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This report outlines the developments from the En-Route Working Group's plenary session held on September 25, 2013. Key updates include a firmer timeline for upcoming deadlines, the status of service descriptions, critical documentation needs for effective deployment, and progress on flight plan filing and CPDLC setup. The document highlights ongoing validation planning and emphasizes the importance of achieving interoperability and operational efficiency in air traffic management. The group remains committed to adhering to schedules while managing any potential requirements creep.
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En-Route Working GroupPlenary Report 25 Sept 2013
End-to-End definition work • Two telecons since DCIT-26, and ½ day working session 9/25 • Work continues on two Service Descriptions • Established firmer timeline target: DCIT-29 (December 4-5) • Critical path need for this timeline: more detailed documentation for NSDA, log-on, CPDLC set-up and tear-down • Other detailed documents as available, with full understanding of changing status • Transfer of Comm / Initial Contact, including Log-on, etc. • Target final draft, DCIT-28 (October 30-31) • Began to fold-in flight plan filing, log-on and CPDLC set-up • Agreed to remove requirement for 24-bit filing in the FPL for FANS-1/A(+) aircraft • Identified issues for further examination • Systematic notification of current ATC Unit using freetext uplink • Notification of CPDLC on/off freetext uplink • Route clearances (Go Button, Controller-initiated Reroutes, Direct-to-Fix, Tailored Arrivals, Crossing Constraints) • Stabilizing the Tailored Arrivals End-to-End, for conversion to generic Routes • Action: Tracing of documents from DCIT to/from FAA doc’s
Messages • Message set distributed by John G. (FAA En-Route Lead) • Preliminary feedback provided on a few messages that needed to be added to initial set • John to give “by-service” message allocation today at Plenary for future work • En-route validation planning provided by John • Summary at Plenary
Validation and Trials • DCIT stated that the validation plan has value, including the interoperability-level trials … however • DCIT views the non-integrated interoperability-level trials, in isolation • Not at all equivalent to operational-level trials so essential to successful DCL deployment • DCIT foresees significant risk for realization of an operationally useable deployment • Could negatively impact industry engagement in trials, depending on scope • Emphasized that DCIT members emphatically endorse and share the Program’s focus on meeting schedule for IOC; nobody wants a slip • Emphasized that DCIT members understand and will respect need to contain requirements creep • Results of trials post requirements lock-down have value for procedures, a/c updates, etc. • Agreed that we should continue to define explicit objectives for both the proposed interoperability level trials, and for operational-level trials • Will bring to Data Comm Program