TFDM System Overview Presentation.pdf

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This document is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) informational overview of the Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) system and its key capabilities.

TFDM is a decision support system designed for airport surface operations that integrates flight, surface surveillance, and traffic management information through System Wide Information Management (SWIM). The system delivers four primary capabilities: Electronic Flight Data (EFD) that processes and distributes flight information to tower control positions via electronic flight strips; Surface Scheduling through a Surface Management Display (SMD) that provides departure metering, runway balancing, and surface management tools; Systems Consolidation that combines legacy tower systems to address space and equipment obsolescence constraints; and Stakeholder Collaboration that enables real-time data sharing with National Airspace System stakeholders. TFDM is deployed in two configurations—Configuration A for large, complex airports with full surface surveillance integration, surface metering, and traffic flow management, and Configuration B for smaller airports with limited surface management and resource management capabilities. The system is being deployed across 89 airports nationwide, with the document providing detailed specifications of hardware components (HPE servers, EIZO touchscreen displays, Juniper/Cisco networking equipment, NetAPP storage systems), physical architecture diagrams showing equipment room and tower cab layouts, and a comprehensive deployment map indicating which airports receive each configuration. The document notes that TFDM does not require system certification per FAA Order 1600.15G.

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Federal Aviation Administration

Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) Key Capabilities Overview

Administration 2

TFDM Key Capabilities TFDM delivers decision support capabilities for the airport surface, integrating flight, surface surveillance, and traffic management information using System Wide Information Management (SWIM):

• Electronic Flight Data (EFD): Electronically processes, updates, and distributes flight data to different control positions in the tower through electronic flight strips

• Surface Scheduling: A Surface Management Display (SMD) assists Controllers by providing a departure scheduler with live data offering departure metering capability, runway balancing, and other surface management tools

• Systems Consolidation: Combines legacy tower systems to mitigate limited cab space and equipment obsolescence

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Enhances collaborative decision making and supports data publishing/ subscribing in real time with NAS stakeholders through data integration

Administration 3

TFDM Systems Configuration & Adaptation

CONFIGURATION A CONFIGURATION B

• Electronic Flight Data, including Electronic Flight Strips in towers

• Surface Surveillance data integration

• Surface Metering (includes full Decision Support Tool)

• Traffic Flow Management Data exchange and integration

• Electronic Flight Data, including Electronic Flight Strips in towers

• Limited surface management & traffic flow data

• Limited airport resource management capability

• Limited data exchange with Flight Operator System

(FOS)

TFDM provides two configurations: Configuration A for large airports with more complex surface environments and Configuration B for smaller airports

For each site, adaptation maintenance tracks and updates parameters that include both nationally standard settings and tower-specific needs

Administration 4

Electronic Flight Data (EFD)

• The TFDM Electronic Flight Data (EFD) service receives, processes, and displays flight data to operational positions in the ATCT

• TFDM replaces printed flight strips with Electronic Flight Strips (EFS) on the controller’s workstations

• The integration of EFD and EFS allows automated updating of the electronic flight strips

Administration 5

System Interfaces / Interdependencies

Internal Interfaces External Interfaces

Two-Way Interfaces

• Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS)*

• Time-Based Flow Management (TBFM) including Integrated Departure &

Arrival Capability (IDAC) integration

• Flight Data Input/Output (FDIO)

• System Wide Information Management (SWIM)

• Remote Monitoring & Logging System (RMLS) via SWIM *TFDM will also have an interface to the future Flow Management Data Services (FMDS) that will replace TFMS

• Flight Operators (via SWIM)

• Airport Authorities (via SWIM)

One-Way Interfaces

• Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model X (ASDE-X) / Airport Surface

Surveillance Capability (ASSC)

• Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) / Terminal

Automation Modernization & Replacement (TAMR)

• Tower Data Link Services (TDLS) via FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure

(FTI)

Administration 6

Surface Scheduling – Surface Management Display (SMD) Overview

The SMD provides a set of tools that help controllers:

• Improve schedule efficiencies and block time planning

• Maximize runway, taxiway and gate/stand utilization through surface scheduling and metering

• Decrease delays & heighten performance during irregular operations

• Identify trends and recurring operational problems

• Forecast the impact of future operational events

• Understand usage of airport resources

• Improve post-operational analysis leading to automation or process improvements

• Facilitate long-term planning

Administration 7

ATCT Equipment RoomATCT Cab

TFDM Training Room

Tower Simulator System (TSS) Area

TFDM Controller Workstations with Touchscreen Displays

TFDM Training System (TTS1) and System Support Workstation (SAS2)

TFDM Equipment Racks

TFDM Monitor & Control (M&C) Workstation, System Support Workstation (SAS-1), OPS and Support Printer

**if applicable to site**

TFDM Training System 2 (TTS2) (TTS2 is co-located but not connected to the Tower Simulation System (TSS)

TFDM Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) High Level Footprint

Administration 8

TFDM Core Hardware Components

Element TFDM Sites 1-36 Model TFDM Sites 37 - 89 Model Vendor Top Level Vendor Part number

Rack Workstation HPE DL20 Gen10 HPE DL20 Gen11 (XEON 6000, NVMe) HPE P65392-B21 Rack Server HPE DL360 Gen10 HPE DL320 Gen12 (XEON 6000, NVMe) HPE P71437-B21 TTS Server HPE ML350 HPE DL320 Gen12(XEON 6000, NVMe) HPE P71437-B21

TTS Workstation HP Z2/Z240 HP Z2 Mini G1i HP A96ZQAV TTS Network Cisco SG300/SG350 Juniper EX4100-F-12T HPE EX4100-F-12T-TAA Ops Network Aruba 3810M Juniper EX4400 – 48MP HPE EX4400-48MP-TAA

Network Storage NetAPP FAS2650 15 TB NetAPP AFA A20, NVMe 67 TB Netapp AFF-A20-001 Network Storage NetAPP FAS2650 30 TB NetAPP AFA A20, NVMe 67 TB Netapp AFF-A20-001

Power EATON UPS M2 NIC EATON UPS M3 NIC Eaton NETWORK-M3 Power EATON PDU EATON PDU – Firmware Update Eaton No Part Number Associated to firmware

Printer HP Laser Jet Pro 200 Color M254DW HP NA

Controller Keyboard WASD Max Keyboards Nighthawk Z 104-Key

Maxkeyboard MK-NHZ-BRN-FAA-TFDM

KVM Extender G&D DP1.2-VISION-FIBER G&D DP1.2-VISION-FIBER G&D A1120309 Rack Emcor Emcor Emcor AS-150622-36U

Rack KVM ATEN KVM (LCD) ATEN KVM (LCD) Aten CL6708MW Controller Display EIZO 24 Touch Raptor EIZO 24 Touch Raptor Eizo RP2425-009 Controller Display EIZO 32 Touch Raptor EIZO 32 Touch Raptor Eizo RP3225-001

M&C/Spt WS Display HP 32 Non-Touch ViewSonic 32" ColorPro 4K UHD IPS Monitor Viewsonic VP3256-4K

Fiber Cassette Blackbox 36:3 FiberTronics 36:3 Fibertronics UPC-36LCK37S

Administration 99

Administration 10

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CLE

RDU

IND

LAX

PHL

DAY

SMF

EWR

LGA

JFK

CLT

SFO

IAH

ATL

ORD

LAS

SJC

CMH

HOU

ISP

TEB

HPN

OAK

TPA

SAN

MCO

DEN

MDW

MIA

DFW

BOS

MSP

CVG

JAX

DAL

BNA

SDF

DTW

FLL

SEA

BWI

IAD

DCA

SLC

PVD

CHS

OMA

MEM

RIC

SAT

BDL

BHM

BUF

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ORF

LIT

SAV

ANC

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ICT

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SNA

BUR

MCI

MKE

ONT

OKC

ABQ

TUL

RSW

GRR

RNO

ELP

TUS

ROC

GEG

DSM

ALB

MSN

TFDM Deployment Map Configuration A

Configuration B

SRQ

Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM)
TFDM Key Capabilities
TFDM Systems Configuration & Adaptation
Electronic Flight Data (EFD)
System Interfaces / Interdependencies
Surface Scheduling – Surface Management Display (SMD) Overview
Slide Number 7
TFDM Core Hardware Components
Slide Number 9
TFDM Deployment Map

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