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feasible replacement strategies. The group elim inated the first, simply switching everything old off and everything new on. · Wednesday - Continued the DSP replacement strategies meeting, travel back to Houston. o After leaving the first day with 2 strategies to choose from, the group came up with a third option that addressed each facilities concerns and that will make the best use of the old system while the new system is being rolled out. · Thursday - Participated in the TFDM Program Schedule Review and CLE AEFS Update meetings. o Everything is on schedule for the acquisition of TFDM in March 2016. o The new thin clients arrived at the tech center along with the new DALR interface which will allow a GPS time sync for the AEFS system. With the arrival of the new thin clients, tes ting of the latest AEFS build will be delayed so that the new thin clients can be validated. o Once they are validated, testing will begin on 10/08. o Some of the memory leaks causing freezing issues with the AEFS system were resolved and will be tested over the next few weeks for the next build, 5.3.0.2. · Friday - No meetings, caught up on emails and travel requirements for FY 16. TIME BASED FLOW MANAGEMENT (TBFM): Eric Owens (I90) is the TBFM Article 48 Representative. His report for this week is next. · Due to the end of the fiscal year, the Ops Team did not travel last week. · Mr. Owens traveled to Atlanta for a User Forum. o The forum was very informative. o Industry is showing a lot of interest in TBFM. · The Ops Team attended numerous Telcons regarding TBFM and TSAS.