ER APP ATC 173 — ATC System Support to Collaboration between Controller Teams for Flexible Bypassing of Initial Planned Profiles

The system permits the definition of a collaborative multi-sector area, within the airspace of a single ATS unit, without affecting the configuration of the Planner role.  The system permits, in this collaborative area, traditional sector-based constraints and transfer criteria (including inter-sector coordination with reference to a coordination point) to be used to set an initial, default plan for the flight. The system permits collaboration between tactical controllers to bypass the default plan for a flight through tactical clearances beyond the borders of their respective sectors, within the collaborative area. Flight and other information (e.g. conflicts and encounters) are available beyond the sector boundary according to defined rules.