Changing Channels
The channel used for operational Air Traffic Control
What is Active?
EVAL
What is CPT?
Leidos program that provides decision support tools to terminals and towers
What is TFDM?
(Terminal Flight Data Management)
Engineering specialty that assesses and thwarts threats
What is Security?
ZDC
What is Washington Center?
This channel receives and processes surveillance data so that it’s ready to take over when needed
What is Backup?
CMAP PGSV
What is DCP?
System which manages demand/capacity imbalances by rerouting aircraft
What is TFMS?
(Traffic Flow Management System)
Engineering specialty that measures and monitors response times and workload. (Of the system, not each other!)
What is Performance?
ZJX
What is Jacksonville Center?
Mode a channel is in for final install and verification of new releases
What is Test?
What is TTS?
FAA system which provides a platform for CPDLC at airports
What is TDLS?
(Tower Data Link Services)
Engineering specialty that cares about the DO-278A
What is Safety?
ZOB
What is Cleveland Center?
State a channel is in when the backup channel is commanded to active
What is Pending?
SURV SAFE
What is SDP?
Display mode which uses ADS-B as the preferred sensor
What is TBDM?
(Track Based Display Mode)
You can’t get over the Router Firewall without this engineering group
What is Network Engineering?
ZSU
What is San Juan Center?
Limited use code written to make sure data is synched properly
What is Versioning?
ESRM EDEV ESCM EINF ESUB EOPD EADP
What is SUP?
Leidos program which improves NAS efficiency by spacing and sequencing flights
What is TBFM?
(Time Based Flow Management)
This engineering specialty is most successful when analyzing failures
What is RMA?
ZAN
What is Anchorage Center?