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COM12 — New Pan-European Network Service (NewPENS)

PENS (Pan-European Network Service) is an international ground/ground communications infrastructure jointly implemented by EUROCONTROL and European ANSPs in order to meet existing and future ATM communication requirements.
NewPENS builds on PENS and aims at providing a new framework, with an adapted governance, to reap the benefits of having a single IP backbone for all ATM services in the ICAO EUR/NAT region.

The aim of NewPENS is to support information exchanges for all ATM services, not only for ANSPs and the Network Manager, but also supporting interactions with military, airport and aircraft operator. It is up to these stakeholders, depending on their requirements, to join NewPENS or use public Internet Protocol network

NOTE FOR MILITARY AUTHORITIES: It is the responsibility of each military authority to review this Objective IN ITS ENTIRETY and address each of the SLoAs that the military authority considers RELEVANT for itself. This has to be done on top and above of the review of "MIL" SLoAs which identify actions EXCLUSIVE to military Authorities.

Edition
2022
Stakeholders
Air Navigation Service Provider / Airport Operator / Airspace Users / Network Manager
Type
SESAR
Scope
ECAC+
Status
Active

Context

Related Elements

Applicability Area(s) and Timescales

Applicability Area 1:
All EU+ States except: Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovenia. Plus: Ukraine, United Kingdom
(ANSPs signatories of the NewPENS Common Procurement Agreement: AL (Albcontrol), AT (Austrocontrol), BA (BHANSA), BE (BELGOCONTROL), BG(BULATSA), CH (Skyguide), CY (DCA), CZ (ANS CZ), DE (DFS), DK (Naviair), EE (EANS), ES (ENAIRE), FI (Finavia), FR (DSNA), HR (Crocontrol), HU (Hungarocontrol), IE (IAA), IT (ENAV), LU (ANS Luxembourg), LV (LGS), MK (M-NAV), MT (MATS), MUAC, NL (LVNL, RNLAF), NO (AVINOR), PL (PANSA), PT (NAV Portugal), RO (ROMATSA), RS (SMATSA), SE (LFV), SK(LPS SR), UA (UKASTE), UK(NATS))
Applicability Area 2:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Morocco, Slovenia, Türkiye
(Stakeholders from the ECAC States not listed in Applicability Area 1.)
Timescales From By Applicable to
Initial operational capability 01-01-2018 - Applicability Area 1 + Applicability Area 2
Full operational capability (33 ANSPs) - 31-12-2024 Applicability Area 1
Full operational capability (Other stakeholders) - 31-12-2024 Applicability Area 2

Links to SESAR Solutions

Links to PCP ATM Sub-Functionalities

References

Applicable legislation
None
Applicable ICAO Annexes and other references
None
Deployment Programme 2022
-
Operating Environments
Airport
Terminal Airspace
En-Route
Network

Expected Performance Benefits

Safety
-
Capacity
-
Operational efficiency
-
Cost efficiency
Significant cost savings for the international communications of all connected stakeholders compared to:
- Keeping the inter-stakeholder connections separate from the network.
- Continuing to run all international communications on bilateral international links.
Environment
-
Security
NewPENS will further enhance security protection, detection and remediation capabilities with respect to PENS. It shall be compliant with the Security levels requested by the applications it will support. Security will be handled on multiple levels: technical, processes and people.
  Code Title From By Related Enablers
 
ASP01 Provide NewPENS connectivity infrastructure
  • 01-01-2018
  • 31-12-2024
 
ASP02 Migrate to NewPENS
  • 01-01-2018
  • 31-12-2024
 
APO01 Migrate to NewPENS, if deemed beneficial
  • 01-01-2018
  • 31-12-2024
 
USE01 Migrate to NewPENS, if deemed beneficial
  • 01-01-2018
  • 31-12-2024
 
NM01 Adapt NM systems to allow stakeholders have access to existing datacentres via NewPENS
  • 01-01-2018
  • 31-12-2020
  • 31-12-2024
 
NM02 Migrate to NewPENS
  • 01-01-2018
  • 31-12-2020
  • 31-12-2024
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COM12
 
20180101_20241231_20241231
ASP01
 
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ASP02
 
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APO01
 
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NM01
 
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Supporting Material

Title Related SLoAs

Consultation & Approval

Working Arrangement in charge
Agency Advisory Board (AAB)
Outline description approved in
-
Latest objective review at expert level
06/2017
Commitment Decision Body
Provisional Council (PC)
Objective approved/endorsed in
09/2016
Latest change to objective approved/endorsed in
09/2017