Networking For The Atc Future

To ensure safety and a continuous operation, the European ATM network must be able to deal with different contingencies at all levels of operation. The objective of contingency planning is to prepare for uninterrupted operations at all times regardless of technical or catastrophic failures, as well as industrial action, be it a breakdown of a radio frequency at a small airport or a major international crisis. This will be achieved by developing contingency plans at all levels and coordinating the plans.

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SITTI SPA - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

SITTI S.p.A. have been producing high quality ATC communication systems since 1946. Our products include digital voice and data switching systems, analogue voice switching systems, multifunctional terminals, clock systems, aeronautical telecommunication and information systems and consoles.

M600 DIGITAL VOICE COMMUNICATION SWITCHING SYSTEM The latest model of SITTI's VCSS is a fully digital system with CCITT A-law encoding voice Pulse Code modulation. The M600 allows connection to both analogue and digital lines and its design is based on a duplicated and redundant architecture with distributed microcomputer processing. The Intercom function is a built-in facility. All the positions are equipped with colour LCD touchscreen devices, which in conjunction with the Reconfiguration and Monitor unit provide the system with a high degree of flexibility. The positions can be connected by fibre optic for secure applications. Each telephone interface is allowed to connect to any type of telephone line. Each radio interface permits the management of any radio equipment. Direct frequency tuning on an individual radio by any operator is one of the facilities provided by the system. Any worldwide MFC protocol, including MFC-R2 modified for Eurocontrol, is supported by the M600. SITTI has developed the ATS-Qsig front end and is participating in the ATS-Qsig field trials sponsored by Eurocontrol and Italian Civil Aviation.

DIGITAL ELECTRONIC CLOCK DEC 9G

Malpensa airport: new control tower.

GPS digital clock system DEC9G.

It is an integrated system for the synchronised distribution of time and date to dedicated displays and/or host systems. The DEC 9G Clock receives data from GPS satellites and distributes time/date in digital form at the operator's displays. Appropriate data links are available for synchronisation distribution to other external units (i.e. radar antennas). Redundant configuration with duplicated units can be provided.

CONSOLES: PK AND CR SERIES These consoles are suitable for both Visual Control Room and ATCC environments. Both series are based on a design which allows each console to be installed with different modules which are interchangeable (the position of keyboards, monitors, loudspeakers, and so on, can be changed without any mechanical alteration). An additional feature is the capability to adjust automatically the slope and the height of the shelves by push-button commands. This allows it to accommodate the visual display units according to the peculiar requirement of each operator and the

ARO console.

Colour-touch screen keyboard.

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