<s>
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
multipurpose	O
Radar	O
Data	O
Processing	O
System(RDPS )	O
/	O
Surveillance	O
Data	O
Processing	O
System	O
(	O
SDPS	O
)	O
-	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
foreseen	O
as	O
a	O
fundamental	O
component	O
for	O
all	O
future	O
ATM	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
DFS	O
into	O
the	O
2020s	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
DFS	O
initiative	O
for	O
“	O
ATS	O
componentware	O
”	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
SESAR	O
programme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
DFS	O
has	O
developed	O
its	O
own	O
radar	O
and	O
sensor	O
data	O
processing	O
system	O
,	O
called	O
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
(	O
a	O
programmatic	O
name	O
instead	O
of	O
an	O
acronym	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
applied	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
environments	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
purposes	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
functional	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
the	O
DFS	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
an	O
advanced	O
ATC	O
system	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
definitions	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
ATM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
tracker	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
surveillance	O
of	O
civilian	O
ATC	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
common	O
R/SDPS	O
tool	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
ATC	O
world	O
,	O
used	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
150	O
operational	O
locations	O
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
700	O
additional	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
,	O
analysis	O
,	O
and	O
evaluation	O
tool	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
200	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
,	O
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
international	O
R/SDPS	O
tool	O
with	O
system	O
recognised	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phoenix	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
developed	O
following	O
the	O
decomposition	O
of	O
ATS	O
componentware	O
(	O
ATS	O
CW	O
)	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
includes	O
a	O
2	O
track	O
server	O
configuration	O
,	O
one	O
with	O
an	O
IMMKF	O
and	O
another	O
with	O
a	O
1MKF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Commercial	O
Off-The-Shelf	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
LINUX	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
a	O
modular	O
Air	O
Traffic	O
Control	O
(	O
ATC	O
)	O
system	O
philosophy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
and	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
PHOENIX	B-General_Concept
product	O
has	O
been	O
based	O
on	O
compliance	O
with	O
internationally	O
accepted	O
standards	O
for	O
air	O
traffic	O
management	O
systems	O
including	O
operational	O
,	O
safety	O
,	O
security	O
and	O
equipment	O
standards	O
promulgated	O
by	O
organisations	O
such	O
as	O
ICAO	O
,	O
EUROCONTROL	O
and	O
other	O
recognized	O
organisations	O
.	O
</s>
