airport 11052007

Introduction to Airport Automation

International GroupInstitute for Information Industry

Nov 2007

Experience and Capability IT Strategy of Airport Operation Central Database System Flight Information System Information Service System Communication Backbone

System BHS/BRS

Content

Experience and Capabilities(1) Flight Information Display System in Taiwan CKS International Airport A. Replacement of the existing LED Display B. In charge of engineering plan, design, tendering, check, CA (2)Taiwan Airport Automation System Planning A. Site survey, feasibility, strategy analysis on CKS, KHH and TPE Airports B. Business Model and System Planning with Mitre and Jalcon (3) Flight Information Display System in China Harbin International Airport A. International Tender, foreign loan, delivery B. System design, Software development, hardware purchasing, transportation, implementation, test and system integration

(4) Passenger Information Display System in Taiwan High Speed Railway A. Arrival and departure information display system delivery

B. System design, Software development, hardware purchasing, transportation, implementation, test and system integration

IT Strategy of Airport Operation

Over XX% of the flights arrived/departed within 15 minutes of schedule time More than XX% of the passengers

complete check-in in 20 minutes Over XX% of the passengers complete

immigration process in 15 minutes XX% of the arrival passengers pick up

baggage in 10 minutes at carousel

Measurement of Operation efficiencyMeasurement of Operation efficiency

IT Strategy of Airport OperationAutomation Problems of Airport Operation and IT Strategy

Problem IT Strategy

1 Improve airport safety and service quality

Improve flight information system, BHS, establish information service system and BRS.

2 Information can not be shared among IT systems

Apply international standard and define information exchange architecture and interfaces. (i.e. IATA Standard,Information Broker, and Central Database System)

Automation Problems of Airport Operation and IT Strategy

Problem IT Strategy

3 Networks can not be shared, and it is not easy to be managed and expanded.

Establish airport communication backbone system, integrated cable system,network management system and drawing management system.

4 It is not efficient to contact all the related parties in the airport when incident occurred.

Establish emergent response system and airport command center using Information Technology(IT).


Automation Problems of Airport Operation and IT Strategy

Problem IT Strategy

5 Short of manpower of the Airport Authority

Establish or upgrade IT systems to distributed on-line processing, reduce the centralized batch processing of the Airport Authority

Apply international standard to integrate the terminal control center

6 It is not easy to integrate the existing systems in the airport because some of them are not open system.

Establish a migration plan and integration strategy


Information ServiceInformation Service

AirportAuthority

GeneralPublic

GovernmentDepartments

Airport OperationalAirport OperationalDatabaseDatabase

ETA

ETA

GroundServicesOperator

Air Traffic Control

Air CarriersETA

FIDSFIDS

IT Infrastructure of Airport Automation

Communication Communication BackboneBackbone


Communication Backbone System Baggage Handling System

Central Database System


CentralDatabase

Central Monitoring System

Information Service System

CUBES

CAAFIMS

BRS

AirlinesDCS

Flight Information System

BHS

InformationBroker

Gate &Stand

AllocationDesk

Allocation

FIDS

KioskInternet

StaffInformation

PublicAddressing

EventManager

EmergentResponse

CUTE

MIS

FacilityControl

FIMSNetwork

GateAllocation

Air TrafficManagement

FlightInformation

Building Management

BaggageHandling

Without Information Broker and Operational Database...

GateAllocation

Air TrafficManagement

FlightInformation

Building Management

BaggageHandling

With Information Broker and Operational Database...

Information Broker

Information Broker


Definition

• The Information Broker(IB) is a set of standard software and customized application that provides a means for systems to communicate and exchange data in a secure and reliable manner.

• The IB can eliminates the need for system to maintain several interfaces with other systems, which may require different interfaces with individual data exchange format and protocols.

Functions• Subject based addressing, Publish/Subscribe (Not network addressing)

• Information Validation, Filtering

• Guarantee Delivery (1:N, N:1, deferred delivery)

• Routing Rules, Priority• Load Balancing

• Information Security

(Encryption,Authentication,Audit)

• HA/ Disaster Recovery


Central Database

Definition

The Central Database is a central repository and database, that can be used to collect and disseminate critical airport operational information from different applications to a wider audience of users that can include airport user, airlines, ground handlers, CIQ staff, and etc..

Functions

• Security control of information access • Maintain information integrity and consistency

• Support Internet Standard • Support Multi-languages • The Central Database outage shall n

ot prevent other systems’ communication.

• HA/ Disaster Recovery


Check-in DeskAllocation System

Gate & Stand

Allocation System

FIS Database

Airlines

Airport Central Database

Terminal 1FIDS subsystem

GIDS BIDSCIDSFIDS SIDS

GovernmentFlight Information

Management System(FIMS)


Staff information

Terminal NFIDS subsystem

GIDS BIDSCIDSFIDS SIDS...

CUTE BHS/BRS

DisplayServer

DisplayServer

Flight Information System (FIS)

SITANetwork

FIMSNetwork


Typical Issues

• The flight information is collected through manual method.

• The message format of flight information does not comply with international standard.

• The gate & stand allocation system (GAS) is an off-line system.

• FIDS displays basic flight information.

Future Feature

• The real-time flight information is automatically collected through SITA and FIMS network.

• The message format of flight information will follow IATA standard.

• Provide on-line GAS.

• FIDS will provide more display information; for example, Passenger Final Call etc..

Communication Backbone System



KioskInternet Service

Staff Information


CentralDatabase

InformationBroker

PassengerService

GroundService

InformationQuery

Firewall


Definition

• The definition of staff can be the airport user, airlines, ground handlers, CIQ staff, and etc..

• The ground service staff can be the staff of airlines, ground handlers, fuel, cater company.

• CIQ: Custom, Immigration, and

Quarantine

Functions

• Passenger Service - Lost and found - Passenger complain - Airport information

• Ground service - Supervising and controlling the relevant processes involved in aircraft handling• Information Query - Flight information - Alert information - Airport directory information• Internet Service - Airport WWW Service

• Kiosk - Airport information - Traffic, travel, hotel, rent a car

Staff Information


Terminal 1ATM

Backbone

Terminal 2ATM

Backbone

..

.


...

Internet

Future Expandable Scope Existing Scope

CAA

Airlines

CCTVCamera

ATM Device

Router

AFTN

HostLAN

Terminal 3ATM

Backbone

ATM Device

FIMSNetwork

Router

Communication Backbone Architecture


FAX

FAX

FAX

跳線

水平線路配線架

電腦網路集中器配線架

電話幹纜配線架

網路集中器幹纜配線架

電話垂直幹纜

光纖網路集中器

乙太網路集中器接續線

電纜線槽

(4P UTP)四對無遮蔽絞線

/資訊電話兩用插座工作站

/一般話機數位話機

光纖纜線

Structure Cabling System

• Campus Backbone Subsystem - Fiber cables, 622Mbps ATM

• Building Backbone Subsystem - Fiber cables, 155Mbps ATM

• Horizontal Cabling Subsystem - Copper cables, CAT 5, RJ45 - 10/100 Ethernet - Distance: < 90M

• Easy to expand, install and maintain

Optical fiber

Copper Cable


Local Area Network

Airport Communication BackboneWAN

Database Server

Workstation

ScannerPlotter

Control Center

Workstation

ScannerPlotter ScannerPlotter ScannerPlotter

Workstation Workstation

Diagram of Management System Architecture Overview

Future Expandable Scope

CAAMaintenance Division XXX Division

(1) Follow IATA 1745 &1718B(2) Follow Advice from ICAO on 17 Articles of Appendix -Index of Future Aviation Security Evaluation Standard for Airport

(3) Cases of BRS Worldwide - Europe: London, Manchester, Frankfort, Amsterdam

- US: Chicago, Seattle, UA stations

- Australia: Sydney

- Asia: Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai

Recommendation and Trend of BRS

BHS/BRS

BHS/BRS

Baggage Reconciliation System

Other airportthat installed BRS

Airlines (DCS)

Load into cart

passengerBSM

HONG KONGINTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

FALLBACKSORTATION TAG

1160195388

CX 88

Bag TagBRS

Server

Hub

WirelessAccessPoint

baggage

BSM

FixedScanner

Mobile Scanner

Benefits in higher revenues & lower running cost through better integration.

Institute for Information Industry (III)

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