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For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Jim Veihdeffer
Space and Aviation Control
(602) 436-2203
jim.veihdeffer@cas.honeywell.com
"COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT UNIT" IS LATEST ADDITION TO HONEYWELL’S WORLDNAV™ LINE FOR COMMERCIAL AND DEFENSE
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SEPT. 7, 1998 — Honeywell has launched the latest addition to its WorldNav CNS/ATM product line with an ARINC 758 Communications Management Unit (CMU) designed to support future airborne data link protocols and applications.
The Honeywell CMU is expected to be the successor to today’s ACARS Management Units.
"The emerging world of Free Flight promises operators tremendous benefits in both time and cost savings," said Tom Henderson, Honeywell CMU Marketing Manager. "We believe our WorldNav concept is the first integrated solution to the wide range of opportunities that the CNS/ATM and GATM environments present. And the new CMU opens the door to the all-important communication functions that airlines, corporate and military operators will need."
Timely and accurate information exchange between aircraft and ground is critical to an airline’s operation. Digital data link communications provides a method of moving that information to right place at the right time. Building on the successful base of an integrated, dual-ACARS function for the Boeing 777, the Honeywell CMU represents the next generation of this proven data communications technology. Although initially configured as a standalone unit, the technology is also portable to Honeywell’s Versatile Integrated Avionics (VIA) platform for military as well as commercial applications.
"With the rapid expansion of airborne data link requirements, the existing communications network is just being stretched beyond capacity. This product development is Honeywell’s answer to industry demand," Henderson said, "and it fits perfectly with our WorldNav philosophy."
In the future, the data link environment is expected to evolve toward the Aeronautical Telecommunications Network. The Honeywell CMU is designed to let operators take advantage of this transition. The new CMU supports all planned future Airline Operation Communications/Air Traffic Systems data link applications
"We know the industry’s requirements today for both AOC and ATC and we know that those requirements are dynamic. Thus, our design provides significant flexibility, growth and user customization to meet these changing requirements," said Henderson.
A user-programmable database actually lets users customize their data link message formats and cockpit display formats to work with existing data communications networks.
Furthermore, the Honeywell CMU is fully partitioned, allowing the operator to modify user-defined functions without the need for costly and time-consuming recertification.
Data loading is available by means of a standard ARINC 615 data loader. For high speed loading, the CMU comes equipped with a PCMCIA interface and is provisioned for future Ethernet data loading capability.
The Honeywell CMU provides an easy upgrade path to future airline requirements. And, combined with Honeywell’s ground-based Airline Maintenance and Operations Support System (AMOSS), it provides a complete end-to-end product for any operator interested in a turnkey solution.
Honeywell is the world's leading provider of control technologies for buildings, homes, industry, space, and aviation. The company employs 56,500 people in 95 countries, and had 1997 sales of $8 billion.
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