An ATM system performance evaluation framework: Development of an initial RTSP construct

A primary goal of the Performance-Based Operations (PBO) concept is to allow regulations and procedural requirements to be outlined in a set of general performance terms. The PBO framework seeks to specify the minimum system performance requirements for any given NextGen operation without explicitly recommending any methodologies or technologies to meet these requirements. This paper outlines a framework for evaluating various performance-driven operations. Moreover, if discrete levels of performances of subsystems are available within a given segment of a trade space area, the framework should be sufficient to identify possible combinations of subsystems performance requirements that will achieve the same, or similar total system performance.