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

13. Recommendations and conclusions

13.1 Recommendations

The following recommendations are proposed for ITU consideration:

• That there are a range of existing technologies and infrastructure which can support the establishment
of real-time data streaming capabilities from operating aircraft.
• Note that this Report contains a significant amount of material that can be considered under the
responsibility of the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and is indeed currently being studied in ITU-R
Study Groups 4 and 5.

• Note that this Report represents a valuable baseline of real-time data streaming capabilities and the
content is relevant to many aspects of current safety improvements associated with flight tracking and
real-time data streaming.
• Ensure that the various related working group committees are supplied with a copy of this Report to
support the various aspects related to improving aviation safety.

• Once GADSS performance based requirements are defined for flight data streaming, further work will
be required regarding the assessment of aircraft types and current equipage levels, which level of global
service coverage is needed, which data volumes may be sent and which bandwidth is needed – and
assess worst case needs (i.e. the bandwidth needed).
• Explore the significant range of operational, regulatory, technology and commercial aspects of the
findings documented. This is work which could be conducted subject to the views of ITU.
• Commence work to define or develop future solutions for data streaming which could reduce the
consequences associated with aircraft operating in abnormal circumstances, using this Report as the
baseline of existing capabilities.
• Consider the material contained in this Report in further developing related activities and relevant
Reports/Recommendations under the scope of concerned ITU study groups.
• Further work is required to establish real-time data streaming performance parameters or standards,
and these values or parameters are likely to be selected based on the anticipated ICAO SARPs for GADSS.

13.2 Conclusions

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.

The findings are that there are a range of existing technology capabilities that can be utilized which have
existing avionic and regulatory approval and are consistent with the findings of the Aircraft Tracking Task Force
(ATTF) and GADSS. In addition, there is a commercial evolution path with new technologies that are being
progressed which also are consistent with the ATTF and GADSS concepts.

The analysis conducted also suggests that the original concept of black box in the cloud is a limiting term in
that real-time streaming has a broader relevance and meaning, as there are a variety of technology solutions
that could be implemented.

This Report also concludes that while this is a valuable source document, there are a number of actions which
could be progressed and these are outlined in the recommendations section above.

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