ATN router

Product purpose

In order to provide the cost-effective, seamless world-wide air traffic management system required in accordance with the modern needs, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has developed a future concept known as CNS/ATM (Communication Navigation Surveillance / Air Traffic Management). It is based on a set of new technologies aiming at providing a new ATM supporting infrastructure essentially based on satellite systems complemented by a set of ground-based technologies. Along with satellite-based navigation (GNSS), the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) is the main cornerstone of CNS/ATM concept. ATN network has been designed to allow seamless data communications all over the world among air traffic management organisations, airlines and the aircraft enabling all the stakeholders with better and effective interaction.

Product Description

The ProATN* software package is a set of components answering the ICAO ATN requirements for running operational services:

• ATN SARPs Edition 3 compliant Ground router,
• Air/Ground BIS router compliant with ATN SARPs Edition 2 and more (the list of supported Edition 3 PDRs can be provided on demand),
• SNMP Manageable system,
• Redundant hardware and cluster architecture.

The ProATN software package is available on several platforms, in particular LINUX based systems.

The ProATN software package is composed of a set of software components that can be selected independently on from the others, to build solutions compliant with the customer requirements (from experimental to fully operational ATN routers, integrated into a global operational system management).

The following components constitute the ProATN software package:

• The ProATN Router stack
• The ProATN SNMP Agent
• The ProATN SNMS Configuration Tool
• The ProATN SNMS Resilient Agent
• The ProATN SNMS Monitoring Tool
• The ProATN SNMP Manager

The core of the package is the ProATN ATN Router stack. It is a self-contained software that implements the ATN router functions. It has a powerful built-in local management interface that permits to configure and entirely administer the ATN entities.

Standards support

• ICAO Doc 9705-AN/956, Edition 3 for the ProATN Ground ATN router, and Edition 2 plus some PDRs from Edition 3 for the ProATN Air/Gound ATN router.
• AEEC 631 (VDL-2 subnetwork layer)
• EUROCAE ED-110
• ASIA / PAC regional ATN ground-ground router requirements

Protocol support

Supported Subnetworks

Operating Systems

• SUN Solaris 6 and 7
• LINUX Red-Hat Enterprise 2.1 and 3.0
• LINUX Fedora Core 1

Comming features

• VDL-3 and HFDL subnetwork
• Full SARPs Edition 3 for the Air-Ground Router

Complementary information can be found at Egis Avia ProATN web site (in English): http://www.proatn.com

“The ProATN Products have been created and/or contain portions contributed and copyrighted by Egis Avia (Sofréavia), Airtel ATN, the French air navigation service provider (DSNA/DTI, previously STNA), and the European Organisation for Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol).”

“Monitor Soft” Ltd. is engaged in distribution of the ATN router according to the Partnership Agreement with Egis Avia (Sofréavia) and is ready to provide the Product itself and additional information about it for test operation to all interested recipients of air navigation information (such as airlines, airports and regional governments).