Introduction to Airport Automation

International Group
Institute for Information Industry
Nov 2007
 Content

• Experience and Capability

• IT Strategy of Airport Operation
• Central Database System
• Flight Information System
• Information Service System
• Communication Backbone
System
• BHS/BRS
 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

Measurement of Operation efficiency

✈ 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
 IT Strategy of Airport Operation
Automation Problems of Airport Operation and IT Strategy

Problem IT Strategy

1 Improve airport safety and Improve flight information system,

service quality BHS, establish information service
system and BRS.

2 Information can not be shared Apply international standard and

among IT systems define information exchange
architecture and interfaces. (i.e. IATA
Standard,Information Broker, and
Central Database System)
 IT Strategy of Airport Operation
Automation Problems of Airport Operation and IT Strategy
Problem IT Strategy

3 Networks can not be shared, and Establish airport communication

it is not easy to be managed and backbone system, integrated cable
expanded. system,network management system
and drawing management system.

4 It is not efficient to contact all the Establish emergent response system

related parties in the airport when and airport command center using
incident occurred. Information Technology(IT).
 IT Strategy of Airport Operation
Automation Problems of Airport Operation and IT Strategy

Problem IT Strategy

5 Short of manpower of the Airport Establish or upgrade IT systems to distributed

Authority 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 Establish a migration plan and

existing systems in the airport integration strategy
because some of them are not
open system.
 IT Strategy of Airport Operation
IT Infrastructure of Airport Automation
Air Traffic
Airport ETA Air Carriers
Control
Authority FIDS

ETA Communication
Airport Operational Backbone
Database

Information Service
ETA
Ground
General Government Services
Public Departments Operator
 Central Database System

CAA FIMS
Network
FIMS
Flight Information System
Information Service System
Gate &
Stand
Kiosk Allocation
Central Database System
Internet Desk
Allocation

Staff Information FIDS

Information
Broker

CUTE
Public
Addressing
BRS BHS
Central
Emergent Database
Response
Facility Event
Control Manager CUBES
Communication
Central Monitoring System Backbone System Baggage Handling System
MIS Airlines
DCS
Without Information Broker and
Operational Database...
Gate
Allocation

Baggage
Air Traffic
Handling
Management

Building Flight
Management Information
With Information Broker and Operational
Database...
Gate
Allocation

Baggage Information Air Traffic

Handling Broker Management

Building Flight
Management Information
 Central Database System
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,Audi
t)
• HA/ Disaster Recovery
 Central Database System
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
not prevent other systems’
communication.
• HA/ Disaster Recovery
 Flight Information
System
FIMS
Airlines Network Information Service System
Government
Flight Information
Management System Airport Central Database Staff information
SITA
(FIMS)
Network

Flight Information
CUTE System (FIS)
BHS/BRS

FIS Database
Check-in Desk Gate & Stand
Allocation System Allocation System

Terminal 1 Terminal N
FIDS subsystem Display FIDS subsystem Display
Server Server

FIDS CIDS GIDS BIDS SIDS FIDS CIDS GIDS BIDS SIDS
...
 Flight Information
System
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..
 Information Service System

Information Service System

Internet
Kiosk Central Database System
Service
Firewall

Information
Broker
Staff Information

Passenger Central
Ground Database
Service
Service

Information Communication
Query Backbone System
 Information Service System
Staff Information
Definition Functions
• Passenger Service
- Lost and found
• The definition of staff can be the - Passenger complain
airport user, airlines, ground handlers, - Airport information
CIQ staff, and etc.. • Ground service
• The ground service staff can be the - Supervising and controlling
staff of airlines, ground handlers, fuel, the relevant processes involved
cater company. in aircraft handling
• Information Query
• CIQ: Custom, Immigration, and - Flight information
- Alert information
Quarantine - Airport directory information
• Internet Service
- Airport WWW Service
• Kiosk
- Airport information
- Traffic, travel, hotel, rent a car
 Communication Backbone
System
Communication Backbone Architecture
Future Expandable Scope Existing Scope AFTN

Host CAA
Internet FIMS
.. LAN Network

. Router Router
Airlines
ATM ATM
Device Device
Communication Backbone System
Terminal 3 Terminal 2 Terminal 1

...
ATM ATM ATM
Backbone Backbone Backbone

CCTV
Camera
 Communication Backbone System
水平線路配線架 電纜線槽
電腦網路集中器配線架 跳線
電話幹纜配線架 Copper Cable

Structure Cabling System 網路集中器幹纜配線架

四對無遮蔽絞線(4P UTP)

資訊/電話兩用插座
工作站
Optical fiber 光纖纜線

電話垂直幹纜

• Campus Backbone Subsystem

- Fiber cables, 622Mbps ATM 光纖網路集中器

• Building Backbone Subsystem

乙太網路集中器接續線
一般話機/數位話機 FAX

- Fiber cables, 155Mbps ATM

• Horizontal Cabling Subsystem
- Copper cables, CAT 5, RJ45
- 10/100 Ethernet
- Distance: < 90M
• Easy to expand, install and FAX

maintain

FAX
Communication Backbone
System
Diagram of Management System Architecture
Overview
Control Center

Workstation Workstation

Plotter Scanner

Future Expandable Scope

Airport Communication Backbone Local Area

WAN Network

Maintenance Division XXX Division

CAA

Workstation Database Server Workstation

Plotter Scanner Plotter Scanner Plotter Scanner

 BHS/BRS

Recommendation and Trend of BRS

(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
 BHS/BRS

Baggage Reconciliation System

Other airport BSM Airlines (DCS)

that installed BRS pas
sen
ger
BSM
BRS
Server Bag Tag

HONG KONG
Hub INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT

Access Mobile Scanner

FALLBACK

Wireless
SORTATION TAG
1160195388

Point
CX 88

baggage
Load into cart
Fixed
Scanner
Benefits in higher revenues & lower running cost
through better integration.

Institute for Information Industry (III)