PEER

PLATFORM FOR END-TO-END TESTING WITH REMOTE SYSTEMS

Support system certification and staff training activities

PEERemulatescomplexgrounddatalinkinfrastructuresand/ornumerousaircraftoperatinganyATCandAOCapplicationusingACARS,VDL2andATNcommunications.PEERprovidescompletemeansfortestingoflegacyorfuturedatalinkservices:FANS1/A,EurocontrolLink2000+,FAADataComm’RTCASC-214.

A versatile suite of high-quality test systems

With the growing use of digital communications technologies for safety-critical applications in the aviation industry comes the need for robust testing campaigns. Reliable, versatile, and independent testing tools have become essential for all organizations involved in the deployment and operation of ground and airborne architectures.

PEER is a suite of powerful and fully modular data link test platforms. PEER offers a means to significantly reduce the time and effort of associated integration, validation, certification, and maintenance activities.

ThePEERplatformhasbeendeliveredtoEMBRAERandDASSAULTinsupportofEASA’sairworthinessapprovalofnewLink2000+CPDLCcompliantaircraftinstallations,thusbecomingthefirstcommercialdatalinktestfacilityinvolvedincertifieddevelopmentprocesses.

Thebenchfullyconformstoapplicablestandardsandisfullyinteroperablewithallairborneandgroundimple-mentations.

UsePEERtotrainyourtechnicalandoperationalstaffusingrealcockpitandATCdisplaysandequipments.

Enhance your IV&V process

Ü Configure emulated topology: aircraft, ground stations, routers, end-systems

Ü Manage and monitor in real-time the activity of communication systems

Ü Edit and run MSC-based tests

Ü Manage complex scenarios: mix of applications, competing communications

Ü Analyze test results, assess system performances

Ü Generation of reports, archiving of associated test results

PEERsmoothlyintegratesyourdevelopmentenvi-ronmentanddrasticallyincreasesyourengineeringteams’productivity.Theplatform,designedfornon-experts,integratesautomationcapabilitiesanduser-friendlygraphicalinterfacesthatabstractalllow-leveldetails.

Ü All types of ATS and AOC messages

Ü Realistic air-ground delays

Ü Training Sessions representative of Operational Cases

usages interfaces

PEER AirEmulate up to hundreds of ACARS, VDL2 and ATN aircraft

•End-to-endvalidationofVHFgroundstations,ACARS/ATN

•Load,robustnessandperformancestestsnetworkinginfrastructuresandATCsystems

•Troubleshootingactivities

PEER GroundEmulate ground infrastructures including: VDL2/ACARS and mul-ti-frequency capable ground sta-tions, ATN Routers and End-Systems, ACARS Systems

•End-to-endvalidationofairbornedatalinksystems

•Airworthinesscertificationofaircraftplatforms(includingflighttests)

•Troubleshootingactivities•RFenvironmentsimulation

PEER DSPEmulate ACARS and VDL2/ATN service providers network including ground stations and routers

•End-to-endvalidationofaircraftthroughsimulatednetworks

•ValidationofATCandAOCEnd-Systemsthroughsimulatednetworks

PEER ESEmulate ATN/CPDLC and FANS1/A End-Systems

•End-to-endvalidationofairbornedatalinksystemsthroughoperationalnetworks

•Airworthinesscertificationofaircraftplatforms(includingflighttests)

•Troubleshooting,avionicsqualification

PEER RTFull air and ground ACARS, VDL2 and ATN software communication stacks and applications

•Developmenttests(step-by-stepvalidationprocess,automatedandnon-regressiontests,interactionsatanyinfrastructurelayer)

•Lowerinterface:IP,Ethernet,X.25,IP/SNDCF

•Upperinterface:XTI(Transport),DSI(Dialogue),ASNXcoder

Current users

airbus

dassault aviation

dfs

embraer

faa

harris

hondajet

the mitre corporation

rockwell collins

selex es

sita

thales air systems

thales atm (usa)

thales avionics

VHFchannel

ATNRoutersorEnd-Systems(X.25/IP,SNDCF/IP)

ACARSEnd-Systems(BATAP/MATIP)

VHFchannel(antennaorcoax)

CMU(ARINC429avionicbus)

VHFchannel(antennaorcoax)

ATNRoutersorEnd-Sytems(IP/SNDCF)

ACARSEnd-Systems(BATAP/MATIP)

ATNRouters(IP/SNDCF)

ACARSProcessor(BATAP/MATIP)

Lower interface:IPEthernetX.25IP/SNDCF

standard compliance

ICAO Doc9776/AN970:VDLMode2SARPS n n n n

Doc9705/AN956:InternetCommunicationSARPS(Sub-Vol5) n n n n n

Doc9705/AN956:UpperLayersSARPS(Sub-Vol4) n n n n n

Doc9705/AN956:Air-GroundApplicationsSARPS(Sub-Vol2) n n * * Doc9880/AN466:Air-GroundApplicationsSARPS(Part1) n n * *ISO ISO/IEC8208(X.25),8473(CLNP),9542(ESIS),10747(IDRP) n n n n n

ISO/IEC8073(TP4),8327-1(Session),8823-1(Presentation) n n n n

ISO/IEC8650-1(ACSE),8825(ASN.1PER) n n * *EUROCAE ED-92A/DO-224A:VDL2MOPS/MASPS n n n

/RTCA ED-100A/DO-258A:A622ATSApplicationsInteroperabilityReqs n n * * ED-110B/DO-258B:ATNBaseline1InteroperabilityReqs n n * * ED-120/DO-290:ContinentalATSSafety&PerformanceReqs n n * * WG78/SC-214:ATSSafety&InteroperabilityReqs(VersionH) * * * *ARINC A429-ALL:Mark33DigitalInfoTransferSystem(AvionicBus) * *

A618-5:ACARSAir-GroundCharacterOrientedProtocol n n n n

A620-4:ACARSGroundSystemStandard&Interface n n n n

A622-4:ATSApplicationsoverACARSNetwork n n * * A623-3:ACARSCharacterOrientedATSApplications n n

* * A631-5:VDL2Multi-frequency(FSL&Autotune) n n n n

A750-4:VHFDataRadio * *

A745-2:AutomaticDependentSurveillance(ADS) n n n

A781-4:Mark3AviationSatelliteCommunicationSystems * *

ETSI EN300676:Ground-basedVHFRadioEquipments n n n

EN301841:VDL2(ERM) n n n

EN301489:AM-MSK(ACARS)&D8PSK(VDL2)ERM n n n

service support

ATS DLIC,DCL,ACL,AMC,DSC,CAP,FLIPCY,PDC,OCL,D-ATIS,D-TAXI,etc. n n * n

AOC OOOI,Fuel,Delay,Crew,WeatherReports,ETA,FlightPlan,Maintenanceinfoetc. n n * n

host platform

RackSystem n n n *

IndustrialPCserver n n n *

VHFReceiver n n n

VHFTransmitter n n n

IntegratedHigh-GainVHFAntenna n n n n n

coaxialwiring(directoutputfromaircraftorgroundstationradio) n n n n n

ARINC429card * *

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7, avenue Parmentier – F-32000 Toulouse

Tel: +33 (0)9 88 77 74 00

Email: info@altys-tech.net

www.altys-tech.net

ALTYS Technologies is an international

engineeringcompanycommittedtoprovi-

dingdependabledigitalcommunications

and business intelligence systems to

industriesaroundtheglobe.

Headquartered inToulouse,France,and

with a US subsidiary based in Florida,

the company has a sound expertise in

the aerospace sector, and is dedicated

to designing airborne and ground com-

munications systems, robustmonitoring

solutions,anddataanalyticsinsupportto

asafer,moreefficientairspaceusewith

reduced operational costs. Since 2000,

ALTYSTechnologieshasbeenfullyinvol-

vedwithallmajorEuropeanandU.S.data

link programs, consistently delivering its

solutionstomajoractorsintheaerospace

andcivilaviationsectors.

Hardwarecharacteristics

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host platform

Rack Fixedormobileanti-shockrackplatform

(6U,8U,12U)

PC QuadCoreRackmountIndustrialServer

(Windows&Linux)

vhf transceiver

Frequency range 118-137MHz

Modulation AM-MSK(ACARS)

D8PSK(VDLMode2)

Environment conditions

temperatureinuse between-20°Cand+55°C

humidity 95%at+40°C

temperature(storing) between-40°Cand+80°C

Signal In/Outputs FromintegratedVHFantenna

Fromcoax:AircraftorVGS

antenna

Sensitivity

ACARS: MFR<1%at-99dBm(messagelength:100bytes)

VDL Mode 2: UncorrectedBER<10-3at-98dBm

Dynamic Range 100dB

vhf receiver

Sensitivity

ACARS:MFR<1%at-99dBm(messagelength:100bytes)

VDLMode2:UncorrectedBER<10-3at-98dBm

Dynamic Range 100dB

vhf transmitter

Frequency stability ≤1ppm(from0°Cto50°C)

Output power adjustable,maximum5Wor10W

Harmonics >83dBc

Spurious > 101 dBc

Adjacent channel power

AM-MSK25kHz:>70dBc

D8PSK-Firstadj.channel>62dBc(6kHz)

D8PSK-Secondadj.channel>72dBc(25kHz)

D8PSK-Fourthadj.Channel>82dBc(25kHz)

power supply

Constant Current Power Supply90–240VAC

Options AvionicPowerSupply:10–23VDC

AutonomousBatteries

*Optional