System Program Plan and System Implementation Plan Remote Communications Facilities

6580.1 10/28/85 SECTION 2. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 20. BASIC CHARACTERISTICS (EXISTING SYSTEM). All analog voice coaaunicatione are provided by the a/g co-unications syatea between ATC controllers or flight aerv1ce specialists and civil or ailitary aircraft operating under IFR or VFR procedures. This system also provides recorded voice weather broadcasts to aircraft over selected frequencies and antenna aite locations.

The a/g communications system provides services to civil aircraft priaarily via vhf. and to ailitary aircraft via uhf. The present a/g coaaunications system encompasses en route. terainal. and flight service operations (see figure 2-5) • . Control facilities in each of th~se operations are connected to dedicated or shared local or reaote antenna sites in which the vhf and uhf radio transmitters. receivers. antennas. and control equipaent are located.

The location of the antenna sites is dependent upon the air space coverage assigned to particular frequencies and overall air space coverage aaaigned to the control facilities. The 23 air route traffic control center• (ARTCC) are connected to approximately 558 RCAG facilities. each having froa 1 to 12 radio frequencies. Typically. multifrequency RCAG are remote stand-alone facilities. A total of approziaately 175 terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facilities and 465 air traffic control towers (ATCT) are connected to a total of 773 RTR~ each having froa 1 to 24 radio frequencies. Additionally.

there is a nuaber of •ingle frequency outlet• (SFO) typically located at satellite airport•. About 300 FSS are connected to about 1.000 RCO. Control by the ATC controllers or flight service apecialist• of the FAA-owned and maintained radio transaitters and receiver• at these aitea i• accoapli•bed by FAA-owned and maintained analog tone signal and control equipaent located at both the control facility and the antenna aites. In aoat ca•••• the analog tone signal and control equipaent requires specially conditioned leased transmiaaion landlines which connect the control facility with the controlled site. Soae Alaskan antenna aites are aaintained by contract. Th .. e landlines vary in length dependent upon the site location with reapect to the control facility.

a. VORTAC. The bade VORTAC ia coapriaed of a aingle VOit and tactical air navigation (TACAN) equipaent. The present design apecifiea a 21-fcot round aetal building to house the above equipaent and an engine generator. if f required. Engine generators are installed to provide three phue backup power to the TACAN antenna at VORTAC facilities that either support the jet route structure or serve an operational requireaent for the continuoua power airports: all VOlt/VORTACs have a battery/de power diatr1bution aystea. The VOR antennas are housed inside a 16-foot high cone with the TACAN antenna affixed at the top. The VOR provides aziauth inforaation and the distance aeasuring equipaent (DME) provides distance inf oraation to properly equipped civil aircraft. The TACAH provides asiauth and distance inforaation to ' ailitary aircraft.

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Par 20 6580.1 10i28/85 b. a.eaote Trauwitter/Receiyer (ffl). An ID conaiata of at least one reaotely controlled tranaaitter or receiver. An RD ia defined a• a facility that is controlled by a ATCT or a TIACO• facility. the coabinecl I.TR aite ha• two feature• that aay be uHd to advantage. One ia that aore interaodulation product-free trauaait frequencies can be found or used at a teraiul or en route facility if the tranaait frequenciea can be divided aaoaa all of the antenna sitea. the nuaber of interaodulation product interference-free frequenciea within the ATC vhf banda found for uae at oae anteODa aite ia eztreaely liaited, typically fro• 10 to 12 vhf frequenciea per utenna aite.

The ezact nuaber depends on direct interference vitb other facilitie• aa vell •• intrafacility interaodulation producta. thua, vhen tranaaittera are located at all reaote aitea, the aaaicaaent of frequenciea to each aite require• eztreae cara in order to avoid interference-prone coabioationa.

c. lt•et• Center Air/Grou;id <ac,c;> facilitiH. An a~ ia the pri11ary

c011aunication outlet for an .AJttcC. An RCAG aa:, have up to 12 radio frequenciea located at tbe facility. le.AG aay be atalld-alone or collocated vitb other facilitiea aucb aa rssa. lona ranae radar• (t.aa.), VOi.a, or the Alt.TCC itaelf. Tran1ait audio and cootrol inforaation i• sent fro• the AI.TCC to a reaote llCAG OYer either a le .. ed landliae or PU-owned radar aicrovave li111t (aHI.) ay1tea. The audio recai·ud .st the reaote le.AC f roa tbe airer.aft ii

aent to the AllTCC ovH leaHd ladliu or FAA-owud ua. ay1tea. lo order to

provide a backup to the audio alld cootrol link• batweeo AaTCC and ICAC, either an FM-owned backup neraency coa•uaication (IUIC) eyn .. and/or a special leaaed landline •elective ai111alin& (SS-1) ayatea is p~OYided.

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ay1tea of the future i1 depicted in fiaure 2-6. lt ia cbaracteri&ed by facilitie1 conaolidation. a coaaUDications iwtwork, aolid•atate equipaent, reaote aaintenance aonitorina, and radio control equipaeot. Moat of tbeae characteriatica have already been diacua .. d in detail aud are briefly 1uaaariaed below.

•• facilititt Cop•olidatiop. Tb• cou•olidation and relocation of

exiatina a/a COIIIIWlication• faciliti•• into ICF (aee fiaure 2-7) will aer.e the coal>ined a/a coaaunicationa need• of botb air traffic coutrol and fli&bt advisory faciliti•••

'b. 4ir/Gro::nct Srevai catiopf/1,tyork Ply. .. twork pl•aina i• the

•••n• uaed to identify facility requireaeota which support the curreut aod projected &TOVth of the aviatioa iadu•tJ:Y throoah the year 2000. A apecial uetworltina teaa vaa foraed ia each reaiOG early iu 1983. These re&iOG&l tea•• were coapoaed of 1M .. ployH• froa every discipliae within the aajor operational ele .. ata. the coapilatiOD mad apecif ice of the plan repreaeut the reeult• of each teaa•a iuteaaive a.a exteu•i•e intraregional coordination.

••aioual re1poa1ibilitie1 iaclude aelectiOG of aite, couatruction of the ••irouaeatal facility, mad relocatioa of eziatiug coaauuicatioua equipment and antennae. or acceptuce of cOGtract9r relocatiOG and iuatallation of radio coaaunicatioua equipaeut cablH, ante1ma1. batteriee/dc dinribution eyatea, aateua tower•• and fli&ht iaapectiOG aa aay be required. Abaacloaaeut of obeolete 1ite1 ia required to effect the coat aavinga and coat avoidance in future yeara.

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Chap 2 Par 21 p.._sz:e 15 6580.1 !0/28/85 FIGURE 2-i. THE RCF AND ITS TRIBUTARY FACUITIES Chap 2 Par 21 Page 16 6530.1 10/21/85 c. Svlid-State !guipaent. Concurrent vith facilities consolidation will be the replaceaent of obsolete tube-type transaitters and receivers vith solid-state equipaent .

cl. Reaote Maintenance Monitoring. Reaote aonitoring and control equipaent awst be provided for reaote FAA facilitiH so that equipaent perforaance aonitoring. control. and certification can b~ accoaplisbed froa centralized work centers. Reaot;e aaintenance aonitoring vill perait iaproved work force utilization and the quality of vorklife and increa•• work force productivity. The ayatea will establish a network of aaintenance processor aubsyateas (MPS) at ARTCC and general national airspace sector• (GNAS).

It will al.so provide standardised reaote aonitoring subsysteas (RMS) and incorporate the•• into exiating solid-atata syateas.

e. Radio Control !quipaent (RCE) provides for the replaceaent of che present radio signaling and tone control equipaent to iaprove operational.

performance and reduce aaint•nance cost. The replaceaent of obsolete radio control equipaent will eliainate operational def1c1encies and iaprove air/ground service. This equipaent will be uae<i for control and reaote maintenance monitoring of RCAG. RTR. RCO. and RCF facilities. Additionally.

it will standardise the interface vith VSCS. tower coaaunicationa systea. and ICSS. Thi• equipaent will include the line-coabinir.g function (aultiplexing) required for FSS aoderniaation and tbe facility consolidationc.

22. STUDIES.

a. lreguen~y Interference Study. A frequen:y interference study is in proareas. prior to coabining large nuabera of tranaaittera and receiver•.

Developaant of receiver aulticoupler• and transa1tter coabiner• i• needed to reduc• the nuaber of antennas required. exp.c:ially at VORTAC. Thi• effort alao include• developaent of requireaent• for ancillary device•. such•• aulticouplera. coabinera. filters. and cavities .

b. Electroaagnetic Coapatibility (BMC) Studies. EMC studie• are being conducted to develop EMC guideline• nec: .. sary for the design of interference free NAS facilitie• and coapatible collocated/consolidated antenna sites.

c. Blectroaaanetic Interference Ana.lyais. Electroaagnetic interference atudi•• are underway to dater.ine liaitations to RCF consolidation. The effect of various antenna arrangeaents installed at a VOR vill aiso be analysed. 'l'he effect of specific frequency collocations in an actual antenna siting em,ironaent will be deterained on an individual baais. Coaaunications channel• apaced 25 kHs apart vill be considered available for network coverage planning below 18.000 feet aean sea level (MSL).

cl. Antenna Deployaent Study. The antenna deployment feasibility study is the pacing itea for RC!' i.apleaentation. The study began in February 1984 and is scheduled to end in Deceaber 1985.

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6580.1 10/28/85 SECTION 3. PROGRAM FIJNllING 30. GENERAL. Iapleaentation of the C0118olidation/netvork project for RC!'

corre•pond• with polici•• and guidelines eatabli•hed in DOT Order 4200.14B.

Major Sy•tea• Acqui•itions Review and Approval. and FAA Order 1810.lD. Major Syate•• Acquisition. The region• will iapleaent the project in accordance with this order. The project vill include relocatioos. consolidations.

eatablishaents. and decoa•i•aioning• outlined in chapter 2 of the A/G Comaunicationa Network Plan. Planning and prograaing ••tiaatee for fi•cal year• (FY) 1983. 1985. and 1986 were accoapliahed by headquarters vitb no regional input. PY 1987 and future yea:-s' estiaatH vill be ba•ed on regional e•tiaate• to iapleaent the network plan.

31. RCF ACQUISITION PLAN. Major eleaenta in the acquisition plan that vill impact funding are•• follows: a. Specialized ancillary devices will be procured aa deter-ined by the program office for the reaote coaaun1caticm• facilities.

b. Reaional funding will be provided in block asaignaenta. 'l'be regio~ are responaible for iapleaenting the project in accordance vith the national network plan. prograa plan. siting criteria. and inatallation atandards.

Baaed on regional priorities. funds will be allocated to ••tablish the RCF.

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RBSBRVED • . SECTION 4. PROGRAM SQl!DULE AND STATUS 40. IN'l'ROOUCTION. Thi• project will reduce the coat of operatina analog a/g radio coaaunicationa faciliti••• 'Ibis proiect allow• for the provision of analog a/g radio coaaunicationa fro• larger. aore cost-effective consolidated RCF• in lieu of the exiating large nuaber of facilitie• (approxiaately 3.000 RTR. RCAG. RCO. and BUEC equipaenta).

41. MAJOR EVENTS. The status of ailutones are as follows: Accoaplishaenta •

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(1) Identified and subaitted 450 •first cut• reaote locations to lllectro Magnetic Coapatibility Analysis Center (ECAC) for processing.

(2) Received charts froa ECAC.

(3) Subaitted project request to the FAA Technical Center for antenna atudy.

Chap 2 Paa• 18 Par 30 10/28/IS'. 6580.1 (4) Requ .. ted Great Lake• Region be the lead region for developing site aelection criteria for future RC!'.

(5) AES-500 Antenna Deployaent Feasibility Study (Start).

(6) AES-4 Network Plan for ,review.

b. Planned: (1) Study.

A!:S-!>00 Antenna De~loyaent Feasibility (2) RCF Siting Criteria Handbook.

(3) Handbook.

RC!' Inatallation Standard• (4) Maintenance Handbook.

RCF (5) RCF Modification Handbook.

42. REGIONAL ACTIVITIES. The individual region• are responsible for preinatallation planning. coordination. equipaent acceptance. and certification in their areaa baaed on FAA engin .. ring requireaent• and guidauce. Equipaent installation itself i• expected to be the aaae for all efforts. but relocation and eatablinhll\Klt icatallationa will have to be integrated with the total facility in•tallation and con•truction aa applicable. Installation by contractor personnel i• to be deterained.

43. SUPPORT PACTORS. Training aay be required. Inforaation vill be aad~ available p~ior to enrollaent.

44. LOGISTICS SUPPORT. Logiatica support is a phase of the reaote coaaunicationa facilitiea conaolidation operation . Loaiatica aupport begins with developaent of a aaint.uance/support concept for docuaentation. and i• followed by preparation of a procureaent request (PR). The PR includes a requirea.nt for the contractor to provide certain hardware deliverables and aaaociated docuaentation. Logistics aupp~rt i• •••entially coapleted when the initial proviaioning requireaent•. docuaentation. and aaterials are deliveredJ and atored. Indiiridual itea quantity requireaenta are predicated on the aainteuace/aupport concept. Quantit.y requireaenu are b&8ed on operational consideration•• equipaent redundancy. and reliability factor• derived froa the approved ayatea d•ign and announced by APM-540. The reaponaible regional office provides storage apace for supply atoclt. Storage plans are coordinated with APM-540 and ALG-200. Order 4620.3C. Initial Support for Nev or Modified Bquipaent Installation. establishes procedures for providing the initial allowances of aparea. auppliea. and working equipaent required for the operation and aaintenance of new ~AA facilities and equipaent installations.

Site 'aparea are provided on a one-for-one basis for replaceable modules and printed wiring boards. Requireaents are to be det:erained.

Chap 2 Par 41 6560.1 10/28/85 " 45. IRSTIWCTIOJI BOO~ Copies of instruction book• are provided and delivered with each ayatea. These inatruction books are reviewed in both preliainary and caaera-ready fora• by the FAA for adequacy prior to acceptance fro• the contractor as a deliverable itea . Regional offices, sector offices, and the FAA Depot are provided copie• of the inatruction books. Requireaenta are to be deteraioed.

46. IHSTALJ,ATIOR. Reserved.

47. ACCEP'tAIICJ TJST. Reserved.

48. !BGDIEDIIG SUPPORT SU.VICES. The FAA objective ia to accoapliab engineering service• with in-house resources. It ••Y be neceaaary, however, to require engineering support fro• the contractor during the early part of progra~ iaplementation. The contract provide• for field •ervicea on an•• required basis to provide engineering support in the event hardware or software probleaa are encounte~ed during ayste• operation. APK-540 vill coordinate support need• vith the region•, the Mike Honroney Aeronautical Center, the FAA Technical Center, and the Acquiaition and Materiel Service.

49. COST VIJllFICATIOR. Data vill be . collected for use in coaparing the pro

jected life-cycle coat aavina• vitb co3 ts froa a 1tatiatically valid aaaple of actual 1ite1. At a later date, specific direction vill be provided to the regions and sector• aa a result of the coaparison.

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50. PROGRAM DlR!CTlON. Prograa dir~ction for the ICF conaolidation/netvork

project ii provided by the Federal Aviation Adainiatration (FAA) policies and procedure• aa defined by current FAA order• and directive•, and by active direction froa aanaaeaent at the FAA headquarters service director level.

a. The lCF copaolidatiou/petyork ~!9iect is now being iapleaented in

accordance vitb the applicable pro•i•ion r of Order 1810.lD, Major Syate•• Acquisition.

b. Oy9rall tlfP9Atibility for iaplaaentation of the aCF con1olidation/ network project baa been •••i&oed to the Director, Program Engineering and Maintenance Senice, APM-1. Thia order directs tbe F&E prograa aanager aasignaent• and prograa review procedures.

c. Policy dirtction and guidance for iapleaentation of the R.CF

conaolidation/uetvork project is pra.ided by the following FAA orders:

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1100.2B FAA Organization - FAA Headquarters Chap 2 Pase 20 Par 45 10/28/85 .

6580.1 FAA Organization-Field 1100.5B National Airspace Syste• Configuration Manageaent 1800.SD 1810.lD Major Syste•• Acquisition Airway Facilities Service Policy Decisions for the 6000.30 Maintenance Prograa of the 1980s 6010.6 National Airspace Syatea Coverage Network Plan - Reaote Facilities 6510.4A Radio Comaunications Requireaenta for Air Traffic Control Facilities d. Active direction of the conaolidation/netvork project planning is provided by the Systeas Engineering Service (AES), which baa overall ayatem design planning responsibility for the prograa.

51. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT STI.UCTUR!. Prograa direction for iapleaentation of the RCF consolidation/network project baa been aaaigued to the Prog1:aa Engineering and Kaintenftnce Service, Air/Ground Coaaunications Prograa, APM 540. The Acquiaition and Materiel Service (ALG), ia the procuring office for FAA headquarters procureaenta. Iap~ementation of the RCF consolidation/ network project require• coordination and cooperation froa all offices, services, region•, and aupport organis~tiona of the FAA. At the operating level, the Prograa Manager, APM-540, coordinate• with the Syate•• Engineering Service, A!S-1, and ia reaponaible to the Director, Program Engineering and Maintenance Service, APK-1, for cost-effective iapleaentation requireaenta.

These requireaenta are defined in apecificationa FAA-G-1210D, Proviaioning Technical Docuaentation, and FAA-G-1375.A. Spare Parts-Peculiar for Electronic, Electrical, and Mechanical Equipaent. Iapleaentation will be accoapliabed within established schedule and budget constraints. In order to accoaplish this mission, key organisational eleaents have been aaaigned specific RCF consolidation/network project functions and reapontibilities. Figure 2-8 depicts the proara• aanageaent structure for the iapleaentation of the RCF conaolidation/network project. Other organizational eleaents. in their normai functional roles a• eatabli•hed by FAA policies and procedure,, will be imrolved in tbe project. The depicted organisational atructure baa one priaary aiaa:l.on-to iapleaent the llCF consolidation/network project aystea to the point of operational turnOTer with operational 1upport eleaenta in place to enaure FAA self-sufficiency in continuing operations. The following general atateaenta of functions and responsibilities are in agreeaent with preaent FAA policies and procedures.

a. Director, Prout• Engineering IJ14 Maintepapce service, APM-1. has overall responsibility for the iapleaentation of the llCF consolidation/network project and provides program direction.

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Cl) Policy 184 Stapdardt piyi1iop <tEt=lQO) baa the reaponaibility

for th~ lon& ranae dewelopweat. tranaition. and auidance for tbe iapl•entation of the ail plan.

(2) 8.JH••• 1tqgire•11u 114 Pt•ha Piyifiop CMS::200) baa the re•pon•ibility to eetabli•b requireaent• aJld d .. elop a functional deaian for the National Airepace Sy•t ...

(3) t11t 1"411 lyaluatiog Qiyiaiop (Acr-soo> baa the reapooaibility to

desian verificatiOll and validation aeaaureaent• to v•rify !CAC. AaI.aC. and Ohio Oniveraity etudiea • ..

(4) SRtctrya lpgi;11rip1 Diyiaiop <ti!-~ baa the re1pooeibility to aanaae the frequeDCy apectrua and dewelop auideline• for ainiaisin& tbe effect of radio frequency interference (an) aDd IKI. AIS-500 i• coDductina and coordinatina fi•• atudi•• •~ a teat aodificatioa of IT!' receiwer•:

(a) Th• ilJIC •we (coapleted April 1984) concluded that U

vhf and 12 uhf cbannela can ba collocated at• einale aite throusb the uae of external ieolation de•ice• aucb •• coabioera. aulticouplera. etc.

(b) 'DI• ICAC atut, conaidered tbe d .. elopa.:nt of !KC 1uideliaea

for u1e in the de•i&G of c0tt~tible coa1olidated RAS 1itee. StudJ topic• are: l PoteDtial block type collocatiOll iaterfereuce probleaa.

1 laterfereoce predictioD

Coaputer aodel (coaite analyai• aodel oo. 2, COSAN II).

l Interference coatrol aethoda.

(c) Ohio Patt•ttity 1tgdy conaidered the iDYeetiaation of VOi. t

error• due to au antnnaa/aaata and iDYeatiptioa of effect• of radar antenna

on aCP coverase.

(d) FAA Techpical Cepter study conaidered •erification of ~DIC

and ECAC atudy by actual aeaaureaenta.

Ce) Ip-hogae atut, kr tES-500.

Study of tFI suppresaion device• curreatly in uae in !.

the field.

Sur.ey of air/groand coaaunicationa inatallation at VOi.TAC l.

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!. Recoaaendation• for nev equipaent atandarda and aiting criteria froa a apectrua engineerin& atandpoint.

(f) ITT test aodification• to iaprove the RFI iaaunity of Clll 23 and 24 equipaent. Two te1t aodification• are being developed by ltT.

d. Air Traffic Plap• and Reguireaent• Service, Att-1. eatabliahe•

operational requireaenta for a/g coaaunication•.

e. Materiel Manaceaegt Diyhion. ALG-200. provides coordination of logistic• aupport concurrent vith the delivery of all article• of equipaent.

f. FAA Acade•Y· AAC-900. will eatabliah and aaintain a training courae for aite peraonnel involved with the ic1tallation and aaintenance of all equipment and software delivered under appropriate contract• under the program.

g. FAA Depot. AAC-400. will provide loai•tic, and engineerina aupport.

including the eatabliabaent and aaintenance of a apare1 iu.entory and prov111on of repair• for returned aodulea. In addition. the FAA Depot vill provide engineering 1upport for the eatabliabaent of the trainina aite.

h. Reaiopal offict.1 have reapon,ibility for each deaipaated aite. 1bia

reaponaibility include• the aite peculiar enaineerina and iapleaentatioo activitiea of 1ite relocation. aite preparation. checkout. joint acceptance inapection, and certification for operatiooal turuower. a• vell a• traiuin& and ataffing, Reaiona are reaponaible for facility conatructioa and for all RCF equipment relocations and in1tallation1. Each reaioa vill appoint a regional coordinator and an alternate. Tb• resiooal coordioator vill act aa a focal point for coordination and scbeduliaa duria& tbe iapleaeotation of RCF.

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52. PIQGW PIOQIPVB13, 'flle aCF projects will be iapl•ented in accordance with ezistin& FAA procedures. aa defined io applicable ordera.

a. Plagig aud Scbeduliug. The proara• aaaager ia required to dnelop a coordinated prograa/iapleaentation plan that identifie• all acti-.itie•, schedule•. and fuuding required/available to accoapliab the proaraa. 'flli• ayatea iapleaeutation plan (SIP) aad ita aubsequent iaauea aerYe aa a •ebicle for the coordination proceas and •• a aean.a for disaeainating prograa inforaation to all affected eleaents. te-.iaiona. update•. and reissue• of the SIP vill be disseainated by the prograa office.

Chap 2 Par 51 Pace 24 10/21/85 ! 6580.1 1>. .lif.ffl 1tatu1 yill be proyided dyrig Pr21t•• ruiey1. Monthly rnieva are priaarily for atatu• accouatin~ Quarterly rnieva. tied cloaely to ra procure•nt plaaniq, include both phyaical atatua accouatinc aad fiacal atatua.

c. Lo1ittic1 fppport procedgref eatabliabed bJ Order 4620.lC, Initial Support for lev or Modified Equipant laatallatioa. will be u1ed for prOYidina the initial allovaDcea of •par••• auppliea, and vorldna equipaenta required for tbe operation and •aiatnance of aew FAA facilities aod equipaeat iD9tallatioaa. 'l'he Acquisition aDd Materiel SerTice will coordia,ate lociatica support require•e11t1 in accordaDCe vith tbia order.

d. Copfiguratiop NMnwa•t vil l uM the policiH aad proceduree Htab lilbed bJ Order 1800.8D, latiooal Ainpace S,•t•• Confiauratioa Mau.sea.at , for the end it••• apecified in IIAS-N»--001, IIAS ATC Subayatea la1eliae

Confi1uratiOD. 'l'he acr .,•t•• harclvare ba•eline vill be eatabliabed ia the

installation etudarda baadbook. Cbanae• to tbis baHliN, up to tb• date of initial 1ite operatioaal a•ailabilitJ, will aot require FAA cbuse propoaal acti•ity. only coacurreDCe by the proaraa aaaa,er. Sub1equeat to initial aite operatioaaal ••ailability, all cbaase propo1al1 vill be coordinated ia accorduce with Order 1100.8D.

53. COST YAJUWlQI PJeM. A pla will N developed by tbe prop-aa office to•••••• the ••lidity of the life-cycle coat (LCC) projection• aade duria& the ayatea requiret1e11ts proceas. 'l'be output of tbia ••lidatioo effort will provide feedback for updati111 tbe LCC procedure• for future proar••• aod vill provide early factual inforaatioo OD pouible areae for iapro•n•ot ia the ICF ayat ...

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6580.1 CHAPTEll 3. SYSTEM IHPL!KEMTATION Pl.AH SECTIOK 1. FIIIJ> D!PLOYM!ll't 60 u IIITIODOCTIQ!. The reaote cos 1unication• facilities (RCF) project• vill be iaplnented by each of the niiu ~egional Airvsy Facilities diwi•ione bavin.g co1nizance over the designated sit,. ?be l•tional Air1pace Systea (RAS) lleaote Facilitie• Network Plan li t • propoaed action location• for RCF.

61. l!LQCATIOIIS. lCF 1ite reloca ion, are liated in the Advance Copy

Natioiial Air•pace Syatea leaote ra . ilitiea. Air/Ground Coaauoication•

Network Plan, table 2, pase v. So ie of tbeae propoaed relocation• are required for air traffic operatiofl&l requireaent• and do not require a coat ver,uo benefit 1tudy. The r1aainin1 propoaed relocation• aay ~equire a coat ver1u1 benefit atudy baaed on APK-100 operation and coat fi1ure1 and re1ioiial/APM-SOO coat eatiaatea for relocation.

62. ISTMLlSHM!lCTS. The conatruction nquireaenu for lCf sites vill be deterained by Advance Copy lat io " tal 4inpace Syatea £eaote FacilitiH.

Air/Ground Coasunication• Ketvo ·k Plan. table 3. paae v. Schedulina aare1a1nt1 by reaion1 and the facility criteria vill be provided by FAA headquarter, in FAA ordeu.

63. IBPUC!KQIS. Vacuua-tube radio coaaunicat ion• tr•n•aitten aod receiver• are beina replaced with solid-atat• equipaent under tbe eziatina replacement proaraa. The followitJ type• of obaolete equipaent are alao acbeduled for replaceaent: a. Ob1olete antennas are be i r rep l aced vith 1tate-of-the-art vertical dipole antenna deaian• to enhance t e air / around Ca/a) coaaunication• syatea.

b. Multichannel tube-type bee up equipaent vill be replaced vitb one for-one equipaent.

c. Analoa on-off tone control eq ipaeot vill be replaced with aolid atate diaital radio control equipaent (RCE).

64. »JCO)Ul1SS1QIUGS. The propoaed decoaaiuioninga of enating aitea are liated by reaion in the Ac!Yance Copy Rational Air1pace Syf.tea R~aote Facilitiea, Air/Ground Coaaunicationa Ketvork Plan, table 4, pag~ .,,{.

65 . COll:PlGUUTIOll IUft#ilMpT PLM. The FAA ia concerued vith the baseline data for ezi.ating equipaent configuration• and vith change controi procedures that prOTide for chauge coordiaation before changes to baseline data are authorised. 'Dle RAS configuration aanageaent identification and control data baatt ia aaintaiud by AES-400. The data bue h aaintained in three parts: a. Bil-KD-001, MS Air Traffic Control {ATC) Subayatea Baseline Configuration.

WAS-MD-002. Configuration Identification Documentation Listing.

b.

Chap 3 PaR@ 27 Par 60 6580.1 10/28/85 c. •AS::HD-003. Suaaary Listing, HAS Change Proposals (NCP) and Configuration Control Decisions (CCD).

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RESUVED.

S!CTIOH 2. PllOGliM USPONSIB ILITIES 70. lfflQDUCTIO!L The RCF will be iapleaented in accordance with FAA polieiee and procedures for the acquisition of facilitiee and equipment modernization and expanaion. The Syateaa Engineering Service (AES) is re1pon1ible for the overall sy•tea engineering for the National Airspace System Plan. The Interfacilit7 and Auxiliary Division, APM-500, will provide prograa management and technical direction at the national level. Affected regions have the responsibility for site iapleaentation from site acquisition to operational turnover. In auaaary, organizational elements from FAA headquarters, the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, the FAA Technical Center, and the re1iona will be involved in this project. The following paragraphs define tbe major project reapon1ibilitie1 of the affected organizational elem~nts.

71. WASHINGTQl! BlfJV)UAllT!llS USP<WSIBILITIES. AES is reaponwible for overall

system en1ineering of the National Airspace Syatea. For the a/g com!llunicationa proaraa, this includes defining the coverage network necessary for fulfilling the operational requireaenta, defining syatea interfaces, providing for freqwtncy manageaent, and providing for configuration aanaaeaeut. The prograa aanager for a/g coaaunicationa located within the Proai-•• Eugineering and Maintenance Service (APM) ia responsible for developing, coordinating, and aonitoring the a/g coaaunicationa program from the enaineerina/deYelopaent cycle through the operation cycle within the con1traint1 placed on the prograa by the overall ayatea design. The program office (APM-540) ha• responsibility for all aspects of ground/ground (g/g) radio coaaunication• and air/ground a/g radio comaunicationa for each of FAA's operational functions: en route, terainal. and flight aervices. The program office ha1 been divided into two teaaa: ,·oice and recording and remote site.

The •oice and recording teaa ha• reapon,ibility for coaaunication• and recordina 11•t•a1 at the control facility, i.e., air route traffic control center (il'!'CC),. air trufic control tower (ATCT), terainal radar approach control (TBACOW), and flight se1:Vice station (FSS). The remote site team has r•aponaibility for coaaunication, at the antenna facility. i.e., reaote center air/1round co .. uni.cation, (tCAG), reaote tranaaitter receiver (RTR). reaote coaaunicationa outlet (:aco), etc. Supporting the prograa manager are managers froa the principal participating organizations. Each manager is responsible for coordinating those efforts associated with that organization's stated aiaaioo. The organisation, providing the aanagers are: Other divisions within the Prograa Engineering and Maintenance

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Service.

b.

tegional offices.

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d. FAA Technical Center.

e. Air Traffic Plans and Requirements Service.

f. Acquisition and Materiel Service.

g. Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center.

h. Office of Person~el and Technical Training.

i. Office of Budget.

72. MIKE MONRONEY AERONAUTICAL CENTER (AAC). The AAC will provide support to all site personnel involved with the installation and maintenance of all equipment and software delivered under the appropriate contracts under this program.

73. FAA TECHNICAL CENTER. The FJ..A Technical Centar (ACT) will support the System Engineering Service CAES) : n the systems engineering of the communication network. The initi 11 majcr activit:v will be the validation of electro magnetic compatibility analysis center (ECAC) developed software, cosite analysis model no. 2 (COSAM II). The COSAM II will be used to design regional facilities for the communication network. The ACT vill establish a stand-alone RCF with 24 frequencies having transmitters and receivers in the same building. Several configurations of antennas, multicouplers, and combiners will be tested. The 24-f equency facility will also be e1tabli1hed at a second generation VORTAC to va1 . date antenna configuration•, location~, and mounting at the VORTAC site. Ad itional testing to provide system engineering data will be conducted , radar, RCL, and DF sites. Problems encountered during the tests will b£ resolved through use of state-of-the-art hardware.

74. REGIONS. Regional responsibili ies include site selection, construction of the environmental facility, and relocation of existing radio co••unicationa equipment and antennas, or acceptance of contractor relocation and f installation of radio communication equipment cables, antennas, batteries/de distribution ayateas, antenna towers, and flight inspection• aa .. y be required. Abandonaent of obsolete sites is required to effect the cost savings and coat avoidlm.ce in future years. Regional tracking of reduced land leases, reduced maintenance travel, reduced power conauaption, and reduced leased services is required. The regions need to submit the following information to FAA headquarters: a. FAA Fora 2500-70-2 showing a prioritized list of proposed actions , contractor or FAA installations, and estimated FAA start date following receipt of funds. Costs to restore abandoned sites should be identified.

b. FAA Form 4650-1 (PML) showing types and quantities of cable required and functional capacity of the battery/de distribution system required.

Chap 3 Par 71 6580.1 10/28/85 c. A floor plan sketch of the proposed RCF facility.

d. FAA Forms 2500-70-1 and 2500-40 PG-1 if the reg i onal cost estimate is substantially different from the headquarters cost estimate.

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SECTION 3. COMHIJNICillONS 80. GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS. The a/g coU?munications program manager (APM-540) is the focal point for all internal communication&. In order to successfully proceed with the system deployment and operational cutover, APM-540 must be aware of all significant program activities. In addition to this direct interface with the project manager/technical officer (TO), the program manager must ensure that the necessary program infor : ation is made available to the organization that has action responsibility . APM-540 wi ll maintain a program information distribution list. This list will be distributed by functional organizations to b~anch or section l~el a& necessary. Each responsible organization will designate in writing to APM-540 a consolidation/network coordinator and an alternate for the regional implementation activities. The coordinator will be identified by name, organization code, and phone number.

81. CONTRACTOR COMMUNICATIONS. In accordance with FAA policy, interface with and communications to contractors is authorized for specific purposes. Th2 contracting officer (CO) has the direct contract responsibility and is responsible for all , contractual matters. The CO is the only person authorized to approve changes that will impact p. rice, delivery, or schedule.

a. The contracting officer has been designated in the Acquisition and Materiel Service (ALG), ALG-321. Aa such, ALG-321 is the office responsible for all contractual matters.

b. The program aanager has b~ en designated as the Manager, APM-540. A project manager has been designated from the APM-540 staff and will also be a technical officer (TO). 'l'hua, APM-540 is authorized to perform technical interface with the contractor's representatives.

82. IRTDHAL COMMUNICATIONS. The communication channels focus on APM-500.

Contractual coaaunications are authorized for the CO, TO, quality reliability officer (QRO), and TO representative. The program manager has the primary responsibility for designating organizational elements and individuals who will perfora and/or coordinate program activities. Nothing in this chapter is intended to inhibit noraal FAA internal coaaunications. Instead, the intent is to eaphasi&e the offices which are primarily concerned with the a/g coaaunication prograa. ALG-321 (CO) and APM-540 (TO) have responsibility for contract matters and are the internal offices to contact for contract · cosmunications.

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10/28/85 6580.1 SECTION 4. ACCEPTANCE INSPECTIONS 90. GENERAL. Final inspection of the RCF production units will be at the contractor's facility. Currently, acceptance will occur at the FAA Depot but may change to acceptance at the contractor's facility.

91. INITIAL EX>UIPMENT TESTS. Tests performed on the initial units at the equipment contractor's facilities will include design 1ualification tests and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) acceptance teats (type tests).

Following acceptable completion of these teats, a set of equipment will be tested to the production teat requirements, which is a subset of the design qualification tests, and shipped to the FAA Academy for installation. lbe installed unit, following interim site acceptance, will be used for operational evaluation tests conducted by FAA personnel. Subsequent sets of equipment will have production tests performed and then will be used for reliability and maintainability ttemonstrations at the factory. Any design changes required will be incorporated into all equipment, with an appropriate test and demonstration.

a. Tha design qualification teet• are conducted on the first production units after quality control inspection to verify that all detailed equipaent specification requirements 3re aet and to establish the performance baseline for the equipment. All failures are analy&ed and resolved by repair, redesign, i- . nd ret7ork or, as a last r~sort, by a change to the equipaent specification. Occasionally. it may be tbat the failure vas because of test methodology. In that case, the failure is absolved and testing continues using a different methodology. Co•pletioo of the design qualification teats eetablishe1:o . the initial equipaent configuration baseline.

b. Type test requirements are established by the FCC for 3ll radio frequency transmitters and receivers. At least two sets of equipment, following quality control inspection and normal production tests, will be subjected to type tests. The test results will be for~arded to the FCC for type approval.

c. lbe initial eguipaent set installed at the FAA Academy vill be operated and 11aintained by FAA personnel. Suitable logs and reports will be maint,dned as the basis for an independent operational evaluation report that will be submitted to APK-540.

92. INSPECTION AND ACCEPTAMCE. Inspection of the RCF will occur at the equipment contractor's fa~ility. Quality control inspectiona, in accordance with FAA requireaents, vill be at the discretion of the QRO. Production tests will be perforaed by contractor personnel, with QRO concurrence, prior to shipaent. Currently, acceptance of the RCF equipment will occur at the FAA Depot, but may change to the contractor's facility.

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U.S. 0epo Ii t iel1f alonspol1ation Federal lwlatlon Ac:trnnll1rallon Subject: Suggested Improvements to System Program Plan/System Implementation Plan Remote Conrnunications Facilities From: To Manager, Co11111unications and Facilities Division, APM-500 Problems with present handbok: Recorrmended Improvements: Signature Facility Identifier and Pl Address