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2006 ICNS Conference & Workshop
May 1 - 3, 2006
Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

2006 Agenda and Conference Presentations

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2006 ICNS Conference Presentations (PDF)
Monday, May 1, 2006
Welcome/Overview Week	Michael Zernic, NASA Glenn Research Center
Plenary Session – The Next Generation Air Transportation System: Building Upon the Foundation Session Chair: Karl Grundmann, JPDO Communications Director
JPDO Progress and Plans (No presentation available)	Robert Pearce, JPDO Director (Acting)
Block to Block Operations Vision – The First Steps The Path to NGATS Surveillance and Broadcast Services FAA SWIM Acquisition Planning	John Scardina, Director, JPDO Portfolio Management DivisionRick Castaldo, Federal Aviation Administration Mike Hawthorne, Federal Aviation Administration
Session A1 – Communication Technology Session Chair: Art Feinberg, Intelligent Automation, Inc.
Airborne Networking Multi-Aircraft Network Capability Demonstration	Ralph Yost, Federal Aviation Administration, William J Hughes Technical Center
Software Defined Radio Qualification Approach	Michael Kocin, ViaSat, Inc.
Application of Link 16 Technology to Future Air Traffic Control	Michael Kocin, ViaSat, Inc.
Technical and Operational Aspects of Migration Concepts of a broadband VHF Communication System (B-VHF)	Bernhard Haindl, Miodrag Sajatovic, Johannes Prinz, Frequentis; Michael Schnell, DLR and Carl-Herbert Rokitansky, UNISBG (presented by Mr. Rihacek)
Compatibility Analysis of Airport Wireless Local Area Networks and Satellite Feeder Links in the 5091-5150 MHz Band	Izabela Gheorghisor, Yan-Shek Hoh, and Frank Box, The MITRE Corporation
Laser Communications to Beam Optical Band to Distant Points	Belal Hamzeh and Mohsen Kavehrad, The Pennsylvania State University
Wireless Spacecraft Bus - A Radio Frequency Based Data Communication Architecture	Min Song, Sachin Shetty, Robert Ash and Kenneth Bone, Old Dominion University
Investigation of Operator Benefits from Reducing Horizontal Separations in North Atlantic Organized Track System	Almira Williams, CSSI, Inc.
Session A2 – Navigation and Surveillance Session Chair: Chris Daskalakis, DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Development of a Portable ADS-B Avionics Transmissions Evaluation Tool	Randy Sleight, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Enhanced ADS-B	Edward Valovage and Kenneth Samuelson, Sensis Corporation
System Wide ADS-B Back Up and Validation	Alex Smith, Rick Cassell, T. Breen, R. Hulstrom and Carl Evers, Rannoch Corporation
Sea Trial / LTE for ADS – B STIMS 21-22	Dave McNamara, DCS Corporation (presented by Frank Bushman)
GPS/Galileo Performance Assessment for Aircraft Navigation and Approach	Helmut Blomenhofer, Thales ATM GmbH
“Airspace” Surveillance Transformation, Stovepipe to Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)	Christopher Smith and Charles Brown, Sensis Corporation
Risk Sharing and Risk Mitigation in Global Navigation Satellite System Market (paper only)	Mariagrazia Spada, University of Roma “La Sapienza”
Session A3 – Netcentric Operations and SWIM Session Chair: Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration
Transforming the NAS Through System Wide Information Management and Network Enabled Operations	Chip Meserole, Boeing Company
Data Access and Distribution	Paul Comitz and Avinash Pinto, Boeing Company
Enhanced Situational Awareness via SWIM-Based Applications	Sid Rudolph and Jon Dehn, Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions
Design, Architecture, the National Airspace System, System Wide Information Management, Network-Centric Operations, and Service-Oriented Architecture	Michael McGrady, Topia Technology
Aircraft Mobility Within an Internet Protocol-Based National Airspace System	Brian Haberman, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Service Oriented Communication Architectures in Safety Critical Environments	Johannes Prinz , Wolfgang Kampichler, and Bernhard Haindl, Frequentis GmbH
SWIM-SUIT: SWIM Supported by Innovative Technologies	Massimiliano DeAngelis and S. Porfiri, Selex-Sistemi Integrati
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Plenary Session – Future Communications Study Session Chairs: James Eck, Federal Aviation Administration and Mel Rees, Eurocontrol
Future Communications Study Overview	Brent Phillips, Federal Aviation Administration and Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol
Communication Operational Concept and Requirements	Gregg Anderson, Federal Aviation Administration
FCS Technology Investigation Overview and Status	Glen Dyer, ITT Industries and Phil Platt, QinetiQ
Future Communications Study: Roadmap Status	Dean Lamiano, The MITRE Corporation
Session B1 – Future Communications Study Session Chairs: James Budinger, NASA Glenn Research Center and Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol
Overview of Current Eurocontrol Communications Activities	Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol
Spectrum Issues and WRC 07 Preparation	Michael Biggs, Federal Aviation Administration
FCS Evaluation Criteria for Technology Assessment	Tricia Gilbert, ITT Industries
FCS Technology Evaluation Process and Interim Results	Glen Dyer, ITT Industries
Development of Technology Shortlist for Future Investigations	Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol
Flexible Airborne Architecture	Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol and Phil Platt, QinetiQ
A Method for Estimating Air/Ground Data Capacity Requirements	Brian Hung, The MITRE Corporation
L-Band Channel Modeling	Jason Berger, ITT Industries
L-Band Digital Link for Air Traffic Services Data Communications	Warren Wilson, The MITRE Corporation
Session B2 – Airspace Safety and Security Session Chair: Thomas Tanger, Ohio Aerospace Institute
Enhancing Airspace Security in the Washington ADIZ	Scott Landriau, Patrick Markiewicz and John Zuna, Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions
Cyber Security Research Plans for a Secure Aircraft Data Network (SADN) No longer available. Email for more information.	Kevin Harnett and Vince Rakauskas, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Network-Enabled Operations (NEO) Security Demonstration – Spiral 0	Michael Lewis and Gene Hayman, Boeing Phantom Works
Air-to-Air Avionics Integration	Michael Harrison, Aviation Management Associates, Inc.
Weather Integration on the Flight Deck – A Concept of Use Based on Operational Need	James Tauss, Aviation Management Associates, Inc.
Operational Evaluation of FAROS Final Approach Runway Occupancy Signal	Jaime Figueroa, Federal Aviation Administration; Noel Schmidt and Kirk Swanson, Architecture Technology Corporation
Simple Methodology for the Stochastic Independent Event Calculation of Air Traffic Conflicts	Seamus McGovern and Stephen Creaghan, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Tandem Optical Sensors to Assist in Runway Incursion Prevention	Seamus McGovern and Stephen Creaghan, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Session B3 – Surface Systems and Architectures Session Chair: Len Carlson, Technology Services Corporation
Airport Surface Network Architecture Definition	Thanh Nguyen, Analex Corporation; Wesley Eddy, Verizon Federal Network Systems; Steven Bretmersky, Cleveland State University; Fran Lawas-Greodek and Brenda Ellis, NASA Glenn Research Center
An Experimental Airport Surface Wireless Network	Steven DeHart and Phillip Neumiller, Sensis Corporation
Augmented and Virtual Reality Research for Tower Control at Airports	Marc Bourgois, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center
The Remote Airport Traffic Services Concept: Opportunities and Requirements	Chris Brinton and Stephen Atkins, Mosaic ATM
Virtual Mission Operations Center for Virtual Towers	William Ivancic and Phil Paulsen, NASA Glenn Research Center
The Future of Terminal Airspace: An Airportal for 2025	Mary Ellen Miller, Raytheon Company
Automated Arrival Traffic Flow Management Using 4D Trajectories	Dave Schleicher and Doug Sweet, Sensis Corporation
Research on Advanced Displays for Self-Separation and Sequencing at Non-Towered Airports	Keith Alter, Nav3D Corporation; Wallace Kelly, Blue Rock Research; Paul Snow, Mind’s Eye Visualization and Louis Williams, RTI International
Wireless Channel Characterization: Modeling the 5 GHz Microwave Landing System Extension Band for Future Airport Surface Communications	David Matolak, I. Sen, W. Xiong, Ohio University; Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration and Lawrence Foore, NASA Glenn Research Center
An IEEE 802.16/802.11 Hybrid TAN Architecture for the Next-Generation NAS	Jack Burbank and William Kasch, The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Plenary Session – Performance-Based System Implementation Challenges Session Chair: David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation
Challenges in Implementing Performance-Based Systems	David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation
Performance Based Navigation: RNAV and RNP - FAA Program Update	Jeff Williams, Federal Aviation Administration
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B)	Rick Castaldo, Federal Aviation Administration
Departure Efficiency Benefits of RNAV SID Operations - DFW and ATL Examples	Ralf Mayer, The MITRE Corporation
Session C1 – Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Communication Session Chair: James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center
Flight Test Results of VDL-3, UAT, and 1090ES Datalinks for Weather Information Communication	James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center
Transformational Aircraft Communication Using a Broadband Mesh Network	William McNary, AeroSat
Session C2 – Future Global Policy Session Chair: David Buchanan, NASA Glenn Research Center
Shift the Current Air Traffic Management Paradigm: From Means to Objectives Management	Laurent Guichard and Sandrine Guibert, EUROCONTROL Experimental Center; Didier Dohy and Jean-Yves Grau, NeoSYS
Architecture & Requirements Development for the Next Generation Air Transportation System	Robert Avjian, Steven Rosen and Paul Mettus Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions
CNS/ATM Planning: Modeling USAF and Civilian Air Traffic Interactions in European Airspace	Edward Wigfield, Kelly Connolly, Alexander Alshtein, James DeArmon, Richard Flourney, William Hershey, John James, Paula Mahoney, Jennifer Mathieu, John Maurer andPaul Ostwald, The MITRE Corporation
A Free Transatlantic Aviation Market: Legal Regulatory Framework Concerning European Airspace System Needs to be Defined in Advance (paper only)	Mariagrazia Spada, University of Roma “La Sapienza”
Session C3 – Integrated CNS Systems and Architectures Session Chair: Kenneth Arkind, Raytheon
Required Total System Performance (RTSP)	Arek Shakarian, Boeing Phantom Works
IPv6 Based Aircraft Data Networks and Voice Services	Nagaraja Thanthry, Anuj Bhatia, Swapnil Shingvi and Ravi Pendse, Wichita State University
NGATS Dynamic Architecture	Ken Arkind, Raytheon Company
Flight Trial Architectures Supporting Migration to Broadband Internet Protocol (IP) for Airline Operations Communications (AOC) and Air Traffic Services (ATS) Communications	Robert Mead, Boeing, Phantom Works; Karl Griep, Dave Morse, Mark Taylor and Duane Harkness, Avaliant LLC
Communications, Navigation, Surveillance and Avionics within the 2020 Future Vision	Robert Morgenstern, The MITRE Corporation
The Use of Collaborative Rerouting Procedures Instead of Miles-in-Trail (MIT) Restrictions for Managing National Airspace System Choke Points	Paul Rigterink and Ed Ellenberger, Computer Sciences Corporation
Extended LAN Services and Aviation Data Networks	Nagaraja Thanthry, Sudha Kulkarni and Ravi Pendse, Wichita State University
Session C4 – CNS/ATM Simulation and Evaluation Session Chair: Chris Wargo, Computer, Networks & Software Inc.
Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance Models in ACES - Design Implementation and Capabilities	Greg Kubat, Analex Corporation; Don Van Drei, NASA Glenn Research Center; Goutam Satapathy, Inteligent Automation, Inc.; Anil Kumar, CNS, Inc. and Manu Khanna, Comptel, Inc.
Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Models in ACES - Test Results and Sample Concept Simulation Results	Greg Kubat, Analex Corporation and Don Van Drei, NASA Glenn Research Center
NGATS CNS Test Bed	Rod Collins and Robin Finnegan, Sensis Corporation (presented by Ed Valovage)
A Trajectory-Based Probabilistic TFM Evaluation Tool and Experiment	Kris Ramamoorthy and George Hunter, Sensis Corporation
Day’s Weather in the NAS	Alexander Klein, George Mason University
Identifying and Addressing Emerging Global Air Transport Issues and Risks - Improving the Future Air Transport Systems by Using Next Generation Innovative Modeling and Simulation Tools and Technologies	Chris Wargo, Computer Networks & Software, Inc.
Workshop Breakout Sessions
The NGATS-CNS National Testbed	Michael Gerry, Sensis Corporation and Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration
The Future of Required Total System Performance (RTSP) Notes	Robert Kerczewski, NASA Glenn Research Center and Tom Kraft, Federal Aviation Administration
Network Enabled Information Access for NGATS	Chris Wargo, Computer Networks & Software, Inc. and Jim Dieudonne, The MITRE Corporation
Executive Committee Final Report
Executive Committee Final Report	Executive Committee

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2006 ICNS Conference & Workshop
May 1 - 3, 2006
Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

2006 Agenda and Conference Presentations

Monday, May 1, 2006

Plenary Session – The Next Generation Air Transportation System: Building Upon the Foundation
Session Chair: Karl Grundmann, JPDO Communications Director

Session A1 – Communication Technology
Session Chair: Art Feinberg, Intelligent Automation, Inc.

Session A2 – Navigation and Surveillance
Session Chair: Chris Daskalakis, DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Session A3 – Netcentric Operations and SWIM
Session Chair: Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration

Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Plenary Session – Future Communications Study
Session Chairs: James Eck, Federal Aviation Administration and Mel Rees, Eurocontrol

Session B1 – Future Communications Study
Session Chairs: James Budinger, NASA Glenn Research Center and Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol

Session B2 – Airspace Safety and Security
Session Chair: Thomas Tanger, Ohio Aerospace Institute

Session B3 – Surface Systems and Architectures
Session Chair: Len Carlson, Technology Services Corporation

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Plenary Session – Performance-Based System Implementation Challenges
Session Chair: David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation

Session C1 – Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Communication
Session Chair: James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center

Session C2 – Future Global Policy
Session Chair: David Buchanan, NASA Glenn Research Center

Session C3 – Integrated CNS Systems and Architectures
Session Chair: Kenneth Arkind, Raytheon

Session C4 – CNS/ATM Simulation and Evaluation
Session Chair: Chris Wargo, Computer, Networks & Software Inc.

Workshop Breakout Sessions

Executive Committee Final Report

2006 ICNS Conference & Workshop May 1 - 3, 2006 Hyatt Regency Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland

2006 Agenda and Conference Presentations

Monday, May 1, 2006

Plenary Session – The Next Generation Air Transportation System: Building Upon the Foundation Session Chair: Karl Grundmann, JPDO Communications Director

Session A1 – Communication Technology Session Chair: Art Feinberg, Intelligent Automation, Inc.

Session A2 – Navigation and Surveillance Session Chair: Chris Daskalakis, DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Session A3 – Netcentric Operations and SWIM Session Chair: Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration

Tuesday, May 2, 2006

Plenary Session – Future Communications Study Session Chairs: James Eck, Federal Aviation Administration and Mel Rees, Eurocontrol

Session B1 – Future Communications Study Session Chairs: James Budinger, NASA Glenn Research Center and Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol

Session B2 – Airspace Safety and Security Session Chair: Thomas Tanger, Ohio Aerospace Institute

Session B3 – Surface Systems and Architectures Session Chair: Len Carlson, Technology Services Corporation

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Plenary Session – Performance-Based System Implementation Challenges Session Chair: David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation

Session C1 – Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Communication Session Chair: James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center

Session C2 – Future Global Policy Session Chair: David Buchanan, NASA Glenn Research Center

Session C3 – Integrated CNS Systems and Architectures Session Chair: Kenneth Arkind, Raytheon

Session C4 – CNS/ATM Simulation and Evaluation Session Chair: Chris Wargo, Computer, Networks & Software Inc.

Workshop Breakout Sessions

Executive Committee Final Report

2006 ICNS Conference & Workshop
May 1 - 3, 2006
Hyatt Regency Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

Plenary Session – The Next Generation Air Transportation System: Building Upon the Foundation
Session Chair: Karl Grundmann, JPDO Communications Director

Session A1 – Communication Technology
Session Chair: Art Feinberg, Intelligent Automation, Inc.

Session A2 – Navigation and Surveillance
Session Chair: Chris Daskalakis, DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Session A3 – Netcentric Operations and SWIM
Session Chair: Rafael Apaza, Federal Aviation Administration

Plenary Session – Future Communications Study
Session Chairs: James Eck, Federal Aviation Administration and Mel Rees, Eurocontrol

Session B1 – Future Communications Study
Session Chairs: James Budinger, NASA Glenn Research Center and Jacky Pouzet, Eurocontrol

Session B2 – Airspace Safety and Security
Session Chair: Thomas Tanger, Ohio Aerospace Institute

Session B3 – Surface Systems and Architectures
Session Chair: Len Carlson, Technology Services Corporation

Plenary Session – Performance-Based System Implementation Challenges
Session Chair: David Hamrick, The MITRE Corporation

Session C1 – Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) Communication
Session Chair: James Griner, NASA Glenn Research Center

Session C2 – Future Global Policy
Session Chair: David Buchanan, NASA Glenn Research Center

Session C3 – Integrated CNS Systems and Architectures
Session Chair: Kenneth Arkind, Raytheon

Session C4 – CNS/ATM Simulation and Evaluation
Session Chair: Chris Wargo, Computer, Networks & Software Inc.