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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Page

(vii)

Appendix 3 to Chapter 4. Signal unit field coding

and designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART I DIGITAL DATA

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Appendix 4 to Chapter 4.

143

Time-out values. . . . . . . . . 156A

CHAPTER 1.

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix 5 to Chapter 4. Interworking telephony

event mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

157

CHAPTER 2.

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix 6 to Chapter 4. AMS(R)S configuration

parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

197

Appendix 7 to Chapter 4. Voice encoding algorithm

definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

198

(to be developed)
CHAPTER 3. Aeronautical Telecommunication
Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 System level requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 ATN applications requirements . . . . . . . . . . .
3.6 ATN communication service requirements . .
3.7 ATN naming and addressing requirements . .
3.8 ATN systems management requirements . . . .
3.9 ATN security requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables for Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure for Chapter 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4
4B
4C
4C
4E
4G
4H
4H
4H
4J
4M

CHAPTER 4. Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service . .

Definitions and descriptions of channel types;
general; system capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 Broadband RF characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3 RF channel characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4 Channel format types and rates . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Link layer P channel
and R channel protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6 Link layer T channel and sub-band
C channel protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.7 Satellite subnetwork layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.8 Circuit-mode services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.9 Aircraft earth station (AES) management . . .
4.10 Ground earth station (GES) management . . .
Tables for Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures for Chapter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Requirements for numeric calculations . . . . . . .
3. Audio input characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Encoding process definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Decoding process definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables for Appendix 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures for Appendix 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 5.

5
8
11
13

5-1

Definitions relating to the Mode S

subnetwork. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 Mode S subnetwork characteristics . . . . . . . .
5.3 DCE and XDCE state tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4 Mode S packet formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables for Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures for Chapter 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-1
5-3
5-31
5-31
5-33
5-55

Appendix to Chapter 5. Data formats and control

parameters for communications via Mode S specific
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-63

1.
2.
3.

17
23
29
45
60
65
73
102

4.

List of acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63

Data formats for transponder registers . . . . . . 5-64
Formats for Mode S specific protocols
(MSP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-132
Mode S broadcast protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-148

CHAPTER 6. VHF Air-ground Digital Link (VDL) . .

6.1
6.2

Appendix 1 to Chapter 4. Response masks of A-BPSK

and A-QPSK filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
121

ANNEX 10 VOLUME III

SSR Mode S Air-ground Data Link . .

5.1

4.1

Appendix 2 to Chapter 4. Signal unit formats. . . . . .

198
198
198
199
204
207
216

6.3
6.4
6.5

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279

Definitions and system capabilities . . . . . . . .

279
System characteristics of the ground
installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
281
System characteristics of the aircraft
installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
282
Physical layer protocols and services . . . . . . . 282A
Link layer protocols and services . . . . . . . . . . 282G
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6.6
6.7

Subnetwork layer protocols and services. . . .

The VDL mobile subnetwork dependent
convergence function (SNDCF) . . . . . . . . . . .
6.8 Voice unit for Mode 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.9 VDL Mode 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables for Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures for Chapter 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282H

CHAPTER 11

282H
282I
282I
282M
282N

Appendix to Chapter 6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

282P

CHAPTER 7.

282R

Subnetwork Interconnection . . . . . . . .

Page

11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4

HF Data Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

338

Definitions and system capabilities . . . . . . . .

338
HF data link system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
338
HF data link protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338A
Ground management sub-system . . . . . . . . . . 338F

PART II VOICE COMMUNICATION

SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 1.

Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

339

CHAPTER 2.

Aeronautical Mobile Service . . . . . . . .

340

(to be developed)
CHAPTER 8.
8.1
8.2

8.3

8.4
8.5
8.6

AFTN Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

283

Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical provisions relating to
teletypewriter apparatus and circuits
used in the AFTN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Terminal equipment associated with
aeronautical radioteletypewriter channels
operating in the band 2.5 30 MHz . . . . . . .
Characteristics of interregional
AFS circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical provisions relating to ATS
message transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Technical provisions relating to international
ground-ground data interchange at medium
and higher signalling rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

283

CHAPTER 9.

Aircraft Addressing System . . . . . . . .

Appendix to Chapter 9. A World-wide Scheme

for the Allocation, Assignment and Application
of Aircraft Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Description of the scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management of the scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allocation of aircraft addresses . . . . . . . . . . .
Assignment of aircraft addresses . . . . . . . . . .
Application of aircraft addresses . . . . . . . . . .
Administration of the temporary aircraft
address assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table 9-1. Allocation of aircraft addresses
to States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 10. Point-to-Multipoint

Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.1 Service via satellite for the dissemination
of aeronautical information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.2 Service via satellite for the dissemination of
WAFS products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2
2.3

283

2.4
285

Air-ground VHF communication system

characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System characteristics of the ground
installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System characteristics of the airborne
installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single sideband (SSB) HF communication
system characteristics for use in the
aeronautical mobile service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

340
340
341

343

285
CHAPTER 3.

SELCAL System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

348

CHAPTER 4.

Aeronautical Speech Circuits . . . . . . .

349

329

Technical provisions relating to international

aeronautical speech circuit switching and
signalling for ground-ground applications . . .

349

330

CHAPTER 5. Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT)

for Search and Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

350

286

286

4.1

5.1
5.2

330
330
330
330
330
331

5.3

331

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specification for the 121.5 MHz component
of emergency locator transmitters (ELT)
for search and rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specification for the 406 MHz component
of emergency locator transmitters (ELT)
for search and rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appendix 1 to Chapter 5. Emergency Locator

Transmitter Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

332

1.
2.

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ELT coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

350

350

351

353
353
353

337
ATTACHMENTS
337
Attachment A to Part I Guidance material for
aeronautical mobile-satellite service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

337
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8.

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Levels of capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadband RF characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1 Use of AMS(R)S bands . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Frequency accuracy and
compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 Aircraft earth station antenna
characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.4 Receiver requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.5 Transmitter requirements . . . . . . . . . . .
2.6 Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RF channel characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1 Modulation characteristics . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Bounds on radiated power spectral
density. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Demodulator performance . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Acquisition delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Channel format types and data rate . . . . . . . .
4.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 P channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3 R channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4 T channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 C channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Link layer P channel and R channel
protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 SU set generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 SUs transmission according to
precedence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.4 P channel protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.5 R channel protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Link layer T channel and sub-band
C channel protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2 SU set generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.3 T channel transmission protocol . . . . .
6.4 T channel reservation protocol . . . . . . .
6.5 Sub-band C channel to-aircraft and
from-aircraft protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Satellite subnetwork layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.1 General provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.2 Packet data performance . . . . . . . . . . .
7.3 Satellite subnetwork dependent protocol
services and operations. . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.4 ISO 8208 DCE protocol operations. . .
7.5 Management interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Circuit-mode services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.1 Circuit-mode voice signalling
protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.2 Interworking of circuit-mode services
with other voice networks . . . . . . . . . .
8.3 Implementing satellite voice in the
ATS environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.4 Terrestrial voice network
considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.5

Implementing the group call/broadcast

functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.6 Implementing the call registration
function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.7 Notes on the abbreviated
air-origination procedure. . . . . . . . . . . .
8.8 Circuit-mode access delay
performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.9 Subjective voice quality evaluation . . .
9. Aircraft earth station (AES) management . . .
9.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.2 AES management interfaces . . . . . . . . .
9.3 AES management functions . . . . . . . . .
10. Ground earth station (GES) management. . . .
10.1 General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.2 GES management architecture . . . . . . .
10.3 GES management interfaces . . . . . . . . .
10.4 GES management functions . . . . . . . . .
10.5 Considerations for GES services . . . . .
Tables for Attachment A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figures for Attachment A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendix to Attachment A. Performance
analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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360
361
362
362
362
363
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Attachment B to Part I Guidance material

for the VHF Digital Link (VDL)

366
366
367

1.

367
367
368

Guidance material for the VHF digital link

(VDL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VDL principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1 Communications transfer principles . . .
3.2 VDL quality of service for ATN
routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VDL ground station network concept . . . . . .
4.1 Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 Institutional issues concerning VDL
ground station network operators . . . . .
4.3 VDL ground station equipment . . . . . .
4.4 Ground station siting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Ground station frequency
engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6 Ground station connection to
intermediate systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VDL airborne operating concept . . . . . . . . . .
5.1 Avionics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2 VDL avionics certification . . . . . . . . . .
5.3 Registration of aircraft with VDL
network operators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Figure for Attachment B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

426
427

Attachment A to Part II Guidance material for

communication systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

429

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369
370

4.

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5.

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VHF communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SELCAL system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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