DEFINITION:

Contains all sub-domains relating to system-wide and gate-to-gate issues.

(Source: ACARE Domain 701)

SUBDOMAINS:

1. Concepts and Scenarios: Operational concept, Operational philosophy, Mission, Objective, Context scenario, Operational objective, User requirement.

Comments: concept options and evaluations; concept definition; operational concepts (ATFM, ASM, ATC); standard scenarios; institutional issues; ATM Objectives, User requirements; definition of operational contexts.

2. ATM Architecture and Overall System Engineering: System-wide issues, system engineering, transition strategy, transition planning, implementation planning,  implementation roadmap, functional architecture, logical architecture, physical architecture, infrastructure, operational requirements.

Comments: Overall ATM system architecture including the ground, airborne and satellite functions and system elements, system standards, system engineering, specifications, operational requirements, configuration management, implementation planning issues, transition design issues, system safety. Addresses system-wide issues, including transition.

3. Information Management in Operational ATM: Information Requirements, Information Architecture, Communication requirements for controllers and pilots, Data Warehousing, Information Sharing, Information Resource, Information Pool. Acquisition, storage, processing, distribution of information. System-wide information. Information Quality, SWIM, System-Wide Information Management, security-confidentiality ownership of the data, European AIS Database.

Comments: system-wide studies of information needs and information systems, including information requirements, usage, sharing, acquisition, processing, storage, dissemination, deletion. Includes information sharing, particularly in the CDM context, also encompassing information exchange and sharing with external stakeholders in ATM. Information quality issues are covered. Includes information  requirements for controllers and pilots (e.g. flight plan and surveillance data, air derived data, met data, airspace structure data, ASM data); communications requirements for controllers and pilots. Links with CDM – ‘Collaborative Decision Making’, IKM ‘Information management & Knowledge management’.

4. Radio Frequency Studies: Frequency Allocation, Frequency Coverage, Interference, Modulation Class, Spectrum Utilisation, Propagation, ITU.

Comments: studies of the allocation and usage of radio frequencies. Covers the entire useful RF spectrum, allocation to different services, geographical allocation, geographical coverage, changes of use, current and future usage, interference problems etc. ITU issues. Propagation studies, modulation techniques, spectrum utilisation efficiency, path reliability and related studies. RF Licensing and charges issues.

5. Capacity, Safety and Economic Appraisal Studies: Performance indicators, Cost-benefit analysis, CBA, System capacity, Service capacity, Airspace capacity, Capacity utilisation, Safety, Internal efficiency, System effectiveness, Service Levels, QoS, Delays, TLS, Resilience, Security, Charges, Simulations, Business Case, Basic traffic forecast.

Comments: identification of capacity, safety and efficiency measures, cost-benefit analyses, performance indicators. Includes studies of capacity and delay, ATM efficiency, safety, resilience, security. Includes application of fast-time and real-time simulations to assess capacity, safety etc., also cost-benefit assessments in the preparation of business cases.