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IFPS USERS MANUALNetwork ManagerEdition Number: 23.0Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019

DOCUMENT CHARACTERISTICSDocument Subtitle(optional)Document TitleIFPS USERS MANUALEdition NumberEdition Validity Date23.007/05/2019Network ManagerAbstractAuthor(s)B. HouotContact Person(s)Tel/emailUnitSTATUS AND ACCESSIBILITYStatusAccessible viaWorking Draft Intranet Draft Extranet Proposed Issue Internet (www.eurocontrol.int) Released Issue TLP STATUSIntended forDetailRed Highly sensitive, non-disclosable informationAmber Sensitive information with limited disclosureGreen Normal business informationWhite Public information 2019 The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL). This documentis published by EUROCONTROL for information purposes. It may be copied in whole or in part,provided that EUROCONTROL is mentioned as the source and the extent justified by the noncommercial use (not for sale). The information in this document may not be modified without priorwritten permission from EUROCONTROL.Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issuei

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALDOCUMENT APPROVALThe signature table is optional –a minuted approval meeting may be used instead.The following table identifies all management authorities who have successively approved the present issueof this document.This table may be replaced by a format document review and approval meeting, with the meeting detailsrecorded and retained that edition’s archive folder.The approval may also be recorded via electronic workflow, where put in place.Where document approval is made via a meeting or electronic workflow, the details shall be indicated herein place of the approval table.Document publication approval meeting held on 05/04/2019Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issueii

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALEdition HistoryThe following table records the complete history of the successive editions of the present document.Edition HistoryEdition No.EditionValidity DateAuthorReason19.215/01/2016HOTNew naming for IFPS staff.20.012/04/2016HOTNM 20.0 Release20.125/10/2016HOTNM 20.5 Release21.009/05/2017HOTNM 21.0 Release21.124/10/2017HOTNM 21.5 Release22.008/05/2018HOTNM 22.0 Release22.120/11/2018HOTNM 22.5 Release23.007/05/2019HOTNM 23.0 ReleaseEdition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issueiii

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALEdition Change RecordSection1.INTRODUCTION2.NM OPERATIONAL CONTACTS3.FLIGHT PLANS AND ASSOCIATED MESSAGES4.REPETITIVE FLIGHT PLAN (RPL)5.RPL SUBMISSION6.IFPS RPL FORMAT7.RPL PROCESSING8.RPL AIRAC 1 PREPARATION AND VALIDATIONPROCEDURES FOR REPROCESSING AND RAD 2VALIDATION9.QUALITY CONTROL10.RPL SUSPENSION11.RPL UNSERVICEABILITIES12.MESSAGE SUBMISSION TO THE IFPS13.MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION BY THE IFPS14.RE-ADDRESSING15.ATS DATA EXCHANGE PRESENTATION (ADEXP)16.OPERATIONAL REPLY MESSAGE (ORM)17.ACKNOWLEDGE (ACK) MESSAGE18.MANUAL (MAN) MESSAGE19.REJECT (REJ) MESSAGE20.COPY OPERATIONAL REPLY MESSAGE (ORM)21.DETERMINATION OF AIRCRAFT OPERATOR BYIFPS22.ERROR TYPESEdition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Amendment notes1.2: text amended.(2) Requirements: text amended for completeness.4) System Processing: one obsolete example of COMMENT inACK message removed.4) System Processing: one example of REJ message added tocover cases when MSGSUM is present.Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issueiv

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALSectionAmendment notes23.IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF SUBMITTEDMESSAGES24.IFPS RE-ROUTE ACCEPTED (IFPSRA)25.IFPS MANUAL PROCESSING PROCEDURES26.STANDARD CORRECTION PROCEDURE 1 (SCP1)27.STANDARD CORRECTION PROCEDURE 2 (SCP2)28.FLIGHT PLAN REPROCESSING29.ATC PRE-DEPARTURE FPL MODIFICATION(AMOD)30.IFPSTOP/IFPSTART31.TREATMENT OF REPETITIVE FLIGHT PLANS(RPLs) IN IFPS32KEY FIELDS33.MESSAGE ASSOCIATION34.PROFILE CALCULATION/ROUTE ANALYSIS35.MILITARY FLIGHTS36.GENERAL AIR TRAFFIC/OPERATIONAL AIRTRAFFIC (GAT/OAT)37.MILITARY POINTS AND ROUTES38.ADDRESSING39.BLOCKING LEVELS40.RAD FOR MILITARY FLIGHTS41OPEN SKIES FLIGHTS42.VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR)43.NORTH ATLANTIC (NAT) TRAFFIC44.FLEXIBLE USE OF AIRSPACE (FUA) CONDITIONALROUTES (CDR)45.ROUTE AVAILABILITY DOCUMENT (RAD)46.REDUCED VERTICAL SEPARATION MINIMA (RVSM)Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019(4) System Processing: amendedIFPSROUTEMOD indicator.duetochangeswith(4) Message Processing: some text deleted due to the removal ofthe special overlap association logic for type of flight X. Some textadded in Full association.Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issuev

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALSectionAmendment notes47.8.33 kHz CHANNEL SPACING48.SSR MODE-S49.EN-ROUTE STAY INDICATOR50.IFPS MONITORING FLIGHT EVOLUTION51.SPECIAL STATUS FLIGHTS (STS)52.STS/SAR INDICATOR53.STS/HEAD INDICATOR54.STS/ATFMX INDICATOR55.STS/HOSP INDICATOR56.STS/HUM INDICATOR57.STS/STATE INDICATOR58.STS/NONRVSM INDICATOR59.STS/FFR INDICATOR60.STS/FLTCK INDICATOR61.STS/HAZMAT INDICATOR62.STS/MARSA INDICATOR63.STS/MEDEVAC INDICATOR64.STS/ALTRV INDICATOR65.RUNWAY VISUAL RANGE (RVR)66.ORIGINATOR (ORGN) INDICATOR67.SOURCE (SRC) INDICATOR68.IFP INDICATORS(1) General, (4) System Processing: some text amended and sometext deleted due to changes with IFPSROUTEMOD indicator.69.IFPS TEST SYSTEM (IFPUV)Entire section updated to reflect the early access to AIRAC dataand the additional features in IFPUV via the NOP Protected andCHMI.70.AIRCRAFT OPERATOR WHAT-IF RE-ROUTE(AOWIR)(2) Requirements: text amended.71.DIVERSION ARRIVAL MESSAGESEdition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issuevi

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALSection72.ITEM 3:MESSAGE TITLE73.ITEM 7: AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION AND SSRMODE/SSR CODE74.ITEM 8:FLIGHT RULES AND TYPE OF FLIGHT75.ITEM 9: NUMBER AND TYPE OF AIRCRAFT ANDWAKE TURBULENCE CATEGORY76.ITEM 10: EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES77.ITEM 13: AERODROME OF DEPARTURE (ADEP)AND ESTIMATED OFF-BLOCKS TIME (EOBT)78.ITEM 15: ROUTE79.INITIAL SPEED AND LEVEL80.EN-ROUTE CHANGE OF SPEED / LEVEL81.SID/STAR82.POINTS83.AIRWAYS84.ITEM 16:Amendment notesA) DESTINATION AERODROMEB) TOTAL ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIMEC) ALTERNATE AERODROME(s)85.ITEM 18: OTHER INFORMATION86.ESTIMATED ELAPSED TIME (EET)87.RE-CLEARANCE IN FLIGHT (RIF)88.AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION (REG)89.SELCAL (SEL)90.AIRCRAFT OPERATOR (OPR)91.STATUS (STS)92.AIRCRAFT TYPE (TYP)93.AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE (PER)94.COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (COM)95.DATA LINK CAPABILITY (DAT)Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issuevii

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALSection96.NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT (NAV)97.DEPARTURE AERODROME (DEP)98.DESTINATION AERODROME (DEST)99.ALTERNATE DESTINATION AERODROME (ALTN)Amendment notes100. EN-ROUTE ALERNATE AERODROME (RALT)101. REMARKS (RMK)102. DATE OF FLIGHT (DOF)103. REPLACEMENT FLIGHT PLAN (RFP)104. CODE105. STAYINFO106. EUR PROTECTED107. PBN (PERFORMANCE BASED NAVIGATION)108. SURVEILLANCE (SUR)109. TAKE-OFF ALTERNATE (TALT)110. EN-ROUTE DELAY OR HOLDING (DLE)111. ADDITIONAL OUTPUT BY THE IFPS112. ITEM 19: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION113. TOTAL FUEL ENDURANCE: E/114. TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS ON BOARD: P/115. EMERGENCY RADIO: R/116. SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT: S/117. LIFE JACKETS: J/118. DINGHIES: D/119. AIRCRAFT COLOUR AND SIGNIFICANTMARKINGS:A/120. OTHER SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT N/121. PILOT IN COMMAND: C/Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issueviii

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALSectionAmendment notes122. MESSAGE TYPES123.FLIGHT PLAN (FPL)124. MODIFICATION (CHG)125. DELAY (DLA)126. CANCEL (CNL)127. DEPARTURE (DEP)128. ARRIVAL (ARR)129. REQUEST FLIGHT PLAN (RQP)Section updated due to a new system processing when the RQPmatches multiples flight plans.130. REQUEST SUPPLEMENTARY FLIGHT PLAN (RQS)131. AIRBORNE MESSAGE TYPES132. AIR-FILED FLIGHT PLANS (AFIL)133. ATC FLIGHT PLAN PROPOSAL MESSAGE (AFP)134. AFP FOR A MISSING FLIGHT PLAN135. AFP FOR A CHANGE OF ROUTE136. AFP FOR A CHANGE OF REQUESTED CRUISINGLEVEL(3) Message Format: example of an AFP with a change ofrequested cruising level amended to improve clarity.137. AFP FOR A CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT TYPE138. AFP FOR A CHANGE OF FLIGHT RULES (IFR/VFR)139. AFP FOR A CHANGE OF FLIGHT TYPE140. AFP FOR DIVERSION141. AFP FOR A CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT EQUIPEMENT142. FLIGHT NOTIFICATION MESSAGE (FNM)143. MESSAGE FROM SHANWICK/SANTA MARIA (MFS)144. ATC FLIGHT PLAN (APL)145. ATC FLIGHT PLAN CHANGE (ACH)145.1: Two procedures deleted due to system improvements.146. VOICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (VCS)147. THE TRANSMIT FUNCTIONEdition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issueix

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALSectionAmendment notes148. SERVICE AND OTHER NON-STANDARDMESSAGES149. IFPS UNSERVICEABILITIES149.10: one hyperlink to NM internal documentation has beenupdated.150. SYSTEM MAINTENANCE AND INTERVENTIONS151. ETFMS UNSERVICEABILITIES152. MANUAL CREATION OF MESSAGES153. MESSAGE REJECTED BY PARTNER154. DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS155. EUROCONTROL SPECIFICATION FOR THE INITIALFLIGHT PLAN156. ERROR MESSAGE DETAILSAcross the entire section, all occurrences of the following text havebeen removed: Messages raising that error shall be automaticallyrejected. However, there are some exemptions. If a message ispresented for manual processing with that error, it means that themessage matches the criteria set for an exemption. Therefore thefollowing procedure shall be applied by IFPS staff.Additionally for the impacted errors, reference to section 23 hasalso been removed.Reason: the automatic rejections can be set, modified, removeddynamically and therefore cannot be reflected consistently in thismanual.157. ABBREVIATIONS23.007/05/2019Edition Changes for Part 6: Errors and Procedures:SYN109: One Reason, one IFPS Procedure and one Related Section added.EFPM321: New error message linked to a new check introduced with NM 23.0 release.ROUTE41: Reason and IFPS Procedures amended due to insertion of OI/18-183 that was previouslypublished on the NOP.ROUTE52: error message for Free Route Airspace modified to improve readability.ROUTE130,144,172, PROF50: Requirements amended due to changes with IFPSROUTEMODindicator.ROUTE303: some addition in Related Sections.ROUTE305: Reason amended due to insertion of OI/18-183 that was previously published on theNOP. Some addition in Related Sections.PROF50: Requirements: some text added.PROF195: Requirements: some text added.PROF204: IFPS Procedures amended due to insertion of OI/19-002 that was previously published onthe NOP.GEN277: Internal IFPS Procedures for RQS message amended due to the insertion of OI/19-006.Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issuex

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALAmendment No. 41 to the IFPS USERS MANUALThe main changes are indicated RED with revision bars.Significant deletions of text are indicated with the symbolEdition Validity Date: 07/05/2019 Edition: 23.0Status: Released Issuexi

Network ManagerEUROCONTROLIFPS USERS MANUALTable of Contents1.INTRODUCTION . 11.11.21.31.4SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY .2PUBLICATION .2STRUCTURE .3TERMINOLOGY .32.NETWORK MANAGER OPERATIONAL CONTACTS. 52.1OPERATIONAL PROBLEM REPORTING .53.FLIGHT PLANS AND ASSOCIATED MESSAGES . 74.REPETITIVE FLIGHT PLAN (RPL) . 114.14.2ERRORS IN RPL .12GENERAL PROCEDURES IN RPL .135.RPL SUBMISSION. 155.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.8MEANS OF SUBMISSION .15RPL ORIGINATOR .15LEAD TIMES .16LATE RECEIPT OF A SUBMISSION .16ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUBMISSION RECEPTION .16GENERAL PROCEDURES IN RPL SUBMISSION .17PROCEDURE FOR THE CANCELLATION OF AN EXISTING RPL .18PROCEDURE FOR THE AMENDMENT OF AN EXISTING RPL .186.IFPS RPL FORMAT . 196.1PROCEDURE FOR RPL SUBMISSION RECEIVED IN OTHER FORMAT .247.RPL PROCESSING . 257.1GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR RPL PROCESSING .278.RPL AIRAC 1 PREPARATION AND VALIDATION PROCEDURES FORREPROCESSING AND RAD 2 VALIDATION . 298.18.28.38.4GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR RPL AIRAC 1 AND RAD 1 VALIDATION ANDREPROCESSING .

Network Manager IFPS USERS MANUAL Edition Validity Date: 07/05/2019 Edition: 23.0 Status: Released Issue v Section Amendment notes 23. IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY OF SUBMITTED MESSAGES 24. IFPS RE-ROUTE ACCEPTED (IFPSRA) (4) System Processing: amended due to changes with IFPSROUTEMOD indicator. 25. IFPS MANUAL PROCESSING PROCEDURES 26.