Benefits of commercial data link security

Author

Storck, P.E.

Author_Institution

ARINC Inc., Annapolis, MD, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

22-25 April 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Beginning in the late 70´s, the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) has evolved from a basic pilot time tracing system to a two-way communications system for Airline Operational Control (AOC), tracking aircraft movement, and providing critical performance information, such as engine health. In the 90´s Air Traffic Services (ATS) and Air Traffic Control (ATC) two-way communications were added. Typical ATC Infrastructure has thoroughly addressed the security of the ground to ground data communications network. However, another area of Data Communications Information Assurance that should be investigated is the ground to cockpit link. This paper proposes a plan to investigate that link.

Keywords

aerospace engines; air traffic control; aircraft; aircraft communication; radio links; radio tracking; target tracking; telecommunication control; telecommunication security; travel industry; ACARS; AOC; ATC; ATS; air traffic control; air traffic service; aircraft communication addressing and reporting system; aircraft movement tracking; airline operational control; commercial data link security; data communication information assurance; engine health; ground to ground data communication network security; pilot time tracing system; two-way communication system; Aerospace electronics; Air traffic control; Aircraft; Elliptic curve cryptography; Fans; Standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference (ICNS), 2013

Conference_Location

Herndon, VA

ISSN

2155-4943

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6251-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICNSurv.2013.6548566

Filename

6548566