{
    "informationService": {
        "descriptionInformation": {
            "descriptionIdentification": {
                "title": "Austrocontrol ARES Services",
                "edition": "1.0",
                "referenceDate": "2025-12-11"
            },
            "abbreviations": [
                {
                    "name": "B2B",
                    "description": "<p>Business to Business</p>\r\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "LARA",
                    "description": "<p>&nbsp;Local and Sub-Regional Airspace Management Support System</p>\r\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "ASM",
                    "description": "<p>Air Space Management</p>\r\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "ATC",
                    "description": "<p>Air Traffic Control</p>\r\n"
                }
            ]
        },
        "serviceIdentification": {
            "name": "Austrocontrol ARES Services",
            "version": "1.0"
        },
        "serviceAbstract": "<p>The <strong>Airspace Reservation Exchange Service (ARES) \u2013 Austria</strong> provides <strong>real-time tactical information</strong> on the status of airspace reservations managed by the <strong>Austrian LARA system (Austrocontrol)</strong>.<br />It enables authorized systems to access or subscribe to updates about the operational status of reserved airspace\u2014such as <strong>active, pre-active or released</strong>\u2014supporting situational awareness and collaborative decision-making across the European ATM network.<br />The service operates within the <strong>Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA)</strong> framework and complies with <strong>SWIM Yellow Profile</strong> specifications, ensuring interoperability and standardized information exchange with EUROCONTROL and other ATM stakeholders.</p>",
        "serviceProvider": {
            "abbreviation": "ARES",
            "providerType": [
                "CIVIL_AIR_NAVIGATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER"
            ],
            "pointOfContact": [
                {
                    "name": "LARA Austrocontrol",
                    "contactInformation": [
                        {
                            "type": "EMAIL",
                            "address": "swim@austrocontrol.at"
                        }
                    ],
                    "role": "Lara System Engineer"
                }
            ],
            "provider": "Austrocontrol",
            "providerDescription": "<p>Austrocontrol is the leading air navigation and aeronautical information service provider in Austria. Austrocontrol is the fourth most important European air traffic manager and is in a clear commitment to the Single Sky initiative. The company manages the Austrian airspace over a territory of 2.19 MN square kilometres. and provides air traffic services to 2.1 million flights to and from four continents (Europe, America, Asia and Africa), carrying 300 million passengers each year. Through five control centres, 21 control towers and a comprehensive network of aeronautical infrastructure and equipment, Austrocontrol provides en-route, approach and aerodrome ATC services, as well as flight information, alerts and consulting services. Austrocontrol is the communications, navigation and surveillance service provider across the whole of the Austrian airspace and at airports in Aena network.</p>"
        },
        "serviceCategorisation": {
            "serviceType": "SWIM_COMPLIANT",
            "businessActivityType": [
                "AIRSPACE_ORGANISATION_AND_MANAGEMENT"
            ],
            "intendedConsumer": [
                "AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER",
                "AIR_TRAFFIC_SERVICE_PROVIDER",
                "CIVIL_AIRSPACE_USER"
            ],
            "informationCategory": [
                "AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_EXCHANGE"
            ],
            "applicationMessageExchangePattern": [
                {
                    "name": "Request/Reply"
                }
            ],
            "geospatialCategorisation": {
                "fir": [
                    "LOVV",
                    "LOWW",
                    "LOWG",
					"LOWI",
					"LOWK",
					"LOWL",
					"LOWS"
                ],
                "countryCode": [
                    "LO"
                ],
                "region": [
                    "EUR"
                ]
            },
            "lifeCycle": [
                {
                    "lifeCycleStage": "PROSPECTIVE"
                }
            ]
        },
        "generalDescription": {
            "operationalEnvironment": {
                "operationalNeeds": [
                    {
                        "name": "Business context",
                        "description": "<p>The ARES Service meets the operational need for <strong>accurate and timely tactical information</strong> on the current status of airspace reservations in Austria.<br />During the <strong>ASM Level 3 (tactical phase)</strong>, stakeholders require up-to-date information on whether airspace structures (TSAs, TRAs, CDRs, etc.) are <strong>active, pre-active, or released</strong> to support flight planning, ATFCM operations, and real-time civil-military coordination.<br />This service ensures that both national and European users have consistent, synchronized data on airspace availability.</p>"
                    }
                ],
                "capabilities": [
                    {
                        "name": "Capabilities of the service",
                        "description": "<p>The service implemented is Request/Reply and enables:</p><ul><li><p>Provision of <strong>real-time status updates</strong> for all airspace reservations managed in the Austrian LARA system.</p></li><li><p>Notification of transitions between states (e.g. pre-active \u2192 active \u2192 released).</p></li><li><p>Distribution of tactical airspace status data to <strong>external systems via SWIM</strong>.</p></li><li><p>Support for dynamic updates, ensuring that operational systems always reflect the current tactical situation.</p></li></ul>"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "functionality": [
                {
                    "name": "Local Airspace Structure",
                    "description": "<p>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.</p>",
                    "reference": {
                        "url": "https://lara-eu.org/index.php/asm-system-requirements/"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Airspace Status",
                    "description": "<p>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.</p>",
                    "reference": {
                        "url": "https://lara-eu.org/index.php/asm-system-requirements/"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "qualitiesOfService": {
                "performance": [
                    {
                        "name": "Performance",
                        "description": "<p>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.</p>"
                    }
                ],
                "reliability": [
                    {
                        "name": "Availability",
                        "description": "<p>The ARES Service guarantees real-time performance optimized for tactical operations, ensuring high reliability with an availability rate of at least 99%.</p><p>Service monitoring and redundancy within LARA ensure high operational continuity and responsiveness.</p>"
                    }
                ],
                "security": [
                    {
                        "name": "Confidentiality and Integrity",
                        "description": "<p>The integrity of the service is guaranteed through the use of TLS encryption and end-to-end certified communication.</p>"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "accessAndUseConditions": [
                {
                    "name": "Security constraint",
                    "type": "SECURITY_CONSTRAINT",
                    "description": "<p>All connections to the service require <strong>mutual authentication through a client digital certificate</strong> issued by <strong>Austrocontrol</strong>.<br />Interested organizations must formally request the issuance of this certificate from Austrocontrol prior to being granted access.</p><p>The <strong>exclusive access network</strong> for the ARE Service is <strong>NEWPENS (New Pan-European Network Service)</strong>.<br />Connections via any other network are <strong>not permitted</strong>.</p><p>Access is managed under the <strong>SWIM security and governance framework</strong>, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and traceability of all exchanged information.</p>"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Authentication and authorisation",
                    "type": "SECURITY_CONSTRAINT",
                    "description": "<p>The authentication is based on mutual TLS and requires all users to request using an X.509 certificate. The service support TLS 1.3</p>"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Confidentiality",
                    "type": "SECURITY_CONSTRAINT",
                    "description": "<p>Communicaions are based over HTTPS</p>"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Integrity",
                    "type": "SECURITY_CONSTRAINT",
                    "description": "<p>The integrity is ensured by TLS encryption</p>"
                }
            ],
            "serviceSupport": [
                {
                    "name": "Support",
                    "role": "Maintenance of LARA System",
                    "contactInformation": [
                        {
                            "type": "EMAIL",
                            "address": "swim@austrocontrol.at"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
            "validation": [
                {
                    "type": "SELF_VALIDATION",
                    "description": {
                        "validationSteps": "The services has been validates and tested with ICARO System"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "concepts": [
                {
                    "name": "ARES",
                    "description": "<p>The AREService supports the <strong>tactical phase (ASM Level 3)</strong> of the <strong>Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA)</strong> concept.<br />It enables dynamic monitoring and publication of airspace reservation status, enhancing coordination and situational awareness for all ATM stakeholders at national and European levels.</p>"
                }
            ],
            "dateInOperation": "2025-12-22"
        },
        "informationDescription": {
            "informationDefinition": {
                "reference": [
                    {
                        "url": "https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-airspace-management-asm-support-system-requirements",
                        "description": "<p>The service publish ARES notifications according to 'EUROCONTROL Specification for Airspace Management (ASM) Support System Requirements supporting the ASM processes at local and FAB level'</p>\r\n"
                    },
                    {
                        "url": "https://www.aixm.aero/schema/5.1.1/index.html",
                        "description": "<p>Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) 5.1.1</p>\r\n"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        "technicalDescription": {
            "serviceMonitoring": {
                "monitoringDescription": "<p>Austrocontrol&nbsp;ARES services is monitored 24/7&nbsp;</p>\r\n"
            },
            "technicalConstraint": [
                {
                    "name": "Access and services",
                    "description": "<p>This service is only available through NewPens and, for the moment, only R/R</p>"
                }
            ],
            "behaviour": [
                {
                    "name": "Normal Conditions",
                    "description": "<p>Austrocontrol ARES Services provide B2B R/R interfaces</p>"
                }
            ]
        },
        "serviceInterface": [
            {
                "name": "Airspace Status",
                "description": "<p>Alows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.</p>",
                "schema": {
                    "description": "<p>Airspace Status Schema</p>\r\n",
                    "url": "https://lara-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ASMServiceExtensionWSDLs-Annex-B-v1.0.zip"
                },
                "provisionSide": "PROVIDER_SIDE",
                "endpoints": [
                    {
                        "name": "Airspace Status Service",
                        "description": "<p>Allows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.</p>",
                        "url": "https://lara.austrocontrol.at/LARAWEBSERVICES/activation",
                        "resourceType": "R/R"
                    }
                ],
                "serviceInterfaceBinding": {
                    "name": "AirspaceStatus.wsdl"
                },
                "networkInterfaceBinding": {
                    "name": "SWIM_TI_YP_1_1_IPV4_UNICAST"
                },
                "operations": [
                    {
                        "name": "AirspaceStatusService",
                        "description": "<p>Allows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.</p>",
                        "idempotency": "NON_IDEMPOTENT",
                        "messages": [
                            {
                                "name": "activation",
                                "direction": "IN"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "messageExchangePattern": "REQUEST_REPLY"
            },
            {
                "name": "Local Airspace Structure",
                "description": "<p>Enables external users to retrieve detailed information on airspace structures and activity data directly from the ASM Support System.</p>",
                "schema": {
                    "description": "<p>Local Airspace Structure Schema</p>\r\n",
                    "url": "https://lara-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ASMServiceExtensionWSDLs-Annex-B-v1.0.zip"
                },
                "provisionSide": "PROVIDER_SIDE",
                "endpoints": [
                    {
                        "name": "Local Airspace Structure Service",
                        "url": "https://lara.austrocontrol.at/LARAWEBSERVICES/localstructure",
                        "resourceType": "R/R"
                    }
                ],
                "serviceInterfaceBinding": {
                    "name": "LocalAirspaceStructure.wsdl"
                },
                "networkInterfaceBinding": {
                    "name": "SWIM_TI_YP_1_1_IPV4_UNICAST"
                },
                "operations": [
                    {
                        "name": "LocalAirspaceStructureService",
                        "description": "<p>Enables external users to retrieve detailed information on airspace structures and activity data directly from the ASM Support System.</p>",
                        "idempotency": "NON_IDEMPOTENT",
                        "messages": [
                            {
                                "name": "localstructure",
                                "direction": "IN"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "messageExchangePattern": "REQUEST_REPLY"
            }
        ],
        "references": {
            "serviceDocument": [
                {
                    "documentType": "SERVICE_SPECIFICATION",
                    "title": "ASM to ATC Specs",
                    "version": "1.0",
                    "reference": {
                        "description": "<p>ASM to ATC</p>\r\n",
                        "url": "https://lara-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LARA-extension-to-EUROCONTROL-Specification-on-ASM-System-Requirements-PART-II-_v1.0_11112024.pdf"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "implementedStandard": [
                {
                    "title": "EUROCONTROL Specification for Airspace Management (ASM) Support System Requirements supporting the ASM processes at local and FAB level",
                    "standardType": "SERVICE_STANDARD",
                    "conformanceStatement": "ASM to ATC Services",
                    "version": "1.1",
                    "description": "<p>ASM to ATC Services</p>"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}