Consolidated Aviation Web ServicesConsolidated Aviation Web Services

CAWSCAWS

Aviation Weather Aviation Weather CenterCenter

John SerenoContractor, LSTjohn.sereno@noaa.gov816-584-7247

CAWS CAWS Aviation Weather Aviation Weather

Not Just TheseNot Just These

These TooThese Too

Aviation Weather CenterAviation Weather Center

Why CAWSWhy CAWS

Re-architect the Aviation Digital Data Service’s (ADDS) web site Re-architect the Aviation Digital Data Service’s (ADDS) web site

Become an FAA Certified Qualified Internet Communication Provider Become an FAA Certified Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP) (QICP)

Volume 3 chapter 7 section 3 paragraph 1441 of the Air Transportation Volume 3 chapter 7 section 3 paragraph 1441 of the Air Transportation Operations Inspector’s Handbook, Order 8400.10 states that if a Part Operations Inspector’s Handbook, Order 8400.10 states that if a Part 121 or 135 Operator obtains aviation weather or notices to airmen 121 or 135 Operator obtains aviation weather or notices to airmen (NOTAM) data via the Public Internet, the operator must use an (NOTAM) data via the Public Internet, the operator must use an approved FAA Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP).approved FAA Qualified Internet Communication Provider (QICP).

Provide increased scalability for current and future CAWS web servicesProvide increased scalability for current and future CAWS web services

Provide fault tolerance utilizing geographically separate service locations Provide fault tolerance utilizing geographically separate service locations

Provide savings for the NWS/NCEP/AWC by consolidating some Provide savings for the NWS/NCEP/AWC by consolidating some functionsfunctions

ScalabilityScalability

ADDS Server re-architected to gain greater scalability ADDS Server re-architected to gain greater scalability

WebServer

National Weather Service Consolidated Internet Farms 7

Scalability achieved by separating the web services, content Scalability achieved by separating the web services, content generation services, file services, data acquisition services and generation services, file services, data acquisition services and database services into separate computer systems.database services into separate computer systems.

ContentServerData

ServerFile

ServerDB

Server

WEB-CONTENT-DATA-FILE-DB SERVICES

ADDSSERVER

What is CAWSWhat is CAWS

Consolidated Aviation Web Services (CAWS)Consolidated Aviation Web Services (CAWS)

AviationWeather.govAviationWeather.gov

Aviation Digital Data Services (ADDS)Aviation Digital Data Services (ADDS)

International Flight Folder Document Program (IFFDP)International Flight Folder Document Program (IFFDP)

NWS Consolidated Internet FarmsNWS Consolidated Internet Farms(NWS CIF)(NWS CIF)

Integration to achieve QICP reliability standardsIntegration to achieve QICP reliability standards

CAWS VisionCAWS Vision

OneOne PlacePlace ForFor NWSNWS AviationAviation WeatherWeather On TheOn The WebWeb

CAWS

NWS CIFNWS CIF

Three Three LocationsLocations

Globally Globally Load Load BalancedBalanced

CRHCRHHQHQSRHSRH

Kansas City, DC, Fort Worth

CIF NetworkCIF Network

AviationWeather.gov AviationWeather.gov

ADDS.AviationWeather.govADDS.AviationWeather.gov

QICP SummaryQICP Summary

QICP Certification QICP Certification Better for Aviation Better for Aviation

No single outage longer than 10 minutesNo single outage longer than 10 minutes

Three month cumulative outages not to Three month cumulative outages not to

exceed 30 minutesexceed 30 minutes

Security - SSL maintains data integritySecurity - SSL maintains data integrity

2-minute transaction time accessibility2-minute transaction time accessibility

Three Three LocationsLocations

Installing CAWS at 3 locationsInstalling CAWS at 3 locations

Improves redundancyImproves redundancy Uses less equipment (than duplicating Uses less equipment (than duplicating

current configuration)current configuration) Lowers operating costs by sharing Lowers operating costs by sharing

facilitiesfacilities Leverages IT functionsLeverages IT functions

TAKES OFFTAKES OFF

October

2009