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ITU-T Focus Group on Aviation Applications of Cloud Computing for Flight Data Monitoring
Key findings, recommendations for next steps and future work

• 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, what level of global
service coverage is needed, what data volumes may be sent and what 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 the 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 results of a defined outcome or
an operational hazard assessment.

3.3.4 ICAO linkage

In accordance with the Terms of Reference of the FG AC, based on the operational requirements for real-time
monitoring of flight data identified by ICAO, FG AC, in close collaboration with ICAO and other partners of
the Focus Group, should identify the requirements for telecommunication standards for an aviation cloud for
real-time monitoring of flight data.
At the Second High Level Safety Conference (HLSC) in Montreal, Canada, ICAO developed the following
recommendation which is relevant to this Report:

Recommendation 1/2 3.1 – The conference agreed on the following recommendations:
Global flight tracking:

a) ICAO should expeditiously publish and use the global aeronautical distress and safety system (GADSS) for
the implementation of normal, abnormal and distress flight tracking, search and rescue (SAR) activities and
retrieval of cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) and flight data recorders (FDRs) data.

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