A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Issue link: http://natca.uberflip.com/i/764040
SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT DATACOMM Chad Geyer (ZLA) is the Article 114 Representative for DataComm. Below is his update: The Tower Data Link Services (TDLS) Version 12 has been deployed to all 73 site s. 55 of those sites are Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (CPDLC) capable. Across the country, approximately 3000 CPDLC clearances are being sent every day with that number increasing as additional aircraft begin to participate. The local 48 team s that helped deploy the system were essential for a successful deployment of tower services. Their job is not finished either. These representatives will continue to support new releases, update adaptations, develop local training for enhanced functionali ty, and capture benefits, documentation of issues, and other support that may be needed from the program office. Segment 1 Phase 1 (S1P1) is fully deployed and work continues on the En Route portion of DataComm known as Segment 1 Phase 2 (S1P2). S1P2 is t he En Route deployment of CPDLC service. Coding by Leidos is ongoing and will take approximately three ERAM releases to include the code for initial services. Full services will be deployed approximately two years after initial service. Initial services i nclude Transfer of Communications, Sessions and Eligibility, Altitudes, Altimeter Settings, Speeds (limited), Airborne Reroutes (ABRR), Routes, Emergency messages, and Pilot - initiated downlinks. The ability to Uplink and Downlink these messages will be int egrated into the Full Data Block, Aircraft List and Menu Screens. The D - Side monitors are being replaced next year to allow for more information to be displayed. Deployment will begin at key sites in the middle of 2018 and will take approximately 18 months to be deployed to all 20 centers. Full Services will include additional Route functionality, additional altitude functionality, holding instructions and advisory information. This additional functionality will be deployed around the 2020 /2021 - timeframe . EN ROUTE AU TOMATION MODERNIZATION (ERAM) Julio Henriques (ZNY) le ads the ERAM efforts for NATCA. This update is provided by Dan Mullen (ZID). The operational testing of the next ERAM software release, EAD600, had to be stopped when a software bug was fou nd early in the test. The problem has been fixed and the test will restart in early January at ZSE and ZLC. The national release will be several weeks later, depending on the severity of any problems found during testing. EAD600 is a requirement for the d eployment of Pre - Departure Reroute and Airborne Reroute (PDRR/ABRR). These programs will allow Traffic Management Initiatives to be pushed directly to controllers Aircraft List so they won't need to be manually re - entered. Training for TMCs and controllers will begin in early January. The Emergency Backup System (EBUS) will become unusable as the ERAM hardware is replaced beginning in 2018. The original plan for ERAM didn't include an independent backup system, but the En R oute Automation Workgroup (ERAW) has determined that