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Pre-Conference Tutorial - 25th September 2000

For those delegates new to the subject, and wishing to maximise the benefits of attending the conference, a 1 day pre-conference Tutorial was presented by FANS Information Services on 25th September. It provided a thorough grounding on the ATN rationale, principles, technology, and current status.

Specifically, the tutorial covered the following topics: the ICAO CNS/ATM System Concept, the ICAO defined Operational Requirements for air/ground datalink applications (e.g. ADS, CPDLC), an overview of the ATN functionality and services, an overview of the principal air/ground datalinks ( VHF Digital Link, Aeronautical Mobile Satellite System (AMSS).

Agenda

09:30
 Introduction
Principal Lecturer
FANS Information Services
  • The Growth in Air Traffic
  • ICAO CNS/ATM
  • The Current Communications Environment
  • The Future Communications Environment
  • The Benefits of Improved Communications

return to Tutorial Overview
10:00
 Operational Requirements Related to the Use of Data Link Services
Principal Lecturer
FANS Information Services
  • To provide delegates with an overview of the Operational Requirements for the data link based ATS service as defined by ICAO. In addition to the generic operational requirements applicable to all future data link applications this module presents requirements specific to:
  • Data Link Initiation Capability (DLIC);
  • Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS);
  • Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC);
  • Digital Flight Information Services (D-FIS);
  • Air Traffic Services Inter-facility Data Communications (AIDC);
  • Aeronautical Message Handling System (AMHS)
  • Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B)
Including Refreshments at 10:45 return to Tutorial Overview

Lunch 12:30

13:45
 The ICAO ATN
Director
FANS Information Services
  • The ATN Concept
  • Components of the ATN Infrastructure
  • ATN Protocols
  • Candidate Air/Ground Datalinks
  • Airborne Architecture
  • ATN Product Families
Including Refreshments at 14:45 return to Tutorial Overview
15:15
 The ICAO VHF Digital Link
Principal Lecturer
FANS Information Services
  • Aeronautical VHF Band
  • Current Services in VHF band
  • VHF Data Communications
  • VDL Modes 1, 2, 3 and 4
Break at 16:15 return to Tutorial Overview
16:20
 AMSS
Principal Lecturer
FANS Information Services
  • The basic principles of satellite communications;
  • The main components of the Inmarsat AMSS system;
  • Issues related to the implementation and management of the AMSS service;
  • How the AMSS system is integrated into the ATN.
End of Tutorial at 16:50 return to Tutorial Overview

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