Airborne Internet / Collaborative Information Environment

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1 Airborne Internet / Collaborative Information Environment A presentation to AIG/WG By the Airborne Internet Collaboration/Working Group Randy.Schmidt@NGC.com presenting avsseminars.blogspot.com avs 997 tech

2 Three Main Points If the right aviation information at the right time is the goal Discovery on Demand using XML Web Services is the solution Allowing the transformation to a Collaborative Information Environment (CIE)

3 The right aviation information at the right time Led to the concept of an Airborne Internet (AI): A private, secure, and reliable peer-to-peer aircraft communications network that uses the same technologies as the commercial Internet However, the AI does not currently provide a universal way to find: Decision quality information

4 Knowledge Management and the Art of Decision Decision quality information Wisdom Knowledge Decision Maker Knowledge Executive Information Information Worker Data Data Entry Worker

5 Getting decision quality information to the Decision Maker Traditional methods: Publish and Subscribe Push versus Pull Client / Server Discovery on Demand

6 Discovery on Demand Accomplished through XML Web Services: Software components that can be published, located, and run over the Internet using Extensible Markup Language (XML) XML definition: A markup language that describes data in a structured and human-readable text format Example: <aircraft> <n-number>n500ea</n-number> <make>eclipse</make> <model>500</model> </aircraft>

7 XML Web Services Are used to: Allow other applications to call modules of code remotely with XML Expose data in a database as XML Send XML messages: E.g. alerts and notifications Build Service Oriented Architectures (SOA): Flexible, reusable, and lower cost

8 Embrace and Extend Oracle Existing Legacy - databases and applications National Wx Service Data X M L UDDI, SOAP, WSDL Transform, transmit Mover FAA Sybase Rental Car Hotels FBO FAA Flight Service Trusted-Table Security DAC Views Secure Flight Data Heads Up Display rich client familiar tools Discovery, OLAP, WebParts, Secure wireless XML reach client Web Services Pilot/Info Consumer portals

9 XML Web Services Industry standards for interoperability Enable disparate systems to work together: Across languages, platforms, applications Computer to computer Inside/outside the firewall Based on open Internet standards: XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI Broad industry support Key area of vendor alignment

10 XML Web Services Next wave of Internet evolution Technology TCP/IP Connecti vity , FTP, etc. Innovation HTML Presentation Legacy scrape Web pages XML Database connectivity CIE Browse the Web XML Web Services Program the Internet

11 Collaborative Information Environment (CIE) The transformation of the Internet by XML Web Services 2 nd generation Web (Web 1 Web 2) Military example: SharePoint Portal Heads Up Display (HUD) experiment Uses XML Web Services to create a CIE that combines information from: NASA Synchronized Air Power Management (SAPM) Defense Collaboration Tool Suite (DCTS) JEMPRS-NT

12 Joint Enroute Mission Planning and Rehearsal System-Near Term (JEMPRS-NT) Operational Needs During Deployment: Situational Awareness Collaborative Operating Environment Enroute SITREP/Crisis Action Planning Support of Rapid Decisive Operations JOA (In Transit) JTF Rear JEMPRS-NT KIT JEMPRS-NT Functions - Voice, Video, and Data - Application Sharing - Whiteboard and Text Chat - Digital Dashboard - and FTP - XML Web Services - Network Access to Other Systems Laptop computer Laptop c

13 Collaborative Information Environment Airborne Internet Meet us in the cloud GPS Navigation Satcom DISCOVERY ON DEMAND XM RFID AM/FM 802.xx VHF Radio VHF Radio Line of sight VHF Radio CIE Cloud Gateway Non-CIE Aircraft NAS Services ATM System HUB Airports TIS-B D C AT O A N B N A EC S TI E V IT Y XML Web Services XM L W eb ATC Controller Original graphic courtesy of Computer Networks & Software, Inc. S erv ices VPN XML Web Services Internet Weather Products NOTAMs Flight Service Stations Other Airport Services TIS FIS Hospitality Maint.

14 AI / CIE removes existing aviation information barriers Graphic courtesy of C3D Aero, Inc.

15 AI / CIE provides decision quality information for cockpit displays Airspace notification Icing Alert Discovery on Demand MFD Traffic Alert Original graphic courtesy of C3D Aero, Inc.

16 Functional picture of the AI / CIE Engine Cockpit Cabin Mechanic, Manufacturer Pilot Passenger s e ic vr es sr es U Maintenance information Flight information Entertainment Digital connectivity across all types of communications: VHF radio, Satellite, Infrared, etc.

17 AI / CIE Internet and Web 1 The AI / CIE is about: End users, not webmasters Edge devices, not clients and servers XML Web Services, not web pages XML knowledge packets, not just TCP/IP connections Types: Maintenance, Flight, Entertainment, etc. Built-in security, not security as an afterthought

18 AI / CIE interfaces securely with the following networks The commercial Internet Assured extranet connections: OnSATS AirTraveler.com (formerly SATS-Net) Carries Assured Aviation XML Web Services Client-side end user intranets

19 AI / CIE End State Every aircraft is a network node: Network In the Sky A distributed, peer-to-peer aircraft communications grid that shares decision quality information

20 Conclusion If the right aviation information at the right time is the goal Discovery on Demand using XML Web Services is the solution Allowing the transformation to a Collaborative Information Environment (CIE)

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