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L-Band Digital Aeronautical Communications System Engineering - Initial Safety and Security Risk Assessment and MitigationThis document is being provided as part of ITT's NASA Glenn Research Center Aerospace Communication Systems Technical Support (ACSTS) contract NNC05CA85C, Task 7: "New ATM Requirements--Future Communications, C-Band and L-Band Communications Standard Development." ITT has completed a safety hazard analysis providing a preliminary safety assessment for the proposed L-band (960 to 1164 MHz) terrestrial en route communications system. The assessment was performed following the guidelines outlined in the Federal Aviation Administration Safety Risk Management Guidance for System Acquisitions document. The safety analysis did not identify any hazards with an unacceptable risk, though a number of hazards with a medium risk were documented. This effort represents a preliminary safety hazard analysis and notes the triggers for risk reassessment. A detailed safety hazards analysis is recommended as a follow-on activity to assess particular components of the L-band communication system after the technology is chosen and system rollout timing is determined. The security risk analysis resulted in identifying main security threats to the proposed system as well as noting additional threats recommended for a future security analysis conducted at a later stage in the system development process. The document discusses various security controls, including those suggested in the COCR Version 2.0.
Document ID
20110005653
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Zelkin, Natalie
(ITT Corp. Herndon, VA, United States)
Henriksen, Stephen
(ITT Corp. Herndon, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2011
Subject Category
Aircraft Communications And Navigation
Report/Patent Number
NASA/CR-2011-216327
E-17261
SAA3-978-1
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 031102.02.03.02.0677.09
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNC05CA85C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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