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Title: The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring and Its

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance
Monitoring and Its Computer Architecture

Presented by Louis J. Bottino
Federal Aviation Administration
William J. Hughes Technical Center
October 28, 2004

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance
Monitoring and Its Computer
Architecture

The Remote Maintenance Monitoring Concept
The Computer Architecture Description
Computer Communication Methodologies
and RMM Deployments
The Economic Feasibility and Beneficial
Necessary
Conclusions
Acknowledgements

3
The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Remote Maintenance Monitoring Concept
- The Remote Monitoring
Environment
- The Industrial RM Environment
- The Computer Security RM
Environment

4
The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Computer Architecture Description
- Remote Maintenance Monitoring
Components
- The Management of Computer
Communications and Application
Programs

5
The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Communication Methodologies and RMM
Deployments
- The Integrated Terminal Weather System (
ITWS )
- The Environmental Remote Monitoring System
( ERMS )
- The Air Traffic Control Beacon
Interrogator
Model 6 ( ATCBI-6 )

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Economic Feasibility and Beneficial
Necessity
- Cost Analysis of a Remote Maintenance
Monitoring System
- Cost Effectiveness with RMM
Management

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Remote Maintenance Monitoring Concept
For Industrial Plants With Command /
Control Capabilities to Function
Efficiently an External Sub-system
that Monitors Overall System
Performance Should be Integrated
Within the Facility
(1) Electric Utilities Monitor the
Performance of Turbines, Boilers, Natural
Gas and Air Compressors, Cooling
Towers, Vibration Monitors and
Switching Gears.
(2) Water and Waste Treatment Plants
Monitor Water Levels on Distant
Reservoirs and Need Feedback on
Chemical Treatments, Flow Rates in
Multiple Tanks and Operating Pumps.
(3) Oil Refineries Need Information on Tank
Gauging and Leak Detection.
(4) Pharmaceutical Companies Process
Temperature, Heating and Cooling
Cycle Data, also Drug Compositions
are Continuously Monitored.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Remote Maintenance Monitoring Concept
Successful RMM Implementations Can Be
Applied In Many Industries
(1) An Appliance Manufacturer Installed /
Integrated a Power Monitoring
System to a Communications
Network. Smart Metering Devices,
Protective Relays, Circuits Breaker
Units and Motor Starters were Used
to Determine Equipment
Reliabilities By Measuring Certain
Parameters.
(2) Engineers at Pharmaceutical Company
SmithKline Installed a PC Based
Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition ( SCADA ) System to Solve
Quality Control and
Production-Related Problems.
(3) To Increase the Reliability and
Dependability of Ground-Based
Navigational-Aids, and Other ATC
FAA Terminal and Enroute Systems,
an RMM Requirement was Mandated.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Remote Maintenance Monitoring
Environment
The RME Can Be Complex or Basic.
This Depends on the
(a) Requirements
of the System to be Monitored and the
(b) Technology
Used
(1) Computer Automated SCADA System
Consists of Conventional Control
Systems and Innovative Software and
Hardware Combinations.
(a) System Software Notifies
On-Call Personnel of Any Deviations from
the Process and Plant
Parameters.
(b) Supervisor Views the Active
Alarms on the Screen and Notes the
Flashing Icon.
(c) Personnel Empowered have the
Ability to Contact the Host Computer
and Observe Plant Activities
Via a Phone-Based Data link.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Remote Maintenance Monitoring
Environment
When the System is Complex,
Advanced Technology May be Used to
Satisfy Complicated Requirements.
(1) One Prototype RMM System Introduced by
the FAA in the Southwest
Region was the MCI ( Micro Circuits
Incorporated ) Smart Circuits ALERT
Program.
(a) The ERMS Components Included
the Smart Circuits ALERT Box and
the Demarc or SOTAS Box.
HP Openview Software Utilized SNMP.
(b) OTS and Stanford Tel
Constructed and Assembled the Sun
Workstation Used as a
Platform for the EMS.
(c) All Engine Generator and Sensor
Inputs Were Directed to the ERMS.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance
Monitoring and Its Computer Architecture
An Idealized Model of an Operational RM
Configured By the FAA. Central and Remote
Elements Typically Representative of a
Ground-Based Deployment are Shown.
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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Industrial RM Environment
The Industrial Production Lines are
Possibly First to Recognize Need and Utilize
Benefits Derived From RM and Performance
Monitoring
(1) First RM Devices Consisted of Switch
Boxes and Communication Devices
That Relayed Performance Information
to Central Location
(2) The Voith Paper Technology Center in
Appleton, Wisconsin Adopted New
Automation Technologies Into its
Papermaking Facility. This Included
(a) Integrated Microsoft Software,
the Internet, and Wireless
Communication Standards.
(b) Integrating Additional PCs With
Third Party Software Packages.
(c) Using Internet Technologies to
View Machinery in Distant Plants.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Computer Security RM Environment
Computer Security is an Important Concern
and Creates Another
Kind of RM Environment
(1) Computer Systems, Networks, and
Workstations Used in Business,
Government and Manufacturing
Have Adopted a Security Apparatus
Using RM Techniques.
(2) A Secure Computer System Involves
Protecting
(a) Databases
(b) Application Programs and
(c) Computer Communications
Regardless of Operating System or
Platform
(3) Before Implementing an RM Package
a Security Evaluation Should Be
Taken to Ensure Proper Security
Preparations Are Employed.
(4) Important Elements in the Package
ensures Software Dynamically filters,
Separates and Guarantees Data
Integrity.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

The Computer Security RM Environment
New Software Tools, Products Have Been
Introduced by Software Security Companies
(1) Avaya Integrated Management Platform
Developed By the Converged Enterprise
Technology Networks ( CET Networks )
(a) Is a Secure Remote
Maintenance Monitoring Package
(b) Provides 24 hour support
(c) The Package Can Be Used on
Linux, UNIX and Windows Operating
Systems.
(2) Some RM Security
Companies Offer Specialized Services. These
Services
Include (a) Comprehensive
Database Monitoring
(b) Data
Encryption
(c) Management
Solutions to Maintain Oracles Databases

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture / RMM Components
The Method of Data Collection, Measurement,
Analysis, Storage and Exchange With Other
Plants, Sites and Facilities Will Determine
Design of Computer Architecture
(1) The FAA RMM Network Has Selected
Computer Architectures Tailored to the Needs
of the NAS.
(2) The RMM Components and Architecture
Composed and Constructed By
the FAA Have Been Successfully
Tested and Deployed Throughout the
Country.
(3) Main Components of RM Architecture
Include the
(a) MPS,
(d) the Interfacility Communication System ,
(b) RMS,
(e) the MDT,
(c) RMSC,
(f) Maintenance Monitoring Console

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture / RMM Components
Collection, Control Distribution of
Monitored Data are Performed by the MPS.
(1) Two Software Packages Supporting the
MPS in this Task are the
(a) Maintenance and Control Software
(MCS)
(b) Maintenance Management Subsystem
(2) The MCS Creates
a Central Monitoring and Control Capability.
(3) The MMS Facilitates All
Administrative and Maintenance-Related-
Functions.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture / RMM Components
The RMS Collects Performance
Measurement / Maintenance Data From Remotely
Located Equipment and Identifies Alarm /
Status Conditions
(1) The RMS Can Be Retrofited to an
Existing System , be an Embedded Agent or
a Separate Device of a New System.
(2) RMS Equipped Facilities Include (a)
Airports (c) ATCT
(b) AFSS (d)
TRACONS
(3) Each FAA Facility has an Existing
Ground-Based Communication
Infrastructure
(4) Existing Infrastructure Will Be Used /
Modified to Accommodate RMS
Architecture
(5) MMCs / Workstations Considered Central
Monitoring / Control Point

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Communications Application Programs
Communications and Data Information Monitored
Between the RMS / MPS is Possible Because of
the Operational Interface of the Application
Programs
(1) The FAA has Used a Non-Standardized
Protocol Defined NAS-MD-790 to Forward and
Exchange Data With the RMS.
(2) NAS-MD-790 Defines the Necessary
Electrical, Mechanical and Data
Link Control Elements.
(3) Other Protocols the FAA has Utilized
With Same or Modified
Architecture Include (a)
NAS-MD-790
(b) Simple Asynchronous Interface (SAI)
(4) To Move Toward an OSA the FAA
Started Using SNMP and Other Software
Applications Compatible With TCP/IP at the
MPS.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Communications Application Programs
Maintenance Automation System Software (MASS)
and Direct Monitor Control Software
(DMCS) are Application Programs Assigned to
Perform (a) Data Transmission
Exchanges
(b) Data
Acquisition Management

(c) Data Display Updates
(1) The MASS Environment Includes Standard
Tandem Software, Third Party Vendor Software
and Custom Developed MASS Software.
(2) DMCS Provides the GUI to Accommodate
Implementation of MASS.
(3) MPS Mainframe is a Tandem Non-Stop
CLX 200 Reduced Instruction Set Computer
(RISC) , Executing the Guardian Operating
System.
(4) MDTs - Part of RMS Platform
Environment , Connected to Tandem Through
(a) Multi-Lan Communication Devices, (b)
Standard Asynch Tel Dial-ups or (c) TCP /
IP

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Computer Communications Application Programs

MPS Functional Area Description With
RMS and MDT Interface
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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

RMM Deployments / The Integrated Terminal
Weather System (ITWS)
The ITWS is a Weather System Processor
Developed by the Raytheon Corp.
(1) The System Collects Data from the
National Weather Service (NWS) Sensors
and Aircraft-in-Flight Over the
Terminal Area.
(2) Other Aviation-Related Products are
Collected that Provide Descriptions of
Terminal Weather Conditions and
Short-Term Predictions of Local
Weather Phenomena.
(3) Hardware and Software Elements
Integrated Into the Design Include
(a) Weather Processing Algorithm,
(b) Computer Processing Itself ,
(c) Hardware With Interconnecting
Links
(4) The ITWS Components Include (a)
the Product Generator (SD) ,
(b) Multiple Situation Displays
(SDs), (c) Associated Ribbon Display
Terminals (RBDTs)

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

RMM Deployments / The Integrated Terminal
Weather System (ITWS)
The Embedded RMS Monitors and Reports
Maintenance Alerts, Alarms and Executes Fault
Processing
(1) Maintenance Data / Control Functions
are Forwarded to Maintenance
Specialists Using the Non-Standard
NAS-MD-790 Protocol
(2) Facility Environment to Test the
ITWS Includes the Tandem Computer
Accessed Through an MPS Terminal
at the ARTCC and Appropriate
Modems
(3) The System Control Support (SCS)
Software Communicates With the
MPS Using the 790 Decoder
Module.
(4) The Testing Configuration Usually
Includes a Network Sniffer Located at
the ARTCC and a Toshiba Tecra
With a Pocket Scope.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

RMM Deployments / The Environmental Remote
Monitoring System (ERMS)
The ERMS is a Climatic Monitoring System
Developed Predominantly by the FAA
(1) The System is Based on a Network of
Intelligent / Independent Processors,
Operating in a Multitasking , Multiuser
Environment
(2) RMM Device Comprised of Hardware
Software to Monitor Control Environmental
Equipment Within NAS Facility
(3) Environmental Equip Consists of
(a) Electrical Power Systems
(b) Environmental
Conditioning Systems
(c) Smoke Fire Detection
Systems
(d) Fuel Tank Monitoring
(e) Computer Network
Security / Safety
Systems

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

RMM Deployments / The Environmental Remote
Monitoring System (ERMS)
OPTO-22 is One ERMS Proposal and a COTS
Product System Which Scans Sensors and
Other Remote Control Devices For
Information
(1) An MDT is Located at the RMM
Site. ERMS Provides Data to MDT and Same
Data Transferred for Further Processing ,
Storage or Display to MPS
(2) An Auto-Dial / Auto-Answer (A/A)
Modem Configuration is Employed to Facilitate
Communications With the MPS.
(3) RMM System has Two Control Modes -
Operate and Maintenance.
(a) Operate Mode is
the Normal Operating Mode
(b) Maintenance Mode
Removes Power for Engine Generator
(4) The Communications Between the MPS
and OPTO-22 ERMS are
Facilitated in a Send-and-Wait
Automatic Repeat Manner

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

RMM Deployments / The Air Traffic Control
Beacon Interrogator Model 6 (ATCBI-6)
The ATCBI-6 is a Replacement Surveillance
System With Newly Designed
Hardware and Configured Software
(1) This System Assists ATC by
Providing Aircraft Position and
Identification Information for
Aircraft Equipped With Transponder
(2) Range and Azimuth are Determined
by the Time Measured to Receive a
Reply and the Azimuth of the
Received Signal.
(3) The System Control and
Monitoring Function Provides a User Interface

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

RMM Deployments / The Air Traffic Control
Beacon Interrogator Model 6 (ATCBI-6)
This RMM System has Control Functions That
Provide Real-Time System Management Actions
(1) Manual Control is Allowed From
the Following Three Access Points
(a) The Remote System Control
Terminal ( RSCT ) Located At the MPS
(b) The Local Maintenance
Terminal (LMT) Located At the Radar Site
(c) The Embedded RMS Agent or
MDT Located At the Junction Box
(2) OT Will Verify the Requirements
Relating to the Radar Maintenance and
SCM Function of the ATCBI-6
Either Remotely or Locally Through the
RMS port.
(3) System Monitoring Function Will
Include the MPS Accessed Through Any
Available Tandem Terminal.
(4) SMF Software Communicates With MPS
Using SAI Software Templates

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Economic Feasibility / Cost Analysis of an
RMM System
Beneficial Aspects to Measure Performance,
Productivity, and System Health
Have Outweighed Cost of Implementing or
Maintaining an RMM System
(1) Industrial Corporations
Manufacturing Companies Discovered to
Compete in the Marketplace (a)
Productivities Must Increase
(b) Costs Must Be Reduced
and
(c) Capital Investments
Must Be Preserved
(2) To Reduce Costs Manufacturing
Environments Have Adopted RMM
(3) The SCADA Solution Has Succeeded
in Reducing Operating and
Maintenance
(4) Windows-Based Has Flexibility to
Operate With Standard Open Protocols
(5) Having Open Migration Paths Will
Improve Technology and Performance
Without Costs of a Total System
Replacement .

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Economic Feasibility / Cost Analysis of an
RMM System
Cost Savings are Created for the FAA When
Remote Maintenance Monitoring Enables a
Transition to Solid State
(1) Additional Cost Savings Occur When
Visits to Remote Sites are Reduced
and Work
Centers are Consolidated
(2) Consolidating the Work Force
Efficiently Mobilizes the Work Force and
Energy Resources
(3) Cost Benefits Derived from RMM
Deployments Include Easy Access to Records,
Equipment Histories and Technical Help from
the National Level
(4) RMM Provides Cost Advantages in
Protecting Materials, Equipment and Systems,
Reducing Labor Costs and Lowering
Infrastructure Expenses

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Economic Feasibility / Cost Effectiveness With
RMM Management
Cost Effectiveness Can Sometimes Be
Measured By Accident
(1) Sensaphone is a Manufacturer
of High Performance Monitoring ,
Control and Alarm Systems.
(2) One System Sensaphone
Designed was Comprised of Autodialing
Capabilities , Web-enabling
Software, Wireless Communications and
Data Logging.
(3) Using Sensaphones Equipment
the Liquid Nitrogen Level In Several
Cryogenic Freezers was
Monitored.
(4) In One Incident the Freezer
was Left Open on Friday.
(5) When the Temperature Reached
the Five Degree Fahrenheit Alarm
Point, the System
Immediately Dialed-Out to the Pre-programmed
Numbers and the Drugs Were
Saved.

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The Concept of Remote Maintenance Monitoring
and Its Computer Architecture

Economic Feasibility / Cost Effectiveness With
RMM Management
More Companies are Transitioning From
High-Maintenance Monitoring Systems that
Require Off-Site Visits
(1) Remote Systems Using Control
Programming and Wireless Autodialing Have
Helped to Free Valuable Manpower Hours
(2) PAS Technologies of San Juan,
Puerto Rico Recommended a Web-
Based RMM Management System
to the Water Company
(a) SCADA 300 Created
by Sensaphone Replaced the 70 RTUs
(b) The System Featured
a 32-Bit Software Program With Built-in
Real-time Screen
Building , Program Editors , Alarm Functions
and a
Communications Manager.
(3) Once Operable This Powerful
MMS Saved the Company Thousands of
Dollars in Annual
Maintenance and Manpower Costs.