Austrocontrol ARES Services

Abstract

The Airspace Reservation Exchange Service (ARES) – Austria provides real-time tactical information on the status of airspace reservations managed by the Austrian LARA system (Austrocontrol Lara Service).
It enables authorized systems to access or subscribe to updates about the operational status of reserved airspace—such as active, pre-active or released—supporting situational awareness and collaborative decision-making across the European ATM network.
The service operates within the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) framework and complies with SWIM Yellow Profile specifications, ensuring interoperability and standardized information exchange with EUROCONTROL and other ATM stakeholders.

Categorisation

Service Type

SERVICE_DESCRIPTION

Life Cycle Stage

PROSPECTIVE

Business Activity Type

AIRSPACE_ORGANISATION_AND_MANAGEMENT

Intended Consumer

AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
AIR_TRAFFIC_SERVICE_PROVIDER
CIVIL_AIRSPACE_USER

Information Exchange Category

AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_EXCHANGE

Application Message Exchange Pattern

Request/Reply

ICAO Region

Provider

Austro Control

Description

The Austrian air navigation service provider

Type

CIVIL_AIR_NAVIGATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER

Abbreviation

ARES

Point of Contact

Restricted

Contact Information

Restricted

Name

The ARES Service

Description

The ARES Service meets the operational need for accurate and timely tactical information on the current status of airspace reservations in Austria.
During the ASM Level 3 (tactical phase), stakeholders require up-to-date information on whether airspace structures (TSAs, TRAs, CDRs, etc.) are active, pre-active, or released to support flight planning, ATFCM operations, and real-time civil-military coordination.
This service ensures that both national and European users have consistent, synchronized data on airspace availability.

Name

Capabilities of the service

Description

The service implemented is Request/Reply and enables:

Provision of real-time status updates for all airspace reservations managed in the Austrian LARA system.
Notification of transitions between states (e.g. pre-active → active → released).
Distribution of tactical airspace status data to external systems via SWIM.
Support for dynamic updates, ensuring that operational systems always reflect the current tactical situation.

Name

Local Airspace Structure

Description

This functionality provides external users with secure access to retrieve comprehensive data on airspace structures and associated activities from within the ASM Support System, ensuring accurate and timely information for operational and planning purposes.

Real World Effect

Name

Airspace Status

Description

This capability enables external users to securely retrieve activation status maintained within the ASM Support System, ensuring accurate and timely information to support operational decision-making and airspace management processes.

Real World Effect

Performance

Performance

Monitoring tools continuously track system health, latency, and request volumes, allowing early detection of anomalies and supporting proactive performance tuning. Overall, the service provides a robust and responsive interface that supports operational environments requiring real-time or near real-time data exchange.

Reliability

Availability

The ARES Service guarantees real-time performance optimized for tactical operations, ensuring high reliability with an availability rate of at least 99%.
Service monitoring and redundancy within LARA ensure high operational continuity and responsiveness.

Security

Confidentiality and Integrity

The integrity of the service is guaranteed through the use of TLS encryption and end-to-end certified communication.

Security constraint

All connections to the service require mutual authentication through a client digital certificate issued by Austrocontrol.
Interested organizations must formally request the issuance of this certificate from Austrocontrol prior to being granted access.
The exclusive access network for the ARE Service is NEWPENS (New Pan-European Network Service).
Connections via any other network are not permitted.
Access is managed under the SWIM security and governance framework, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and traceability of all exchanged information.
Authentication and authorisation

The authentication is based on mutual TLS and requires all users to request using an X.509 certificate. The service support TLS 1.3
Confidentiality

Communicaions are based over HTTPS
Integrity

The integrity is ensured by TLS encryption

Name

Support

Maintenance of LARA System

Contact Information

[email protected]

Type

SELF_VALIDATION

Validation Steps

The services has been validates and tested with ICARO System

Name

ARES

Description

The AREService supports the tactical phase (ASM Level 3) of the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) concept.
It enables dynamic monitoring and publication of airspace reservation status, enhancing coordination and situational awareness for all ATM stakeholders at national and European levels.

B2B

Business to Business
LARA

Local and Sub-Regional Airspace Management Support System
ASM

Air Space Management
ATC

Air Traffic Control

LARA ARES

LARA ARES

https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-airspace-management-asm-support-system-requirements

https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-airspace-management-asm-support-system-requirements
https://www.aixm.aero/schema/5.1.1/index.html

Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) 5.1.1

Access and services

This service is only available through NewPens and, for the moment, only R/R

Normal Conditions

Austrocontrol ARES Services provide B2B R/R interfaces

<p>Austrocontrol ARES services is monitored 24/7</p>

Airspace Status

Alows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.

PROVIDER_SIDE

REQUEST_REPLY
- AirspaceStatusService
  
  Allows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.
  
  git
  Messages
  
  activation
  
  IN
Endpoints

Restricted
- SWIM_TI_YP_1_1_WS_SOAP
- SWIM_TI_YP_1_1_IPV4_UNICAST
Local Airspace Structure

Enables external users to retrieve detailed information on airspace structures and activity data directly from the ASM Support System.

PROVIDER_SIDE

REQUEST_REPLY
- LocalAirspaceStructureService
  
  Enables external users to retrieve detailed information on airspace structures and activity data directly from the ASM Support System.
  
  git
  Messages
  
  localstructure
  
  IN
Endpoints

Restricted
- SWIM_TI_YP_1_1_WS_SOAP
- SWIM_TI_YP_1_1_IPV4_UNICAST

ASM to ATC Specs

ASM to ATC Specs

SERVICE_SPECIFICATION

1.0
Reference
- https://lara-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LARA-extension-to-EUROCONTROL-Specification-on-ASM-System-Requirements-PART-II-_v1.0_11112024.pdf
  
  ASM to ATC

Title

EUROCONTROL Specification for Airspace Management (ASM) Support System Requirements supporting the ASM processes at local and FAB level

Standard Type

SERVICE_STANDARD

Conformance Statement

ASM to ATC Services

Version

1.1

Description

ASM to ATC Services

Austrocontrol ARES Services v 1.0.1

Categorisation

Provider