ATRAK-BYPASS Detailed

Main Functionality

The ATRAK-BYPASS solution comprises a number of key components when running in fall-back mode:-

Planning controller display (installed on ACC and APP rooms), providing:-

• Radar track data from ARTAS/ EuroCat 2000/ MSSR
• Flight plan data from Flight data processing systems
• Radar weather information such as VAISALA/MIDAS 600
• EFDM™ full electronic “paperless strips” functional block environment encompassing:
• electronic labels/tabular flight display

Radar and flight data processing

• Receives and processes track data from up to 3 radars, formats ASTERIX Cat.2, ASTERIX Cat.3, AIRCAT.
• Receives Flight Plan data from external FDP system
• Performs Track-flight data correlation
• Produces ASTERIX Cat.62 output for external users (ETFMS)

Aircraft position and traffic flow Display

• Radar tracks presentation and functions
• Selection of one of three radar data sources
• Provides Basic air situation display objects and functionalities
• Provides Flight Data presentation in the form of lists and windows
• Displays the radar weather data in three projections (views)
• Displays Airport Meteorological data

Weather processing

• Reception of radar weather data
• Reception of Airport Meteorological data

System Supervision

• Based on SNMP protocol
• Allows local and 3rd party Displays Radar tracks system supervision and control

System Specification

Server

• AIX Operating System
• Multi (4/8) Processors
• Dual Ethernet Adapters, Dual Power supply units
• Rack mounted console, keyboard and mouse
• ATRAK Raid array subsystem with ULTRA3 SCSI disk drives

Workstation

• AIX Operating System
• Dual Processors
• Dual Ethernet Adapters, Dual Power supply units
• Rack mounted console, keyboard and mouse

• 30-inch display (29.7-inch viewable)
• 2560 x 1600 optimal resolution
• 16.7 million colours
• DVI Display Connector

• 2560 x 1600 Resolution
• 8/16/24/32-Bits per pixel
• 64 MB Frame Buffer
• 32 Independent Overlays
• 2560 Dynamic Colours
• Single Slot PCI Card
• Transparency & Translucency
• 8+24 Bit Mode/ 8+8 Bit Mode

• DVI (dual-link) supported to VESA standards (to 3200 x 2400 pixels)
• Supports PS/2 or USB keyboard & mouse
• Extends up to 1000 meters over fibre

Software

• AIX UNIX
• HACMP – High Availability software

• ATRAK-BYPASS application software

• Oracle, MS-SQL

Options

• Linux (RedHat) based platform
• Same functionality as ATRAK-BYPASS
• Utilises MS-SQL database software
• Designed for lower numbers of air traffic movements

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