Integration of Wireless Technologies in an Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control System Network

Abstract—The continuous growth of air traffic leads to an escalating number of accidents and incidents on surface movement, demanding additional safety mechanisms. The Advanced Surface Movement Guidance and Control Systems (A-SMGCS) allow continuous surveillance, monitoring and guidance of surface assets, greatly reducing the hazard probability. The development and demonstration of an EGNOS based A-SMGCS is the objective of the AIRNET project. The AIRNET project addresses all A-SMGCS components, from the human-machine interface to the underlying network. This paper focuses the underlying network architecture, which seamlessly integrates disparate wireless technologies like VDL-4