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Objectives
The overall IRIS programme aims at designing, developing and operating the future satellite datalink service for European continental airspace. The Iris Service Evolution is the last to date step engaged to design the future satellite system to meet the long term performance requirement for aviation safety services: controller Pilot Datalink Communication (CPDLC) and 4D trajectory based operations. Iris Service Evolution is one of the identified elements of the overall roadmap for a full operational satellite data link for Europe:
- The IRIS Service Evolution is assessing the performance requirements for a primary communication system for the aviation safety.
- It also assesses the complementary requirements that a new system design could address: a fully global service (polar coverage, other regions covered by the satellite), extension of services to other users (e.g. Remotely Piloted Aircraft – RPAS). [PB1]
The future Iris Infrastructure [PB2] will build both on the Iris Precursor infrastructure and the results from the Iris Service Evolution for the long term requirements.
Challenges
Finding the balance between the optimal system design and the market approach to deliver in the end an economically viable system is one of the challenge, and beyond the technical activities, the project is investigating this through specific market-based activities. The project also targets a realistic transition path from the end users perspective. The key elements that might impact the service provision will be identified and analysed from the technical, operational, regulatory and business perspectives. A high level assessment of possible consequences, risks, mitigations and options will be conducted allowing for a proposed transition roadmap to be built.
Plan
The key Milestone include:
The System Requirements Review (SRR) was done in May 2016. It performed a review of initial feasibility and options, initial system requirements and initial top level Architecture.
The Preliminary System Design Review (PDR) will review the Detailed Feasibility and Options and Deliverables scheduled at T0+9 months.
The decision on Pre- Developments planned one year after the start of project will allow agreeing on Potential Pre-
Developments
The Design Review (SDR) will perform the review leading to the validation of all agreed deliverables before the final results presentation in ESTEC at the final review.
Current Status
The Iris Service Evolution has just passed the Service Requirement Review and is now progressing on initial options for the System design solutions.
Companies
