Software Impact of Selected En Route ATC Computer Replacement Strategies.

Abstract

The report provides the results of a study of the impacts and software constraints associated with transitioning to a new En Route Air Traffic Control System. The report deals with the functional splitting of existing major system functions (Flight Data Processing and Radar Data Processing) and new system enhancements (En Route Minimum Safe Altitude Warning and Flight Plan Conflict Probe) and implementing them in a new computer system attached to the existing IBM 9020 system via a selector channel. The report also discusses the replacement of the IBM 9020 computer with a modern, instruction-compatible computer system. The report presents the required changes and predicted CPU and intersystem channel loading for each functional split and provides implemented cost estimates. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA081478

Entities

People

  • D. Weeton
  • W. B. Cushing
  • W. D. Kandler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Beacons
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Data Transmission
  • Databases
  • Frequency
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Identification
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Operating Systems
  • Radar
  • Simulations
  • System Software

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.