of SESAR for the validation of the new services (VoIP, SWIM etc…)
Pan European Network Services 2

3. Pan European Network Services
PENS: the future of European aeronautical communications infrastructure
A joint EUROCONTROL/ANSP-led initiative to provide a common IP based network service across the European region;
Covers voice and data communication;
Provides efficient support to existing services and new requirements that are emerging from future air traffic management (ATM) concepts.
Pan European Network Services 3

4. Pan European Network Services
PENS Service Layers
CFMU
CFMU Terminals
ETFMS Entry Nodes
Shared sites
PENS
EAD
ANSP Backbone
EAD:
Existing network was with AT&T
Migration completed within the PENS rollout
Fully operational since December 9th, 2010
ANSP Backbone:
No such network today, replacing bilateral lines
For data communications (FMTP, AMHS, radar, …)
Ready for service. Priority for 2011
Shared sites:
PENS Users sharing the infrastructure
cost optimization, alignment on highest service level
CFMU:
Existing network was already with SITA
Replacement of most desktops during PENS rollout
New service option (ANSP-owned PCs): Option 2
Pan European Network Services 4

5. Pan European Network Services5

6. Pan European Network Services
PENS Technical Design
GOLD IP Plug
PENS
ANSP Backbone
min. 384 kbps
128 kbps
64 kbps
IPv4
Surveillance / radar (60%)
Regional use (30%)
Future use (10%)
FMTP (60%)
AMHS (30%)
CFMU VPN
EAD VPN
SESAR 512 kbps
IPv6
Multicast
Pan European Network Services 6

7. Pan European Network Services
The PENS VPNs
IPVPNs with Gold Class of Service (three levels of priority)
Dual stack IPv4 / IPv6
IPv4 addresses are provided by the Network Service Provider
IPv6 addresses are provided by EUROCONTROL (based on the iPAX Task Force)
Tight SLA with SITA for the service including:
24/7 Dedicated PENS Service Desk
99,99% availability
Certificate of physical diversity of the circuits
Quarterly audit of Single Points of Failures (layer 1/2/3)
Remote monitoring access for ANSPs
Monthly reporting
Pan European Network Services 7

8. PENS Governance PENS Services Steering Group PSSG
PENS Users
PENS
Services Steering Group
PSSG
PENS User Group
PUG
Network Service Provider (NSP) - SITA
PENS Management Unit
EUROCONTROL
ANSPs
Pan European Network Services 8

9. Pan European Network Services
Conclusions
PENS is already in operation for EUROCONTROL services such as CFMU and EAD (IPv4 at present).
The PENS ANSP Backbone service is ready for activation to support ATM traffic (AMHS, FMTP, Surveillance, soon: VoIP (After validation)).
PENS is ready for SESAR verification and validation (SWIM).
Activities related to network security, multicast (IPv4/6), VoIP validation are on-going in the context of SESAR (P ).
Pan European Network Services 9

10. Pan European Network Services
Recommendations
ACP WGW is invited to:
Note the PENS implementation in EUROPE.
Note the current development activities (VoIP validation, Security, IPv6 global addressing).
Support the need for a global IP infrastructure in the near future to deploy forthcoming ATM services: AMHS, SWIM, …
Support the need for a global security policy.
Note that the outcome of the PENS activities may provide input to future versions of the Doc 9896 (“Manual for the ATN using IPS Standards and Protocols”)
Invite ANC to task ACP for a globalisation of the IP connectivity (G/G), addressing the security issues to provide a trustable SWIM/AMHS infrastructure.
Pan European Network Services 10