Description
The system XYBASE is proposing will fulfill the requirements of the Airport Authority as well as meet the needs expressed in the bid document. This system is designed around an expandable Airport Operational Data Base (AODB) to ensure easy integration of new systems and the legacy systems currently employed by the Airport Authority. The proposed system can transfer data from the real time systems to the back office systems, i.e. accounting and administration, communicate and transfer information from the existing SITA CUTE system, as well as interface with other FIDS currently in use at Logan. The proposed system provides Internet connectivity as well as an optional modeling package for the Gate Management System.
The AODB approach, proposed by XYBASE, will allow the airport to continue to absorb and take advantage of the continuing stream of systems innovations as and when they are made available. The growth potential of the XYBASE IB/AODB system is not dependant on any single sub-system vendor, thus permitting a great deal of flexibility in airport IT strategy.
The solution includes a AODB for the Logan International Airport, which includes the following modules:
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Flight Information Display System (FIDS)
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Gate Management System (GMS)
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Airport Operational Database (AODB)
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Commercial Management System (CMS)
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Information Broker Integration Module (IB).
The solution has an Open System concept, will deliver the integration solution for the Logan International Airport, which include the following modules:
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Information Display Systems (IDS)
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Interface with Airport’s Accounting Office
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Interface with IG’s CUTE system
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Clock Synchronization
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Interface with airlines host systems
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Interface with domestic airline systems
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Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS)
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Connection to Control Tower Data Network.
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Consolidated FIDS information
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Interface with remote workstations
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Interface with FAA
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Interface with external weather services
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Interface with the baggage handling
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Web Publishing
High Level System Architecture
The overall system architecture represents an integration of the following three multi-tier systems:
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Functional Systems
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Infrastructure
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IGM-FIDS Managed Operations.
The objective of the three multi-tier architectural designs is to allow each individual subsystem to function as a standalone system but allowing required information flow across subsystems’ boundaries. This information will become a single commodity to be interchanged, distributed, retrieved and shared by all. Data will be only entered once into the entire system. This will be done as close as possible to the source of the information. Because data is not continually re-entered by each system, errors are removed, data integrity is preserved and redundancy eliminated. These factors ensure that the operation and maintenance costs will be minimized. |
