For the purpose of this workshop, experts from DG MOVE, EASA and EUROCONTROL, jointly prepared a paper which provides a basis for the discussion of the role of standards in support of the necessary implementation and transition.
Event
Standards evolution workshop
The role of standards in the evolving European airspace
EUROCONTROL, in partnership with the European Commission and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), organised a high-level technical workshop on how standards need to adapt to support the transition to the distributed architecture proposed by the airspace architecture study (AAS).
This online event focused on:
- the current and future regulatory framework for interoperability and deployment
- the role of standards in enabling the AAS: what needs to be standardised? What can be re-used?
- how do standards support the transition from today’s system to the future architecture?
If you missed the event, you can watch the recording below.
Event chaired by:
Philippe Merlo
DIRECTOR EUROPEAN CIVIL-MILITARY AVIATION
EUROCONTROL
Christine Berg
Head of Unit
European Commission (DG MOVE)
Presentations
Keynote speech
EUROCONTROLNetwork Benefits for harmonised scenarios
EUROCONTROLEvolution of the European standardisation framework
European Commission DG GROWThe role of standards in the evolving European airspace
EASAManaging transformation - An Enterprise Architecture contribution to developing standards
EUROCONTROLThe strategic role of military in evolving aviation standards
EDAThe role of standards in the evolving European airspace - the civil-military perspective
EUROCONTROLImportance of standards in achieving harmonised deployment
EUROCONTROLAgenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome and objectives | Philippe Merlo, Directorate European Civil-Military Aviation (DECMA), EUROCONTROL |
| 10:15 | Network benefits of harmonised deployment | Paul Bosman, Network Management, EUROCONTROL |
| 10:30 | Use of standards in support of regulation | Christine Berg, DG MOVE, European Commission |
| 10:45 | Evolution of European standardisation framework | Silvia Vaccaro, DG GROW, European Commission |
| 11:00 | Coordinating standardisation efforts and identification of standardisation needs | Pascal Medal, EASA |
| 11:15 | Managing transformation – how standards fit in Enterprise Architecture | Wim Post, Master Plan and Architecture, EUROCONTROL |
| 11:40 | Military approach to distributed architectures |
Costantino La Selva, European Defence Agency Jorge Pereira, Communications Navigation Surveillance, EUROCONTROL |
| 12:05 | Importance of standards in achieving harmonised deployment | Peter Green, Standardisation, EUROCONTROL |
| 12:20 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 |
Operational panel Discussion on role of standards in the future architecture |
Moderator: Paul Ravenhill, Think Research
|
| 13:45 | Coffee break | |
| 14:00 |
Institutional panel - Transitional arrangements Discussion on the role of supporting the transition |
Moderator: Christian Schleifer, EUROCAE
|
| 14:45 | Wrap-up and conclusions |
Philippe Merlo, DECMA, EUROCONTROL Christine Berg, DG MOVE, European Commission |
| 15:00 | Close | |
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Background information
The AAS and Transition Plan have set a challenge to the ATM community: Accelerate the deployment of a new distributed architecture that enables seamless, flexible and scalable provision of services.
This will require new technology, new approaches to service delivery and even new forms of service provider. It is a collaborative vision – with European airspace managed as a single continuum by a virtual and collective system operated by national ANSPS, ATM Data Service Provider (ADSPs) as well as CNS, MET and AIS providers. This new ATM system needs to support both civil and military requirements. It needs to be defined, implemented and operated collaboratively by all involved.
An evolved EASA-led regulatory framework is required to identify means of compliance, and new forms of interoperability are also needed – for example between ANSPs and ADSPs – alongside a common set of services than can be tailored to local specificities whilst maintaining true harmonisation. Enabling the AAS will require new ways of thinking about standards - to define interoperability requirements, to support large scale deployment and enable operational approval of both systems and services.
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