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GENERAL
RAMP & SERVICING COURSE - M02 (RR Trent 900)
ATA 44 Cabin Systems
GENERAL
RAMP & SERVICING COURSE - M02 (RR Trent 900)
ATA 44 Cabin Systems
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
RAMP & SERVICING COURSE - M02 (RR Trent 900)
ATA 44 Cabin Systems
Communication Functions
The CIDS has several communication functions, which are:
- Passenger Address
- Cabin interphone
- Service interphone
- Crew signalling and alerting
PA
The Passenger Address (PA) is one of the main functions of the CIDS.
It supplies one way voice communication to do announcements from
the cockpit or from a cabin crew station to the passengers. These
announcements are initiated from the cockpit using either a handset
or acoustic devices and from the cabin using cabin crew stations
handsets. They are then broadcasted to the passengers either through
passengers headsets via In Flight entertainment (IFE) and through all
cabin loudspeakers. A PA announcement can be direct or prerecorded
voice information and it can also be used to supply prerecorded music.
There are different kinds of cockpit and cabin crew signaling and
alerting functions depending on the situation.
The "area ready" function lets the cabin crew inform the purser that
a dedicated cabin area is ready for takeoff/landing. This function is
activated thanks to the FAPs and the optional MINI-FAPs.
The "cabin ready" signaling function lets the purser inform the cockpit
crew that all the cabin areas are ready for takeoff/landing. This function
is activated thanks to the FAPs.
The optional "sterile cockpit" lets the cockpit crew inform the purser
that they do not want to be disturbed. This function is activated by
the cockpit crew through a sterile cockpit P/B.
The optional Emergency Crew Alerting System (ECAS) is used to
indicate an unusual behaviour in cabin or cockpit. This function is
activated from the cabin thanks to a cabin alert P/B and from the
cockpit via a cockpit alert P/B.
Cabin Interphone
The cabin interphone system is used for communication between all
cabin crew stations or between the cockpit and the cabin crew stations.
From the cockpit the communication is established via the cockpit
handset or via acoustic device. From the cabin the communication is
established via any cabin crew station handset.
Service Interphone
The service interphone system is used, on ground only, for
communications between the service interphone jacks or between the
service interphone jacks, the cockpit and the cabin crew stations. The
service interphone jacks are located within the major service areas.
Control Functions
The CIDS fulfills several control functions related to:
- Cabin lighting and passenger reading lights,
- EVAC,
- Lighted signs (e.g.: FSB, NS signs)
- PAX call,
- IFE,
- Air conditioning (e.g.: cabin zones temperature adjustment),
- VSCF (e.g.: auto flush, water depressurisation of water system)
- Optional Electrical Window Shade (EWS).
Other Functions
The CIDS fulfills several other functions related to:
- Software loading
- Layout selection
- Cabin programming
- Loudspeakers level adjustment
- Fap Set-Up
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GENERAL
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IFEC
The IFEC is located in the upper avionic bay. It is made of one or two
racks (IFEC rack 2 is optional) which contains the IFE system head
end equipment. It is composed of computers, video/audio sources,
files servers and third party equipment. The IFEC manages the whole
IFE system and is the interface with the cabin network, the A/C
systems, the CIDS, and the optional cabin workstation.
Cabin Network
The cabin network supplies audio, video, data, telephone and up
loadable software to the passenger seats equipment. It supplies also
video data to the overhead or wall mounted video equipment.
It comprises:
- The cabin distribution network, which is composed of Area
Distribution Boxes (ADBs) (a maximum of 12 can be installed). They
facilitate the distribution of the cabin network data to and from the
passengers seats via the seat network and to the overhead video
equipment via the overhead network. Moreover the ADBs give the
connection of RCC to the cabin distribution enabling the cabin staff
to control the IFE system from locations other than the cabin
workstation :
- The overhead network, which is composed of Tapping Units (TUs).
Each one is able to supply video and power to 3 overheads or wall
mounted DUs
- The seat network, which is composed of Floor Disconnect Boxes
(FDBs) and Seat Electronic Boxes (SEBs). It exchanges data between
the cabin distribution network and the seat equipment.
GENERAL
RAMP & SERVICING COURSE - M02 (RR Trent 900)
ATA 44 Cabin Systems
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