FCI Technology Assessment Step 2 Process

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FCI Technology Assessment Step 2 Process

• Jacky Pouzet, Nikos Fistas, Phil Platt
• AGCFG3/WGC11
• 18-19 September 2006, Brussels

European Organisation for the Safety of Air
Navigation
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Content

• Goals of the technology assessment
• Results of Step 1
• Step 2 process
• Next steps
• FAA/NASA/EUROCONTROL co-ordinated process

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Goal of the Technology Assessment

• Aim is to propose technology(ies) that meet the
  requirements for a Future Radio System by the end
  of March 07.
• Based on requirements i.e. COCR v1.0
• To achieve this requires defining a common
  operational environment that candidate
  technologies can be evaluated against. This will
  include
• Definition of the common traffic scenarios
  previous presentation
• Other issues that must be considered in
  evaluating technologies
• In Europe the Technology Assessment is being
  carried out in a two-step process
• Step 1 complete
• Step 2 underway

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Step 1 Methodology
List of Considered Technologies
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Step 1 List of Promising Technologies
Evolution of existing aeronautical systems or concepts (x)DL3 ETDMA (x)DL4
Terrestrial systems B-VHF 3G systems (WCDMA) P34
Satellite systems INMARSAT SwiftBroadband New satellite System(s)
Airport/surface systems 802.16
DRAFT
Red text not analysed in Step 1
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Spectrum Considerations
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Step 2 Overview of Technology Assessment process
Interaction
with
SESAR -D2, D3
Recommendation for FCI technologies

• meeting requirements
• -meeting deployment
• timescale

Aircraft Integration
Other aspects for consideration
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Step 2 technology description

• All candidate technologies should be defined in a
  common format including
• Concept of Operation
• Proposed band of operation
• Spectrum issues/constraints
• Proposed architecture
• Measures to assure Quality of Service
• Aircraft integration

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Others elements of the assessment

• Standardisation
• Transition
• Certification
• Redundancy
• Capabilities (addressed, broadcast, ..)
• Security
• TRL (general TRL not specific for ATM
  implementation)
• Spectrum Efficiency (data throughput vs
  bandwidth)
• Network Efficiency (frequency re-use, small cell
  size etc)
• Preliminary cost information

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Overview of Step 2 Assessment
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Derivation of assessment data
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Step 2 working arrangements

• Co-operation with FAA/NASA and other European
  partners to obtain a common set of information
• Engage with experts involved in technology
  development
• detailed information on design choices and to
  obtain simulation results
• Where no project is considering a potential
  candidate technology then best-efforts will be
  made to support the assessment

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Ranking of technologies

• Class 1 Proven, viable, standardised
  technology, available for operational use.
• Class 2 - Technology has potential to meet
  requirements. Standardisation process in
  progress, successfully demonstrated using
  prototypes, implementation and transition
  arrangements feasibly.
• Class 3 - Has potential needs further
  development
• Class 4 - Planned/conceptual no
  evidence/detail of performance, cost etc

DRAFT
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Ranking process

• Ranking will be undertaken using a mask against
  a pre-defined assessment level (being finalised)

DRAFT
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Next Steps

• Complete definition of the common evaluation
  method
• Describe technologies and identify performance in
  a common way
• Compare technologies using an agreed methodology
• Provide recommendations on the FCI technology
  (-ies)
• Timeframe to complete Step 2 by mid 2007

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EUROCONTROL/FAA/NASA co-ordinated activities
FAA/NASA
List of
candidate
technologies
Phase 2 - refinement of
Phase 1
criteria and further
Initial Pre-
Phase 3 Assessment
investigation of
screening
technology
COCR v1.0
COCR v2.0
Initial Pre-
Step 1 Assessment
Step 2 Assessment
screening
List of
candidate
technologies
EUROCONTROL