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Acronyms & Abbreviations

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A   
A-SMGCS

Advanced Surface Movement Ground Control System

ADS-B

Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast

ADS-C

Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Contract

ARTAS

Air Traffic Management Surveillance Tracker and Server System

ASTERIX

All Purpose STructured Eurocontrol suRveillance Information EXchange

ATC

Air Traffic Control

B   
BDS

Comm-B Data Store

C   
CAT

Data Category

COM-T

Communications Team

COTS

Commercial Off-The-Shelf

D   
DCE

Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment

Dg

Degree

dBm

The dBm is the unit of absolute power related to 1 milliwatt

E   
EATM

European Air Traffic Management

F   
FIS-B

Flight Information Service - Broadcast

FL

Flight Level, unit of altitude (expressed in 100's of feet)

FPPS

Flight Plan Processing System

FRN

Field Reference Number

FSPEC

Field Specification

FX

Field Extension Indicator

G   
GNSS

Global Navigation Satellite System

GRAS

Ground-based Regional Augmentation System

I   
ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

ISO

International Standards Organisation

K   
kt

knot = NM/hour, unit of speed

L   
LAN

Local Area Network

LEN

Length Indicator

LSB

Least Significant Bit

M   
MADAP

Maastricht Automated Data Processing and Display System

MB

Message, Comm B

MLT

Multilateration

MSB

Most Significant Bit

MSSR

Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar

MTD

Moving Target Detection

N   
NM

Nautical Mile, unit of distance (1852 metres)

O   
OSI

Open Systems Interconnection

P   
PAR

Precision Approach Radar

PSR

Primary Surveillance Radar

R   
RA

Resolution Advisory

RDE-TF

suRveillance Data Exchange – Task Force

RDP

Radar Data Processing

RDPC

Radar Data Processing Chain

RE

Reserved Expansion Indicator

REP

Field Repetition Indicator

RSSP

Radar Systems Specialist Panel

S   
SAC

System Area Code

SARPs

Standards and Recommended Practices (ICAO)

SDPS

Surveillance Data Processing System

SIC

System Identification Code

SMR

Surface Movement Radar

SMS

Surface Movement System

SP

Special Purpose Indicator

SPI

Special Position Identification

SSR

Secondary Surveillance Radar

STFRDE

Surveillance Task Force for Radar Data Exchange (now RDE-FG)

SUR-T

Surveillance Team (EATM)

s

second, unit of time

T   
TCAS

Traffic Alert and Collision-Avoidance System

U   
UAP

User Application Profile

UTC

Co-ordinated Universal Time

V   
VDL

VHF Data Link

W   
W/E

Warning/Error Condition

WAN

Wide Area Network

WGS-84

World Geodetic System 84