Title :
Digital broadband VHF aeronautical communications for air traffic control
Author :
Lamiano, D.F. ; Ka-Ho Leung ; Monticone, Leone C. ; Wilson, W.J. ; Phillips, Brittany
Author_Institution :
Center for Adv. Aviation Syst. Dev. (CAASD), MITRE Corp., McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper provides a first look at the potential for implementing a high-bandwidth air/ground (A/G) digital networked voice and data system in the very high frequency (VHF) band. The future communication study (FCS), a joint study performed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and EUROCONTROL, evaluated several systems and found the system called broadband-aeronautical mobile communications (B-AMC) to be a leading technology candidate to supply data communications in the L-band. Based on the FAAs desire to maintain operations in the VHF band and on the 2007 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-07) decision to make 112 - 117.975 MHz available for aeronautical mobile communications, The MITRE Corporations Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) investigated the feasibility of implementing B-AMC in the VHF band and determined its potential for supporting networked voice using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). Furthermore, this study examined how the B-AMC protocol layers can be tailored to VoIP protocols in terms of meeting certain performance measures.
Keywords :
Internet telephony; VHF devices; air traffic control; aircraft communication; bandwidth allocation; broadband networks; digital communication; integrated voice/data communication; protocols; Advanced Aviation System Development; B-AMC protocol layer; EUROCONTROL; FCS; Federal Aviation Administration; L-band; MITRE Corporations Center; VoIP protocol; World Radiocommunications Conference; air traffic control; broadband-aeronautical mobile communication; data communication; digital broadband VHF aeronautical communication; future communication study; high bandwidth air-ground digital networked voice-data system; very high frequency band; voice over Internet protocol; Air traffic control; Broadband communication; Data communication; Data systems; FAA; Frequency; L-band; Mobile communication; Performance evaluation; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference, 2009. ICNS '09.
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4733-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4734-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICNSURV.2009.5172856
