The document discusses air traffic management automation and provides an overview of general network and system knowledge. It describes the main functions and components of an ATM automation system including sensory data processing, flight data processing, and controllers' working positions. It also provides a quick overview of networks, servers, workstations, the Linux operating system, and scripting.
The document discusses air traffic management automation and provides an overview of general network and system knowledge. It describes the main functions and components of an ATM automation system including sensory data processing, flight data processing, and controllers' working positions. It also provides a quick overview of networks, servers, workstations, the Linux operating system, and scripting.
The document discusses air traffic management automation and provides an overview of general network and system knowledge. It describes the main functions and components of an ATM automation system including sensory data processing, flight data processing, and controllers' working positions. It also provides a quick overview of networks, servers, workstations, the Linux operating system, and scripting.
The document discusses air traffic management automation and provides an overview of general network and system knowledge. It describes the main functions and components of an ATM automation system including sensory data processing, flight data processing, and controllers' working positions. It also provides a quick overview of networks, servers, workstations, the Linux operating system, and scripting.
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Part 1: Air Traffic Management Automation
1. The main function
1) Air situation display 2) Radars (Sensors) 3) Flight plans 4) Correlation 2. External interfaces 1) Sensors (PSR, SSR, WAM, MLAT, ADS-B, Weather) 2) Flight Information (AFTN, AMHS) 3. Main components of an ATM automation system 1) Sensory Data Processor (SDP) i) Sensory data fusion and correction ii) blank areas 2) Flight Data Processor (FDP) i) Flight Plans ii) 4D Trajectory prediction 4. Data flow in an ATM automation system 5. Additional functions 1) Bypass network 2) Recording and playback (active and passive) 3) Safety nets and Monitoring Aids (MSAW, STCA, APW, ...etc.) 4) Arrival/Departure Management 5) Traffic Statistics 6. Time synchronization 7. System monitoring and control 8. Controllers’ working positions 1) Maps (Points, routes, ...etc.) 2) Airports 3) Track label 4) Flight data display 5) Alerts and warnings 6) Meteorological information 9. Flight Data Officer (FDO) PART 2: General Knowledge (quick overview) 1. Network 1) Network equipment a) Managed and unmanaged switches (CISCO – HP) b) Firewall c) Converters (Sync and async) 2) Network redundancy 3) Bypass network 4) Server and workstation networks a) Network access layer (physical and data link layers) i) Redundant network ports (internal and external) b) Internet layer (Network layer) i) Static and dynamic IP ii) Routing and rebroadcasting iii) Redundant networks iv) Unicast and multicast v) VLANs c) Transport layer (process to process communication) i) TCP and UDP protocols ii) Ports d) Application layer (Application-application communication) i) Sockets (Session layer: port number, protocol used, IP address, the network interface) ii) Network Time Protocol (NTP) e) iLO connection 5) Common network tools and commands a) Wireshark b) traceroute c) route 2. Servers and Workstations 1) Servers vs workstations 2) host names 3) local DNS (/etc/hosts) 4) Racks 5) Consoles 6) Cabling and labelling 7) Redundant Array of Inexpensive (Independent) Disks (RAID) arrays 3. Linux OS 1) Linux vs Windows 2) General Linux configuration methods a) Configuration files b) Command Line Interface (CLI) c) Graphical User Interface (GUI) 3) Common Linux services a) SSH b) NTP c) CUPS 4) Scripting and programming a) Shell scripts i) What is a shell script ii) Common Linux commands b) Python scripts overview c) Regular expressions overview