Harris Corporation Demonstrates Its Vision for End-To-End, Digital Air Traffic Communications During 49th Annual ATCA Meeting
November 01 2004 - 9:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
Harris Corporation Demonstrates Its Vision for End-To-End, Digital
Air Traffic Communications During 49th Annual ATCA Meeting
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) this week offered a glimpse into the future of an
all-digital, end-to-end air traffic control (ATC) communications
architecture. During the Air Traffic Control Association's (ATCA)
49th Annual Conference and Exposition (Harris Booth #301) being
held October 31 - November 3 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in
Washington D.C., Harris is demonstrating the benefits of combining
voice and data communications on a single digital link versus the
two separate links that currently comprise the Controller-Pilot
Data Link Communications (CPDLC) system. "Integrating voice and
data communications on a single digital link has significant
benefits for both communications types," said Dr. Tom Kabaservice,
Digital ATC Communications chief systems engineer for the Civil
Programs business unit of Harris Corporation's Government
Communications Systems Division (GCSD). "Simultaneous, non-blocking
access to both voice and data is an essential safety feature for
future time- and safety-critical CPDLC. Our architecture offers
economic advantages to users by avoiding the significant
infrastructure costs that would be required for other solutions."
The Harris architecture utilizes an innovative approach to provide
four digital communications channels for each single analog
frequency assignment in use today for ATC air-to-ground
communications. These four independent channels allow simultaneous
voice and data transmission between controllers and pilots. The
increased quantity of available communications channels will enable
additional ATC sectors to be added as well as additional
communications channels to be deployed throughout the national air
traffic system. The use of digital technology also will provide the
highest levels of security. Users will be required to provide a
digital form of authentication, thus preventing the possibility of
"phantom controllers" gaining access to the communications system.
In addition to addressing efficiency and security issues, the
Harris approach ensures a smooth transition of the U.S. aircraft
fleet to a fully digital avionics communications platform. "Our
innovative approach offers more than enough flexibility and
versatility to satisfy all of the key growth and operational
challenges of cockpit communications in the coming decades, and
will be a cornerstone for modernizing the National Airspace Plan,"
added Dr. Kabaservice. Harris GCSD, one of four divisions within
Harris Corporation, conducts advanced research studies, develops
prototypes, and produces and supports state-of-the-art, assured
communications(TM) solutions and information systems that solve the
mission-critical challenges of its military and government
customers, while serving as the technology base for the company's
diverse commercial businesses. Harris Corporation, which also
provides tactical radio, microwave, broadcast, and network products
and systems, serves customers in more than 150 countries. For more
information, visit http://www.harris.com/ . Sound interesting? Find
great jobs at Harris: http://www.careers.harris.com/ DATASOURCE:
Harris Corporation CONTACT: Sleighton Meyer, Government
Communications Systems Division, +1-321-727-6514, or , or Tom
Hausman, Corporate Headquarters, +1-321-727-9131, or , both of
Harris Corporation Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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