DSNA and CPDLC

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DSNA and CPDLC

• Link 2000 PSG20 meeting, 23rd January 2008

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EVALINK

• French CPDLC 2008 experiment 7th of January to
  28th of March
• Monday to Friday from 0900 to 1500 UTC
• Live trials fully in line with LINK 2000
• DLIC, ACM, ACL, AMC
• ATN and VDL mode 2
• FANS accommodation offered during the trials
• CPDLC above FL 345 and, depending on traffic
  load, above FL 270
• Two Controller Working Positions
• Dedicated HMI on a TID with a third controller

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EVALINK achievementsfor Link 2000

• EVALINK served as a test facility for ARINC /
  SITA interconnection
• ARINC / SITA interconnection was running for
  EVALINK on day 1
• All our thanks to EHQ, EEC, ARINC and SITA !
• First geographical extension of CPDLC beyond
  Maastricht airspace
• Two Reims sectors
• First inter centre CPDLC tests
• Transfer from Reims to Maastricht ok (one case
  under study)
• Transfer from Maastricht to Reims ok (regular
  reports from 28th January on)

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EVALINK achievementsfor DSNA

• Test of the Air Server
• Real traffic brought more complete and more
  realistic environment
• Confrontation with real traffic confirmed the
  software maturity
• Minor difficulties encountered allowed us to
  further improve the software
• Test of a full ATN / VDL2 connexion
• Performances were good with ATN aircraft,
  variable with FANS aircraft
• Evaluate of LINK 2000 services
• Controllers make use of ACM and of ACL
• Involvement of both technical and operational
  staff of Reims ACC
• CPDLC entered the control room, with enthusiasm
  and pressure
• CPDLC awareness improves well beyond Reims

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Airlines contribution

• Airlines had to
• Collect and distribute the information on EVALINK
• Modify their onboard equipment to get LFEE
  knowledge
• Train their staff and motivate their pilots for
  initiate CPDLC exchanges
• All our thanks to participating companies !KLM,
  Finnair, DLH, SWR, AFR, BAW, BGA, SIA, SAS,
• But we need more aircraft (up to now, 7 to 8
  aircraft per day)
• We depend on aircrew initiative
• Please logon 15 to 30 minutes before entering
  LFEE airspace
• Point of contact frederic.lecat_at_aviation-civile.
  gouv.fr
• EVALINK finishes end of March

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DSNA strategy for CPDLC

• Discussion on IR DLS has not started in Single
  Sky Committee
• DSNA strategy confirmed, and based on
• ERATO French MTCD strip-less environment
• COFLIGHT v2 and a new controller HMI
• If the dates of the IR DLS are confirmed
• DSNA will investigate a conformity scenario
• ANSP should be allowed geographical and
  functional exemptions