Title: VHF Digital Link Mode 2 and Areonautical Telecommunications Network
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VHF Digital Link Mode 2 Progress Report to ICAO
AMCP WG-M/2
Prepared by Dan Pendergast dpenderg_at_arinc.com 410
-266-2267 Presented by Bassam
Farroha bfarroha_at_arinc.com 410-266-2160
2Overview
- VDL Mode 2 Accomplishments to Date
- VDL Mode 2 Development Activities
- VDL Mode 2 Deployment Activities
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VDL Mode 2 Progress Summary
4ARINCs Overall VDL Mode 2 Progress Summary
- Initial VDL AOA Operational Capability Deployed
and Operational - VDL AOA AQP Capability Established
- First Flight Successfully Accomplished
- Boeing Black Label Certification Underway
- Deployment Activities for VDL Coverage Expansion
Underway - ATN Development Meeting Milestones
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ARINC VDL Mode 2 Development Activities for 2001
6VDL Mode 2 Program 2001 Development Activities
- AOA
- Develop and deploy first maintenance release in
June - Enhance AQP capability
- Deployment RF test/analysis accomplished
- Avionics Interoperability Testing for AOA and
ATN - Collins underway (AOA and ATN)
- Airbus/Aerospatiale underway for AOA
- Boeing type certification underway
- FAA interoperability tests underway (ATN)
- EuroControl PETAL tests underway (ATN
ground/ground) - Honeywell imminent (AOA)
- Teledyne imminent (AOA)
7VDL Mode 2 Program 2001 Development Activities
- ATN
- PETAL
- Software test near completion and fielded within
the next 30 days - end-to-end CPDLC message delivery proven over the
RF - AA 767 w/Collins CMU/ARINC ATN network/Maastricht
- 5 of 6 Ground stations deployed in Europe
- 2 AGRMs deployed in Europe
- ATN routers deployed
- Engineering network operations center established
- PETAL aircraft certification
- Two AGTSs deployed and operational at
Dallas-Fort Worth and Tulsa - Aircraft certification underway
- PETAL operational from May through October 01
8VDL Mode 2 Program 2001 Development Activities
- ATN
- Deployment Activities for Miami Airspace
- Coverage requirements defined with FAA and
American Airlines - Ground Stations fielded as part of AOA deployment
in 2001 and early 2002 - additional Florida and Caribbean sites required
- ATN Service Operational in December 01
- Will support CPDLC Build I and AOC needs
- ATN initially cut-over to limited geographical
area - Expansion to operational service cloud in
Florida in early 02
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ARINC VDL Mode 2 2001 Deployment Activities
10VDL Mode 2 Service and Ground Station Roll-Out
- Initial Operational Capability Established
- 2001 Deployment Activities Encompasses
- Installing over 80 VDL retrofit kits for
currently deployed VDL-capable ground stations - Beginning deployment of over 90 new ACARS/VDL
operational ground stations - Over 20 retrofit kits fabricated to date
- Deploying Air/Ground Routers/Regional Managers
(AGRMs) - Establishing VDL Mode 2 ATN IOC capability
- 2001 Deployment Coverage
- Continental US focus is en-route cloud and CPDLC
coverage - Europe focus is cloud to support Airbus VDL
production certification
11VDL Mode 2Service and Ground Station Roll-Out
- VDL Ground Station Deployment Approach
- Long lead parts ordered and fabrication underway
- Operational testing underway to ensure smooth
implementation (especially at high volume
critical airports) - Begin deployment at _at_ 20 ground stations per
month in 2Q01 with the following focus - VDL kits for already deployed VDL-upgradeable
ground stations - New VDL ground stations for Miami airspace and to
fill in holes in en-route VDL coverage
12Representative Planned Operational
Coverage Currently Deployed VDL-Capable Ground
Stations
13Summary
- One Big Milestone Accomplished and Several To Go
in 2001 - VDL Mode 2 Is Reality Now
- The Focus of 2001 is
- PETAL
- Deploying VDL Mode 2 ATN capability for AOC and
CPDLC - Expanding VDL Mode 2 Coverage
- Continuing to Work with Industry for VDL Mode 2
Air/Ground Interoperability