AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SOLUTION

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SOLUTION FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

According to security requirements, the communication network must always be available and interruptions are not acceptable.

The ATC communication system uses IP and MPLS to operate the entire ATC voice and data traffic. An organized network of redundant communication lines and redundant network nodes is created, which converge automatically in order to ensure continuous communication services for all terminals and services, even in the event of multiple failures and simultaneous interruptions.

In addition, the system can be easily expanded and upgraded, without affecting the operational traffic.

It allows the use of affordable IP communications services leased from telecom service providers and, most importantly, is fully compliant with the security and availability requirements of ATC organizations, requirements demonstrated in over 10 years of successful operations.

Proposed target groups for the solution:

• Air Traffic Control organizations;
• Airports;
• Data transport & monitoring networks.

BENEFITS FOR THE ATC ORGANIZATIONS

• The system complies with the reliability and safety conditions of the ATC sector;
• It allows the use of affordable IP communication services leased from telecom service providers;
• It’s easy to modify, expand and upgrade it, without affecting operational traffic;
• By using a uniform design focused on IP MPLS traffic and routing protocols, maintenance is simplified and cost-effective;
• Using state-of-the-art IP routing and switching equipment, the total cost of ownership is reduced;
• Does not require any modifications of the existing, standard or proprietary legacy voice and data equipment;
• The service allows for the rapid adoption of new equipment using IPv6 communications.

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SOLUTION – BENEFITS FOR THE PUBLIC

• Increasing levels of safety and service continuity for air traffic control;
• Lower costs for equipment, data transport services and operations.

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SOLUTION – KEY FEATURES

• High availability and rapid restoration of voice and data transport system;
• In case of any failure or scheduled technical intervention the total time of interruption of communication to a node does not exceed 2 seconds;
• Protocols for radar and voice transport services;
• The application of multicast transport capabilities for both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic;
• Benefit from the scalability advantages of an IP network;
• The application of advanced fault monitoring tools from infrastructure to implementation level;
• The application of two, three or more simultaneous or alternative communications paths for highly resilient architecture (99.999% availability).

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SOLUTION –  ADDITIONAL OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Legacy Systems Interfaces Layer – The option to build an interfacing layer between the fast and convergent IP network infrastructure and legacy voice and data services interfaces, without affecting the resiliency of the end-to-end services.

Advanced Security Architecture – The option of partitioning the network into distinct layers, completely separated or capable of communicating in a controlled manner, all running on a common physical infrastructure.

TECHNOLOGY USED

The solution provided has been designed with a modular architecture and multiple levels of resilience and security, using the following products:

• ASR1000 for the core layer, completely redundant, high-performance platform;
• Cisco next-generation firewall and IPS for central network protection;
• Cisco ISR 4000 multi-service platforms and Cisco Catalyst switches for access level;
• Infosim Stablenet network management;
• Cisco Unified CallManager and Cisco IP phones for voice communications;
• Zoom International call recording platform.