NexSAT NexSAT Steering Group Meeting - 8 June 2004 © 2004 European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) 1 Welcome to the 4th meeting

1NexSAT NexSAT Steering Group Meeting - 8 June 2004

© 2004 European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL)

Welcome to the 4th meeting of the NexSAT Steering Group

Eurocontrol, Brussels

8th June 2004



Plan of the day

Two meetings

• EUROCONTROL NexSAT Steering Group – finishing at 15:00

• ESA presentation on their VISTA study– 15:15 to 17:00



Objectives

Major objectives of this meeting are: • Listen to exciting new developments• To ensure industry offerings meet aviation

safety communication requirements• We have left time for discussion - we need

your feedback



Item 2 - Acceptance of the Agenda



Agenda Overview• Welcome and Introduction• Acceptance of the agenda • Overview of activities since the 3rd meeting• Discussion on Party Line• Review of Industry Activities• Discussion of future activities

– Members contributions to the work• Any Other Business• Actions• Date of future meetings



Item 3 - Overview of activities since the last meeting



ICAO ACP WG-C overview

• Work is progressing through 4 ‘interest groups’– Technology Interest Group – Requirements Interest Group– Spectrum Interest Group– Institutional matters



ICAO ACP WG-C outcome

• WG-C (April) started examining a range of possible future communications technologies

• Several satellite communications systems were presented– BGAN, SDLS, Connexion by Boeing

• Work is progressing to identify candidate systems based on a set of criteria



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System System ImplementationImplementation

System/Subsystem System/Subsystem EvaluationEvaluation

Research to Research to Prove FeasibilityProve Feasibility

Technology Technology DevelopmentDevelopment

& Demonstration & Demonstration

Basic Basic TechnologyTechnology

Research Research

Timeline Towards 2020 Communication system

Timeline Towards 2020 Communication system

11stst Quarter 2005 Inventory of Alternatives Quarter 2005 Inventory of Alternatives Inventory of assessment parametersInventory of assessment parameters

22ndnd Quarter 2005 Selection from Alternatives Quarter 2005 Selection from Alternatives Established communication requirementsEstablished communication requirements

11stst Quarter 2006 Alternatives Assessment Quarter 2006 Alternatives Assessment

2nd Quarter 2006Decision on technology2nd Quarter 2006Decision on technology

11stst Quarter 2007 Initiation of standards Quarter 2007 Initiation of standards

2009 Validation of standards2009 Validation of standards

2010 Adoption of standards2010 Adoption of standards

2016 Initial implementation2016 Initial implementation

2020-2025 Full implementation2020-2025 Full implementation

WRC 2007 bandwidth requirements

ACP WG C timeline

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3rd



ESA activities



EUROCONTROL activities

• Generic Mission Requirements are available for industry use

• Input to ICAO meetings

• Review of emerging technologies

• Consultation with European Commission on future communication systems



Activities in other regions



Item 4 – Discussion on Voice Party Line



• Japanese paper on party line (WP2)

• Eurocontrol paper on party line (WP3)



Item 5 - Review of Industry Activities



Recall Business Aspects

• A ‘new’ Satellite communications system could bring benefits to aviation if it is at an ‘acceptable cost’

• It will need to get ‘buy-in’ from a range of Stakeholders– airspace users, ATS providers,

Communications Service providers, Satellite Service providers, Manufacturing Industry



Implementation timescaleTimescale 2015

ICAO Process

Technical Development

Flight trials

OPERATIONAL SERVICE

Deployment

Commercial Arrangements

How is this

phase funded ?

Industrial

consortium,

Public body

Inmarsat ?

The service provider

has to start rolling

out the service but

traffic may be low

initially



Industry Activity

• Since the last meeting some exciting new industry initiatives have been launched

• ‘Champions’ appear to be emerging

• We will hear from some of them now



Inmarsat Presentation



Boeing Presentation



ANASTASIA Proposal



Italian VC7 Initiative



Meeting the requirements

• Industry seem to be developing systems that are designed to meet safety-related communications

• Dialogue needs to take place to ensure that the service meets the requirements– need to have a full and frank exchange of

information whilst meeting business objectives



Item 6 - Discussion of future activities



NexSAT activities

• Eurocontrol will continue to work with all Stakeholders to ensure future satellite communication services meet the requirements

• Launching new activity through calls for tender



NexSAT activities (2)

• Aero B-GAN – CFT being issued– Technical: Capability to meet (partly) the

mission requirements – concept of operation – mechanism insuring the required QOS

– Institutional: Service continuity, open competition and interoperability

– Airborne architecture– Cost and communication charges



NexSAT activities (3)

• SDLS – CFT under development – Technical: Capability to meet (partly) the

mission requirements – concept of operation – mechanism insuring the required QOS

– Institutional– Airborne architecture– Cost and charges



Round table discussion

• How can you provide contributions to the work ?

• What do you consider are the key issues that need addressing ?

• What have we not considered ?

• What would you like to consider at the next Steering Group meeting ?



Item 7 - Any other business



Item 8 - Actions



Item 9 - Date of future Meetings



Proposed next meeting

• Identify next key milestone

• Plan meeting around this timeframe

Documents

NexSAT NexSAT Steering Group Meeting - 8 June 2004 © 2004 European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) 1 Welcome to the 4th meeting