FAA Deploys Gateway to Modernize Air Traffic Communications
December 22, 2005
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deployed the En Route Communications Gateway (ECG) to process radar and flight data in all 20 en route air traffic control centers.
The gateway replaces the Adapter Module Replacement Item (PAMRI) system's single point of failure that made air traffic susceptible to a system outage.
The ECG consolidates all gateway functions into a single system, allowing all national airspace system components to communicate seamlessly and securely. It provides the foundation to support new communications sources and new radar/surveillance sources, such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance, which allows pilots and controllers to see the same traffic.
The design also enables the system to adapt to modern technologies such as the communication technology used by Internet providers, the FAA said.
The new system will integrate with the FAA's En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program, a key element in the agency's overall air traffic modernization effort, the FAA said. ERAM will redesign and modernize the current host computer system, which is the core automation system in the en route environment. The FAA will begin deployment of ERAM in 2009.
Source: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).