1. GLOBALink (HFDL and SATCOM)
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GLOBALink (HFDL and SATCOM)
Update
Prepared For:
ICAO WG-M2
April 2001

2. HFDL Statistics 14 ground stations 23 customers including the USAF
San Francisco, CA, U.S.A
Molokai, HI, U.S.A.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Riverhead, NY, U.S.A.
Auckland, New Zealand
Hat Yai, Thailand
Shannon, Ireland
Johannesburg, South Africa
Barrow, AK, U.S.A.
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Agana, Guam
Bahrain (planned 2001)
Canary Islands (planned 2001)
23 customers including the USAF
Over 145 HFDL-equipped aircraft
Over 100 aircraft added since January 2000
Traffic currently exceeding 60,000 kilobits per month
More than doubled traffic over same period in 2000
50% increase in traffic from Jan 2001 to Feb 2001

4. Global HFDL Traffic Routes - Mar. 2001

5. HFDL Communicating Aircraft

6. HFDL System Growth

7. HFDL ATS Validation Trials Now Underway
Participants
NavCanada
Continental Airlines
Message set
Waypoint position report (WPR) via HFDL to CADS to NavCanada
Performance goal
50% of downlink messages received within 3 minutes
95% of downlink messages received within 5 minutes
First test flight - 7 February, EWR - ZUR
6 WPRs sent
Average latency time = seconds
Trials are currently limited by the small number of appropriately equipped aircraft

8. HFDL 2001 Plans Complete HFDL ground station installations
Bahrain - 2nd Quarter 2001
Canary Islands - 3rd Quarter 2001
Upgrade Krasnoyarsk, Russia Antennas - Spring 2001
Expand ATS acceptance trials
North Polar routes
NavCanada / FAA of Russia
Additional regions
Seeking FANS capable / HFDL-equipped participant airlines and sponsor CAAs for trials

9. GLOBALink US Industry Milestones
HFDL
RTCA MOPS
Published as DO-265 Dec 2000
RTCA MASPS
Scheduled for Ballot Oct 2001 w/ Publication 1Q02
AMS(R)S
Published as DO-262 Dec 2000
Out for Ballot w/ Publication Nov 2001
AMSS
Change D AMSS MOPS Published as DO-262D Dec 2000