Air Traffic Control: Complete and Enforced Architecture Needed for FAA Systems Modernization

Stillman, Rona B. Dr.

doi:10.21949/1402960

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Air Traffic Control: Complete and Enforced Architecture Needed for FAA Systems Modernization

1997-02-01
By Stillman, Rona B. Dr.

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Creators:

Stillman, Rona B. Dr.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Government Accountability Office
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aids To Air Navigation Air Traffic Control Facilities Integrated Systems Modernization Radar Air Traffic Control System Design Systems Architecture Systems Integration Technical Description
Publication/ Report Number:

GAO/AIMD-97-030
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1402960
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Government Accountability Office
Abstract:

Because of the size, complexity, and importance of FAA's air traffic control (ATC) modernization, the General Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed it to determine (1) whether FAA has a target architecture(s), and associated sub-architectures, to guide the development and evolution of its ATC systems; and (2) what, if any, architectural incompatibilities exist among ATC systems, and the effect of these incompatibilities. The GAO found the FAA lacks a complete systems architecture, or overall blueprint, to guide and constrain the development and maintenance of the many interrelated systems comprising its ATC infrastructure. While the FAA is developing one of the two principal components of a complete systems architecture, namely the "logical" description of FAA's current and future concept of ATC operations, FAA is not developing, nor does it have plans to develop, the second essential component-the ATC-wide "technical" description which defines all required information technology and telecommunications standards and critical ATC systems' technical characteristics.
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US Transportation Collection
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