Innovation in the world of aviation messaging is often limited due to the global nature of interoperability. This results in what Rockshore term the ‘lowest common dominator’ effect, whereby a base technology needs to be accessible to all.

This baselining of technology ensures that the AFTN and AMHS methods of message exchange are prevalent, requiring organisations to retain specialist capabilities and skills in these areas.

Rockshore believes there is another way, which enables you to focus on information sharing, not technology standards.

Aviation Messaging Platform Proposition OverviewDownload our Aviation Messaging Platform Proposition Overview.

Contemporary Messaging

The relentless pace of technology innovation means it is difficult to remain current without continued investment in people and existing infrastructure.

Rockshore’s Aviation Messaging Platform enables organisations to use contemporary messaging techniques and modern technology interfaces to interact with legacy aviation messaging networks.

The Aviation Messaging Platform enables organisations to remain current and benefit from the continued advances in technology.

Managed Messaging

Managed Messaging Overview

The Aviation Messaging Platform can be delivered as an on-site appliance or as a fully managed service accessed securely via the Internet; something we call Managed Messaging.

Managed Messaging enables organisations to interact with the AFTN and AMHS without the need for any on-site terminals or local connectivity.

Managed Messaging ensures that local resources are focussed on procedures rather than technology or the specifics of a given messaging format or protocol.

Managed Messaging: making aviation messaging easy.

Benefits

  • The Aviation Messaging Platform is highly modular and readily configurable to enable low cost, low risk implementations.
  • Enables legacy abstraction and ensures your technology interfaces stay current.
  • Enables organisations to prepare early for the inevitable transition to SWIM as part of SESAR.
  • Managed Messaging enables focus on people and processes, not message formats and technology.
  • Managed Messaging and the use of Internet standards enables re-use of existing IT infrastructure minimising the additional investment needed locally.
  • The Aviation Messaging Platform is based upon open industry standards that guard against vendor lock-in.

Features

  • AFTN/CIDIN & AMHS interfaces
  • Support for multiple message sets, including: 
    • IFPS
    • ADEXP, including the A-CDM messages (FUM, DPI)
    • NOTAM
    • OPMET
  • Real-time message format validation
  • Ability to exchange messages via:
    • Web Services (SOAP, REST)
    • Email (SMTP, IMAP, POP)
    • JMS
    • IBM WebSphere Message Queuing
    • Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
  • ICAO Annex 10, Volume II compliant
  • ICAO Document 9705 compliant
  • AFTN-AMHS address mapping and message routing
  • Message storage and auditing
  • Enterprise-class security and role-based access
  • Based upon Internet standards
  • Scalable and resilient system architecture
  • Based upon an Enterprise Service Bus using a Service Oriented Architecture

Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 19:01.