Indra despliega en Uruguay la red nacional de comunicaciones de voz controlador- piloto sobre IP

Uruguay se ha convertido en el primer país en contar con un sistema de nueva generación que da cobertura al tráfico aéreo de todo su territorio merced a la red de comunicaciones controlador–piloto basada en tecnología IP suministrada por la multinacional tecnológica española Indra a la Dirección Nacional de Aviación Civil e Infraestructura Aeronáutica (DINACIA) what mejora la calidad y fiabilidad de las transmisiones y reduce costes.

Indra ha desplegado, en colaboración con la Dirección Nacional De Aviación Civil e Infraestructura Aeronáutica de Uruguay (DINACIA), la primera red de comunicaciones controlador–piloto totalmente basada en tecnología IP, que da cobertura completa al tráfico aéreo del país. Con su puesta en servicio, Uruguay becomes the first country in the world to adopt this advanced air-to-ground communication system.

Last 12 November, The TAM8023 commercial flight established communication using this digital system with the air traffic control center in Carrasco, Montevideo (Uruguay). It was the test flight with which the new IP communication network was officially handed over to DINACIA and validated to start operating.

Its deployment has been carried out following the requirements and standards of EUROCAE (ED-137), the organization responsible for the standardization of civil aeronautical equipment, and of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Indra has been part of the EUROCAE working group (WG-67) that established these IP communication standards since its creation.

Pioneering solution

The implementation of this system marks a milestone in the history of air navigation. for the first time, ground-to-air communications between pilot and controller in a country are no longer based on analog communication systems. In addition, the new architecture guarantees future interoperability with the systems that other countries will adopt, facilitating the coordination of air operations.

DINACIA thus becomes the first air navigation service provider to make the leap to the new generation of systems based on IP technology, the technology that will replace the systems currently in use. For your part, Indra gets ahead of the rest of the technology providers by implementing this communications network.

Indra's solution allows establishing high-quality voice communications, with absence of noise and interference, improving their availability and reliability. DINACIA also replaces the connections it had been using with an IP connection, much cheaper and more efficient. The network deployed by Indra incorporates the transmission systems of Park Air Systems UK at the Carrasco, Colonia, Cardona, Salto, Tacuarembó, Melo, Santa Clara, and San Antonio stations. All these sites are managed through Indra's Digital Communications System, which is fully integrated with the air traffic management automation system. Esta integración representa una importante ventaja para el controlador aéreo. Con esta red de comunicaciones IP, DINACIA alcanzó el objetivo de tener una frecuencia única primaria y otra secundaria en todo el FIR, logrando comunicaciones con las aeronaves a niveles inferiores a los que se tenía.