Table of Contents
Foreword
Executivesummary
Glossaryofterms/acronymsanddefinitions
1.0Introduction
1.1Termsofreference
1.2Committeeorganization
1.2.1Operationsworkinggroup
1.2.2Technologyworkinggroup
1.2.3Transition/economicsworkinggroup
1.3Otherrelatedactivity
1.4Airspacesystemsfunctionsnotstudies
1.5Membership
2.0Assumptionsandpostulatedenvironment
2.1Coverage
2.1.1Likelymodificationofcoveragerequirements
2.2Airspacemanagement
2.3Collisionrisk
2.4Enrouteairspace
2.5Airspacealtitudelimits
2.6Terminalairspace
2.7Aircraftcharacteristics
2.8Avionicsequipment
2.9Communications
2.10Pilotproficiency
2.11Operationalresponsibilities
2.12Safety
2.13Searchandrescue
3.0Demandforecasts
3.1EstimatesofU.S.andglobalcivilfleetsand
hoursflowthrough2010
3.2Assumptionsrespectingfuturefleetmix
3.2.1Aircarrier
3.2.2Generalaviation
3.3PIACforselectedglobalareas-1995and2010
3.4PIACforUnitedStates
3.4.1BusycenterPIAC
3.4.2BusyterminalareaPIAC
4.0Theoperationalenvironmentintheyear2010
asproposedbytheairspaceusers
4.1Introduction
4.2Generalrequirements
4.3Thecommunicationssystems
4.4Navigationsystems
4.5Surveillancesystems
4.6Terminalareafacilities
5.0ComparisonofuserCNSrequirementsof
section4.0withNASplanrequirements
5.1General
5.2Comparison
5.3Summary/conclusions
6.0Systemdesignconsiderations
6.1RedundancyrequirementsinCNSfunctions
6.1.1Introduction
6.1.2Redundancyinthesystemdesign
6.1.3Duplicatesystemsforredundancy
6.2Adaptiveupdateratesforsurveillanceand
navigation
6.2.1Surveillanceupdaterates
6.2.2Navigationupdaterates
6.3ManandCNS
7.0Technology
7.1Newtechnologydevelopments
7.2Technologyavailabletomeetoperational
requirements
7.2.1Projectedsystemarchitecture
7.2.1.1Communications
7.2.1.2Navigation
7.2.1.3Surveillance
7.2.1.4Airspacemanagement
7.2.1.5Terminalareas
7.2.1.6Airports/heliports
8.0Spectrumrequirements
8.1Basisofrequirements
8.2Functionsrequiringspectrumsupport
8.2.1Existingsystems
8.2.2General
8.2.3Communications
8.2.3.1Airtrafficservices(ATS)
8.2.3.2Operationalcontrolcommunications
8.2.4Navigation
8.2.5Surveillance
8.2.5.1Automaticdependentsurveillance
8.2.5.2Cooperativeindependentsurveillance
8.3Requiredinformationanddataratetosupport
it
8.3.1General
8.3.2Digitaldatacommunicationflow
8.4Analysisofspectrumrequirements
8.4.1Satellitesystemdigitaldatacommunication
spectrumrequirements
8.4.2Frequencyre-use
8.4.3Satellitesystemvoicespectrumrequirements
8.4.4Terrestrialsystemvoiceanddataspectrum
requirements
8.4.5Spectrumneedsforoperationalcontrol
communications
8.4.6Spectrumrequirementsforsatellitenavigation
service
8.4.7Spectrumrequirementsforspace-based
cooperativeindependentsurveillance
8.4.8Theglobalsystem
8.4.9Spectrumrequirementsforareasadjacentto
multi-beamsystems
8.4.10Summaryofglobalspectrumrequirementsinthe
bands1,545-1,559MHzand1,646.5-1.660.5
MHz
8.4.11Otherrequirements
8.4.11.1Feederlinks
8.4.11.2World-wideuniformity
8.4.11.3Aeronauticalgeneralcommunications(AGC)
8.5Assumptions
8.6Associatednewdevelopments
8.6.1Radiodeterminationsatellitesystems(RDSS)
8.6.2Frequencyre-useforspreadspectrumsystems
9.0Transition
9.1General
9.2Transitionconsiderationsfromauser
perspective
9.2.1Thepremise
9.2.2Thegroundrule
9.2.3Rateoftransition
9.2.4NationalandInternationalconsiderations
9.2.5Theorderlytransition
9.3Transitionfactors
9.4Otherconstraints
9.5CNScapabilitiesandsystemtechnology
projections
9.5.1Communications
9.5.2Navigation
9.5.3Surveillance
9.6Cost/benefitstudy
9.6.1Thepurposeofthestudy
9.6.2CNSsystemarchitecture
9.6.3Cost/benefits
9.6.4Quantities
9.6.5Transitionandimplementation
9.6.6Conclusion
10.0Conclusionsandrecommendations
10.1Conclusions
10.2Recommendations
Appendices
ATextofFAAletterdatedJune8,1983,requesting
RTCAtoconsiderestablishingaspecialcommittee
BAir/groundcommunications
CNavigationandsurveillancesystems
DUserneeds
ESomelikelymodificationstocoveragerequirements
FCost/benefitstudy
GMembership Abstract
Covers the operational requirements for navigation, communications and surveillance services likely to be needed in 2010 as foreseen by airspace users.
