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ITU-T Focus Group on Aviation Applications of Cloud Computing for Flight Data Monitoring – Avionics and Aviation
Communications Systems

Additional experts contributed in the course of WG4 deliberations. The full list is contained in Appendix 5.

3. Structure of the Report

This Report covers two major areas as indicated below:

i) The feasibility of using recent developments in commercial aeronautical data link services: this
covers recent developments from various commercial broadband technologies and services for
the aeronautical environment.

ii) Reusing existing infrastructure for real-time flight data streaming where appropriate: this covers
the various existing aviation satellite technologies and services (safety and non-safety purposes)
as being provided currently to the aviation community and its potential to support real-time
flight data streaming.

4. Relationship with other FG AC working groups

In accomplishing its tasks, WG4 took into account relevant inputs from the other working groups.

5. Definitions

A central consolidation of acronyms and definitions has been produced (see WG5 deliverable).

6. Real-time transmission

Real-time transmission of various data from the aircraft has become a significant focus for global
aviation safety authorities. The ability to transmit relevant operational and safety data from aircraft
operating in all regions of the globe is seen as an important factor and referenced in the ICAO global
aeronautical distress and safety system (GADSS) report.

This Report examines the feasibility of using recent developments in commercial aeronautical data
link services, as well as reusing existing infrastructure, for real-time flight data streaming where
appropriate. This Report examines in detail the combination of airborne systems, ground systems
and/or associated services that support the generation, collection, analysis, transmission, storage
and sharing of flight data.

7. Assumptions

7.1 Introduction

Fundamental assumptions in relation to the use cases were made, as much of the required information
is either proprietary or not available at all. Wherever this is the case, assumptions were made based

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