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Table of Contents

Foreword iii

1. Executive summary 1

2. Background and context 1

3. Structure of the Report 2

4. Relationship with other FG AC working groups 2

5. Definitions 2

6. Real-time transmission 2

7. Assumptions 2
7.1 Introduction 2
7.2 Definition of "real-time data" 3
7.3 Categories of "flight data" 3

8. Real-time data transmission performance 3
8.1 Introduction 3
8.2 Background 4
8.3 Data streaming 4
8.4 Bandwidth needs analysis for real-time flight data transmission and data link systems
performance summary 4
8.4.1 Bandwidth needs analysis for real-time flight data transmission 4
8.4.2 Data link systems performance 6
8.5 Conclusions 7

9. Ground-based systems and services infrastructure 7
9.1 Current infrastructure 7
9.1.1 Introduction 7
9.1.2 Summary of ground-based infrastructure capabilities 7
9.1.3 Flight data monitoring, flight tracking and alerting solutions and services 8
9.2 Ground-based infrastructure 8
9.2.1 Introduction 8
9.2.2 System wide information management (SWIM) 8
9.2.3 Flight data sharing programs 10

10. On-board infrastructure 10
10.1 On-board information systems infrastructure 10
10.1.1 Introduction 10
10.1.2 High-level summary 11
10.1.3 On-board information systems 11
10.1.4 Aircraft flight data management and recording infrastructure 11
10.1.5 Flight data concentrator and flight data recorder 12
10.1.6 Real-time flight data analysis 12
10.1.7 Auxiliary flight data recording 12

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