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ICAO Asia-Pacific AMHS Activities
Status ATS Message Handling System (AMHS
)Implementation Workshop Chennai,
IndiaDecember 15-16, 2008
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Report From APANPIRG Aeronautical
Telecommunication Network Implementation
Co-Ordination Group (ATNICG)
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Presentation Overview

• ATNICG Background
• ATNICG Activities
• ATNICG Status
• Conclusions and Decisions
• Tasks Activities and Status

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Presentation Overview

• Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) Task
  Force (TF) concluded its final meeting in 2005
  adopting all recommendations of the TF and all of
  its AMHS implementation documents developed for
  the Asia/Pacific region to replace its aging AFTN
  infrastructure
• APANPIRG CNS/MET Sub-Group and APANPIRG adopted
  the TF recommendation
• APANPIRG also established the ATNICG in 2006 to
  facilitate the AMHS transition
• ATNICG held its first meeting in Seoul, Republic
  of Korea in 2006 and its second meeting in Hong
  Kong, China in 2007

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Asia/Pacific ICG Activities

• Coordinate AMHS implementation and transitional
  issues in the Asia and Pacific Region and address
  relevant system management, operational
  procedures and emerging issues.
• The Group is composed of experts nominated by
• Australia, China, Hong Kong, Fiji, India,
  Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea,
  Singapore, Thailand and United States.
• The Group presented its report to APANPIRG
  through the CNS/MET Sub-group.

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ATNICG Tasks

1. ATN Implementation Coordination
2. ATN Operational Procedures
3. ATN Certification Validation Process
4. ATN Documentation
5. ATN Performance
6. ATN Service Enhancements
7. Security

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN Implementation Coordination
• Review of implementation problems and develop
  coordinated solutions
• Review States ATN/AMHS Implementation/Operational
  activities and issues (member States are
  expected to provide their latest implementation
  status)
• ATN/AMHS Implementation Planning Status
• Importance of Specifying Design Capacity and
  Loading/Stress Testing of AMHS
• Use of Internet for ATN/AMHS Functional and
  Interoperability Testing

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN Operational Procedures
• Develop Interim Database for Directory Services
• Develop operational database management
  procedures
• Pre-Operational Testing Procedures
• Update of EUR AMHS Manual related to AMHS
  Conformance Testing
• Draft Conclusion 2/1 - Guidance Document for AMHS
  Conformance Testing

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN Certification Validation Process
• Develop conformance procedures and checklist for
  AMHS and ATN routers
• Develop validation process document

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN CONFORMANCE DOCUMENT AND CHECKLIST
• Describes the standard checklist required to
  ensure interconnectivity and interoperability.
  The document was adapted with a baseline from the
  Eurocontrol Conformance Document. The adaptation
  of the Eurocontrol Manual focuses on the use of
  AMHS with an additional ATN router testing
  procedure which was developed based on the router
  testing and trials conducted between Hong Kong
  China and Japan.
• The ATN Conformance Document will cover the
  system level testing for AMHS and ATN router
  necessary for interoperability and
  interconnectivity as an initial step based on
  existing technical provisions. Technologies such
  as the adoption of Internet Protocol (IP) are
  proposed to be addressed in later revisions. The
  structure of the documenst would be as follows
• AMHS Conformance Document
• Annex A - Guidelines on Quality of Service (QOS)
• Annex B - AMHS Conformance Test and Checklist
• Annex C ATN Router Test and Checklist

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN Documentation
• Study DIR objects/attributes proposed in ACP and
  follow development within other groups
• Develop AIDC documentation (including ICD) and
  follow development within other groups
• Update AMHS ICD to comply with SARPs

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN Performance
• Develop/establish/adapt/monitor/identify/analyze
  performance indicators

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ATNICG Tasks

• ATN Service Enhancements
• Review the impact of the implementation of
  Directory Services in the Region
• Development of profiles for the directory access
  and exchange protocols (Ref. Decision 7/9)
• Study the use of IP
• Consider related ICAO standards (e.g. 9880) to
  compliment ICAO Doc. 9705 to adopt IP. Meanwhile,
  effort within major hubs in Asia/Pac region (e.g.
  Singapore, Thailand, Pakistan, India, etc) to
  interface with European and other regions using
  IP will be utilized.
• Study and analyze for transition to BUFR code
• Study and analyze for transition of AFTN-based
  AIDC to ATN environment

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ATNICG Tasks

• Discuss issues related to Directory Service -
  AMHS Address Management
• AMC Coordination meeting
• ASIA/PAC Interim AMHS Address Management Database
• Using European AMC Database in the short term
• Decision 2/2 - Using European AMC service through
  focal point
• ATSMHS Coordination and Management Center

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ATNICG Tasks

• Security
• Task (1) Update System Integrity Policy as
  needed
• Asia/Pacific ATN AMHS System Integrity Policy
  Document
• Task (2) Develop Information Security Checklist
• Asia/Pacific ATN AMHS Develop Security Checklist
• Task (3) Develop Information Security Guidance
• Asia/Pacific ATN AMHS System Integrity Guidance
• Task (4) Develop Information Security Solution
  for Initial and Enhanced Services
• Asia/Pacific ATN AMHS Security Implementation Plan

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Conclusions and Decisions

• Draft Conclusion 2/1 - Guidance Document for AMHS
  Conformance Testing
• Decision 2/2 - Use of European AMC service
  through focal point
• Decision 2/3 - Analyze common address prefix
• Draft Conclusion 2/4 - ATN/AMHS Implementation
  Workshop
• Draft Conclusion 2/5 - Amendment to AMHS ICD
• Draft Decision 2/6 - Revision to the
  Subject/Tasks List of ATNICG

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Establishment of ATNICG Working Group

• The ATNICG WG has been established to address
  specific technical and operational issues with
  Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• The ATNICG WG has held two meetings since 2006
• Most of its work is coordinated though email and
  the Web server hosted by Asia/Pac Regional Office

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ATNICG Working Group Activities

• Seven tasks and tracking each tasks as follows
• PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
• AIDC, BUFR, AMHS Routing ICD, Network Protocol
  Compatibility
• Test Procedure, Operational Procedure
• Tasks/Strategy
• Benefits
• Deliverables
• Target Date
• Lead and supporting Members for each assigned
  task
• ATNICG WG Update