A380-LEVEL I - ATA 46 Network Server System - Onboard Information

A380
TECHNICAL TRAINING MANUAL

MAINTENANCE COURSE - T1 & T2 (RR / Metric)
LEVEL I - ATA 46 Network Server System & Onboard
Information System
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LEVEL I - ATA 46 NETWORK SERVER SYSTEM & ONBOARD INFORMATION SYSTEM
Information Systems Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Network Server System & Onboard Information System Presentation . .
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LEVEL I - ATA 46 Network Server System & Onboard Information
System
TABLE OF CONTENTS Mar 21, 2006
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTRODUCTION
General
The purpose of the INFORMATION SYSTEMS is to improve flight,
cabin and maintenance operations, and give services for passenger.
This system is composed of:
-The Network Server System (NSS), which hosts the Onboard Information
System (OIS),
-And the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
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GENERAL
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NETWORK SERVER SYSTEM & ONBOARD INFORMATION SYSTEM PRESENTATION
General
On the A380, systems are structured within an "avionics world" and an
"open world".
The "avionics world" gathers aircraft systems in a secured environment.
The "open world" is like an extension of the aircraft systems to the outside
for airline operations and passengers needs.
The "open world" is mainly composed of an onboard hardware platform
called Network Server System (NSS) and of a set of applications,
electronic documentation called Onboard Information System (OIS).
The purpose of the NSS is to offer a cost effective and versatile network
for hosting the OIS. The NSS and the OIS will improve the airline
operations related to flight, maintenance and cabin operations, and, to
implement additional services for passengers.
The NSS, based on high-speed communication protocol, mainly supplies:
-A servers and routers platform,
-Connections to Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) for various end users,
which are the flight crew, the maintenance staff, the cabin crew and the
passengers,
-Secured data communication with the aircraft systems in the avionics
world through firewalls,
-An external data communication capability with Airline Operational
Control (AOC) centers and with service providers (e.g.: electronic mail).
The OIS mainly improves the airlines operations on ground and in flight
by:
-Supplying electronic forms (e.g.: logbook) and documentations, replacing
the use of paper media,
-Offering a set of customized applications and documentation developed
either by the aircraft manufacturer, the airlines or a third party.
These enhancements give:
-The flight crew an easy, intuitive and quick access to the data they may
require to make a decision, etc.,
-The maintenance staff, tools to get easy maintenance operations
improving the autonomy of the aircraft and leading to the reduction of
the failure isolation time,
-The cabin crew an easy access to their electronic documentation and
electronic form used for cabin operations,
-The passengers a worldwide electronic mail and Internet services.
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OIS Service Overview
The OIS makes sure that various services improve flight, maintenance
and cabin operations and to fulfill additional services for passengers. The
OIS is shared out into 3 NSS domains:
-The AVIONICS DOMAIN,
-The optional FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN,
-And the optional COMMUNICATION and CABIN DOMAIN.
AVIONICS DOMAINS
The OIS part hosted in the AVIONICS DOMAIN, supplies:
-An onboard/AOC centers communication capability,
-Tools to support maintenance operations dedicated to the AVIONICS
WORLD, to the AVIONICS DOMAIN and to the cabin,
-Recording capability of A/C parameters,
-Electronic documentation related to flight, maintenance and cabin
operations,
-A servicing tool dedicated to refueling operation.
FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN
The OIS part hosted in the FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN, supplies:
-Performance computation tools,
-Operational electronic Documentation related to FLIGHT
OPERATIONS,
-Tools to support the A/C Navigation,
-Communication management services for data exchanged with AOC
centers.
-Tool to support maintenance operations dedicated to certain FLIGHT
OPERATIONS DOMAIN components.
COMMUNICATION and CABIN DOMAIN
The OIS part hosted in the COMMUNICATION and CABIN DOMAIN,
supplies:
-Pax services such as electronic mail and Internet,
-Communication management service for data exchanged with AOC
centers and service providers,
-Tool to support maintenance operations dedicated to
COMMUNICATION and CABIN DOMAIN components.
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OIS SERVICE OVERVIEW
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NSS Architecture
The NSS has a network infrastructure based mainly on onboard servers,
routers and laptops. The NSS is divided into 3 sub-networks associated
to the 3 NSS domains.
AVIONICS DOMAIN
The AVIONICS DOMAIN is composed of:
-2 redundant servers named Aircraft Network Server Unit-OPerationS
(ANSU-OPS). These servers supply computing and memory resources
to the hosted OIS applications, documentation and database.
-2 redundant routers named Aircraft Router Unit-OPerationS
(ARU-OPS). These routers manage data exchanged between the
AVIONICS WORLD, the Network Server System (NSS) and its
Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs).
-1 Secure Interface Router Unit (SIRU) is dedicated to
decontaminating Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting
System (ACARS) messages coming from ground and to safely connect
Portable Multipurpose Access Terminals (PMATs) and Flight
Attendant Panels (FAPs) giving access to some NSS AVIONICS
DOMAIN hosted applications,
-2 Secured Communication Interfaces (SCIs), which supply safe and
duplex communication between the OIS applications and the
AVIONICS WORLD. Both SCIs also do the same between the OIS
applications and the Airline Operational Control (AOC) centers
through ACARS network.
The Centralized Data Acquisition Module (CDAM) supplies aircraft
parameters and avionics data from the AVIONICS WORLD to the
NSS for recording and for OIS applications needs.
-1 Open World Diode (OWD), which allows an unidirectional data
flow coming from the AVIONICS DOMAIN and going to other NSS
domains and some cabin systems.
Note that the OWD is an electrical device that gives a single way of
communication from its left to its right side. It prevents malicious
data coming from its right going to the avionics domain and to the
avionics world.
The AVIONICS DOMAIN is accessible from the cockpit, from the
cabin and from additional areas on the A/C, through various HMIs,
which are:
-The CAPT and the F/O Onboard Information Terminals (OITs) with
their keyboard and Additional Control Device (ACD) mainly dedicated
to the flight crew,
-The Onboard Maintenance Terminal (OMT), including a media drive
(CD reader/writer and DVD reader), dedicated to the maintenance
staff,
-The PMATs dedicated to maintenance staff (only one PMAT is basic
and it is a ground support equipment),
-The main and upper deck Flight Attendant Panels (FAPs) dedicated
to the cabin crew,
-And the Printer-1, located on the pedestal, dedicated to flight crew
and maintenance staff.
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NSS Architecture (continued)
FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN
The FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN is composed of:
-1 server named Aircraft Network Server Unit-AirFraMeR
(ANSU-AFMR). This server supplies computing and memory
resources to the hosted OIS applications and documentation.
-1 router named Aircraft Router Unit-AFMR (ARU-AFMR). This
router routes data exchanged between the 3 NSS DOMAINs, the
FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN HMIs and the optional Wireless
Airport Communication System (WACS).
The WACS supplies the aircraft with an onboard/AOC centers
wireless-communication capability.
-CAPT and F/O laptops-AFMR stored in their respective docking
station. These laptops supply computing and memory resources to
their hosted OIS applications and documentation.
-1 backup laptop-AFMR stored in the docking station beside the F/O
AFMR-laptop, dedicated to flight crew, it is used to replace any failed
CAPT or F/O laptop-AFMR,
The FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN is accessible from the cockpit,
through various interfaces, which are:
-The CAPT and the F/O OITs with their keyboard and Additional
Control Device (ACD),
-The CAPT laptop-AFMR, the F/O laptop-AFMR and the backup
laptop-AFMR Universal Serial Bus (USB) plugs dedicated to flight
crew and maintenance staff for data loading operations,
-The optional Printer-2 dedicated to flight crew and maintenance staff.
Note that, the OIT is used as a normal display for the OIS applications
and documentation hosted in the laptop-AFMR.
COMMUNICATION & CABIN DOMAIN
The COMMUNICATION AND CABIN DOMAIN is composed of:
-The Cabin Network Server Unit-PAX (CNSU-PAX),
-The Cabin Router Unit-COMmunication (CRU-COM),
-4 Cabin WireLess Units (CWLUs) and 4 associated antennae.
The CNSU-PAX supplies computing and memory resources to its
hosted OIS applications.
The CRU-COM routes data between:
-The FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN,
-The CNSU-PAX,
-The SATtelite COMmunication (SATCOM) system, which supplies
aircraft with an air/ground worldwide-communication capability,
-An optional Cabin Video Monitoring System (CVMS),
-An optional In-Flight Entertainment System (IFES), which supports
the connection of PEDs (e.g: laptop) for electronic mail and Internet,
The CWLUs and associated antennae supply a wireless network
connection to PEDs (e.g.: laptop equipped with a WIreless FIdelity
(WIFI) board) for electronic mail and Internet.
The COMMUNICATION AND CABIN DOMAIN is accessible from
the cabin (door 1R), thanks to an airline cabin laptop dedicated to the
cabin crew and maintenance staff.
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OIS Mapping
The OIS puts 4 sets of applications and electronic documentation at the
onboard end users disposal.
AVIONICS DOMAIN APPLICATIONS and DOCUMENTATION
The first set belongs to the AVIONICS DOMAIN. It increases the aircraft
autonomy concerning ground operations.
These applications require mainly a duplex communication with the
avionics world and AOC centers. All these applications and
documentations are hosted in each ANSU-OPS and supply:
-An onboard/AOC centers communication capability managed by the
AOC application,
-Tools to support maintenance operations dedicated to the AVIONICS
WORLD and to the AVIONICS DOMAIN with the Onboard Maintenance
System (OMS) and the Virtual Digital Aircraft condition monitoring
system Recorder (VDAR),
-Recording capability of A/C parameters with the Virtual Quick Access
Recorder (VQAR) applications,
-Electronic documentation related to flight, maintenance and cabin
operations with the Cabin Crew Operating Manual (CCOM), the
Configuration Deviation List (CDL) and the Minimum Equipment List
(MEL),
-A servicing tool dedicated to refueling operation with the Refuel
application.
FLIGHT OPERATIONS DOMAIN APPLICATIONS and
DOCUMENTATION
The second and third sets belong to the FLIGHT OPERATIONS
DOMAIN. The second set gives an easy, quick and intuitive access to
the data required to support flight operations. The third set supports gate
link communication and maintenance operations.
The applications and documentation are shared out into hardware
components, which are:
-The CAPT and F/O laptops-AFMR and the backup laptop-AFMR,
-And the ANSU-AFMR.
The CAPT and F/O laptops-AFMR and the backup laptop-AFMR host:
-Performance computation tools done by the Take Off, In-flight, Landing
and Weight and Balance performance applications,
-Operational electronic Documentation related to FLIGHT OPERATIONS
with the Flight Crew Operating Manual (FCOM), the Minimum
Equipment List (MEL), the Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) and the CDL.
-Tools to support the A/C Navigation with optional applications such as
NAVigation chart, Electronic Flight Folder (EFF) and Flight Follow Up
(FFU),
-Tool to support maintenance operations dedicated to certain FLIGHT
OPERATIONS DOMAIN components with the Local Maintenance
Function (LMF) application.
-The ANSU-AFMR hosts communication services for data exchange
with AOC centers managed by the PUSH FUNCTION and Wireless
Local area network Manager (WLM).
COMMUNICATION and CABIN DOMAIN APPLICATIONS
The last fourth set belongs to the COMMUNICATION and CABIN
DOMAIN.
These applications require mainly a high-speed duplex communication
with the PEDs, AOC centers and service providers.
These applications are shared out into various hardware components,
which are:
-The CNSU-PAX,
-The CRU-COM.
The CNSU-PAX hosts:
-E-mail and Internet applications to supply worldwide electronic mail
service and Internet access to the passengers through either a wired or
wireless connection to PEDs (e.g.: laptop),
-A Wireless Local area network Manager (WLM) application in order
to manage the wireless communications,
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-A Communication Management application. This application manages
the communications using the SATCOM system,
-A LMF application to support maintenance operations dedicated to
COMMUNICATION and CABIN DOMAIN components.
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OIS MAPPING
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