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. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Naming conventions How. aero could facilitate

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Naming conventions How. aero could facilitate access to information related to Air Transport ? Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Serving the Air. Transport Community: And also: Industry

. aero the Domain of Aviation Serving the Air. Transport Community: And also: Industry Associations, Media, General Aviation, Business/Corporate Aviation Individuals, Recreation, Air Sports Pilots, Engineers, Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation What to do with a Structured Namespace ?

. aero the Domain of Aviation What to do with a Structured Namespace ? 1. What has been already defined, the Airline Naming convention Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Naming conventions: Level Convention 2 2

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Naming conventions: Level Convention 2 2 -char A/L Designator Example aa. aero Use by Travellers, Professionals, gva. aero , , Flight-Numbers, Reserved City-Pairs af 1642. aero fra-jfk. aero , , 3 Civil Aviation Authority ch. dgca. aero 3 Others ourclub. sport. aero myname. pilot. aero 2 3 -letters A/P Identifiers ? 2 Dot Aero Council Professionals, Enthusiasts

. aero the Domain of Aviation Airline Naming convention § IATA rp 1784 and

. aero the Domain of Aviation Airline Naming convention § IATA rp 1784 and 2 -Chars A/L Designators ü Adopted by IATA members at PSC in Oct 2002 ü Recommends use of 2 character A/L designator ü Codes at 2 nd level Domain (2 LD) ü All 2 -characters Airline Codes reserved already for A/L holder ü Convention for third Level (3 LD), one and two character names ü reserved for Office Function Designators, other names open for each A/L usage § Examples ba. aero nw. aero … Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Fast access to Airline Web sites Some examples

. aero the Domain of Aviation Fast access to Airline Web sites Some examples of standard functional usage The reservation page URL of some Airlines, or a new name, Qantas https: //www. qantas. com. au/fflyer_ir 1. html rm. qf. aero Royal Jordanian http: //reservation. rja. com. jo/hfhtml/rjavf. html rm. rj. aero Lufthansa https: //www. lufthansa. com/aerodyn/fb_main. aero? pos=DE&l=en&p=fly rm. lh. aero Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation and also simplified addressing for Messaging The RP

. aero the Domain of Aviation and also simplified addressing for Messaging The RP 1784 recommends a naming convention for e-mail addresses. Predictive Names and Addresses : q 3 -letter location identifier code q 2 -letter office function code (OFD) q The « @ » symbol q 2 -character airline designator code q “. ” a period q The top level domain (aero) Examples: gvahq@xs. aero hdqrz@ua. aero. Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation What else to do with a Structured Namespace

. aero the Domain of Aviation What else to do with a Structured Namespace ? 2. Opportunities, Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Under study conventions, § Flight-Numbers and City-Pairs –

. aero the Domain of Aviation Under study conventions, § Flight-Numbers and City-Pairs – These have been « reserved » from the beginning of. aero Registry operation, for future usage by A/Ls and A/Ps § 3 -letters Airport Location Identifiers and ACI – 3 -letters Airport Location Identifiers registration has been restricted, waiting for DAC to advise … Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Naming conventions: Level Convention 2 2

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Naming conventions: Level Convention 2 2 -char A/L Designator Example aa. aero Use by Travellers, Professionals, gva. aero , , City-Pairs , , af 1642. aero fra-jfk. aero 3 Civil Aviation Authority ch. dgca. aero 3 Others ourclub. sport. aero myname. pilot. aero 2 3 -letters A/P Identifiers ? 2 Flight-Numbers, Reserved Dot Aero Council Professionals, Enthusiasts

. aero the Domain of Aviation § Usefulness of these Industry Codes and. aero

. aero the Domain of Aviation § Usefulness of these Industry Codes and. aero ? These codes are generally well known, from Inside and Outside the Industry: Airline and Airport codes, Flight-Numbers, City-pairs, are easy to remember identifiers, By implementing such naming convention in the Internet world, the Industry provides their professionals and passengers with a worldwide standard, enabling simple and fast access to web applications, from PCs and Mobile Terminals (Mobile Telephones, PDAs) § Access to information for Passengers Status of Flights (Arrivals/Departures), Schedules, Bookings, Frequent-Flyer information, Could be directly retrieved, in a « standard » way, anytime, anyplace: in any A/P, for any A/L Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Information for passengers (pulled, not SMS like) Status

. aero the Domain of Aviation Information for passengers (pulled, not SMS like) Status of Flight: lh 3772. gva. aero (from Geneva a/p computer) or lh 3772. aero (from Lufthansa computer) Routes, by City-pairs: gva-lhr. aero (by GVA A/P ), then Schedules, by City-pair, A/L, date Or ba. aero, then schedules, why not booking, seat purchase, Also services for frequent flyers, initiatives taken by each A/L Use of a common « language » , easy to remember, to communicate with A/Ls, A/Ps Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Information for Staff , pulled [Intranet], and I-M

. aero the Domain of Aviation Information for Staff , pulled [Intranet], and I-M Internet, Intranet, and simple Addressing scheme combined with « Instant Messaging (I-M) » (chat), the possibility of communications using small text messages, in complement of voice (téléphone, radio) and messaging, for operations, in an A/P environment. For example: baggage@gva. aero, fuel@gva. aero Conversations by I-M are slower and less interruptive than by telephone, but can be more precise, more easily shared widely, more easily saved and reused. I-M combines features of both e-mail and telephones. Use of a common « language » , to communicate within A/Ls, A/Ps Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation More conventions … § e-mail for airports –

. aero the Domain of Aviation More conventions … § e-mail for airports – Common naming scheme examined with ACI, § ICAO identifiers – 2 -letters Country-Codes, 4 letters airport/airfields identifiers § And all kinds of « objects » like aircraft-identifiers, Air Way. Bills, e. g. F-BPRA. aero, HB-GFU. aero, or N-12073. aircraft. aero, 125 -12345675 , . . Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Why these opportunities now ? Availability of Standards,

. aero the Domain of Aviation Why these opportunities now ? Availability of Standards, Technology, Data, and. aero Naming ! Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation. aero the Top Level Domain of Aviation «

. aero the Domain of Aviation. aero the Top Level Domain of Aviation « Traveller Service Points » + Mobile Technology and consumer Standards Products GSM/GPRS Wi-Fi (802. 11 b) Opportunity for Mobile Services Opportunities for new Services . aero Naming Conventions Dot Aero Council Information (existing data and applications) Mobile phones, Smartphones, Laptops, PDAs, PCMCIA boards, A/L systems, A/P systems

. aero the Domain of Aviation How to implement this ? Maximize the value

. aero the Domain of Aviation How to implement this ? Maximize the value of. aero DNS ! Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Domain Name System defines a Structured

. aero the Domain of Aviation . aero Domain Name System defines a Structured Namespace q Powerful, Distributed system (5 Top level DNSs for. aero) q Extremely Reliable (> 99. 999 % uptime) q Capable to accomodate millions of names q Simple to implement for enabling these new services Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation How this is implemented ? Take advantage of

. aero the Domain of Aviation How this is implemented ? Take advantage of the structured Namespace, and use the DNS features: Register all flight-Numbers, (by the operating A/L), possibly also by the From A/P and the To A/P, (or as a managed service) Register all City-pairs, (by the originating A/P) Implementation, using TLD Domain Name System, can be simple and very efficient Dot Aero Council

. aero the Domain of Aviation Implementation Reliability and speed are the objectives Use

. aero the Domain of Aviation Implementation Reliability and speed are the objectives Use of DNS, Service (application) provided by A/L, A/P, … For fast access, all objects like Codes, Flights, City-Pairs, … are registered in. aero TLD DNS or shared (managed by SITA, …) DNS Client Dot Aero Council Application Database

. aero the Domain of Aviation Conclusion Establishing and using a predictive Naming structure

. aero the Domain of Aviation Conclusion Establishing and using a predictive Naming structure is an opportunity for the Air Transport Community: q to offer new services to the consumers, q and to streamline the Industry communications using state-of-the-art technology. What are your views ? Dot Aero Council