NATIONAL AIRSPACE DATA INTERCHANGE NETWORK (NADIN) COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR FLIGHT SERVICE AUTOMATION SYSTEM

The FSAS service was analyzed to determine NADIN enhancements required to support FSAS data communications. The analysis yielded the following conclusions: (1) The NADIN backbone architecture fits FSAS needs and requires no change; however, the NADIN switch to concentrator line speeds need to be increased from 4.8 to 9.6 Kbits/second; (2) The FSAS file transfers may cause relatively long delays to Service B and AFTN messages. By having the switches systematically intersperse frames of messages going to different concentrator input circuits, the delay effects of these file transfers can be minimized; (3) Control of AWP message transmissions is recommended. Flow control will result in a more efficient use of the processing and memory resources of NADIN switches; and (4) The AWP and FSDPS software should be designed to enable the AWPs to interrupt large weather file transmissions to send shorter messages. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Network Analysis Corporation

  Vienna, VA  United States 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Publication Date: 1980-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 217 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airspace (Aeronautics); Airspace (Law); Automation; Communication systems; Communications traffic; Data communications; Data files; Data management; Information processing; Messages (Communications); Queuing theory; Technology transfer
• Uncontrolled Terms: Information transfer
• Old TRIS Terms: Message processing; Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00328835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NAC/FR-303A/01, FAA-RD-80-128
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA79WA-4355
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 15 2003 12:00AM