Aviation Specific Issues Safety of Life / Safety of Flight Time-Critical command and control for Air Traffic Control Fast convergence time is essential! New radio link technologies are “uncertified” for Air Traffic Control / Air Operations Communications (ATC/AOC) Regulatory requirements force network design Three independent network domains (required for regulatory, QoS, & security) Passenger & In-Flight-Entertainment Airline Operations Air Traffic Control Service providers may be authorized to carry one, two, or all services. ATC will be a “closed network” Multiple security and authentication architectures |