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Technical Documents - Ground Systems

This section contains EUROCONTROL documents concerning technical specifications of the Mode S ground systems.

Principles of Mode S Operation & Interrogator Codes

This document contains a description of the principles of Mode S operation, including selective addressing, Interrogator Codes (II-Codes and SI-Codes), modes of operation and general issues related to Mode S operation. It is intended to provide some explanations for those implementing Mode S.

Acrobat EN
Date: 18/03/2003 Edition: 2.3

Mode S IC Allocation Process

This document describes the process National Regulatory Authorities and EUROCONTROL’s Mode S Interrogator Codes (IC) Allocation Cell (MICA Cell) shall follow, to co-ordinate the allocation of Mode S Interrogator Codes in the European Region.

Acrobat EN
Date: 29/09/2005 Edition: 1.0

Clarification: Mode S Transponder in an Airport/A-SMGCS Environment

To support the understanding of the performance of Mode S transponders in Airport Surveillance Systems and several European Air Traffic Management Programme (EATMP) Projects like the Advanced Surface Movement and Ground Control System (A-SMGCS), this document analyses, describes or clarifies the Mode S transponder performances and characteristics as defined in the different relevant documents, in particular when the aircraft is on the ground.

Acrobat EN
Date: 03/05/2005 Edition: 1.1

European Mode S Station Functional Specification

This document describes the functional specification for the European Mode S Ground Station. The Mode S ground station detailed in this document is described as a ‘PILOT’ system, which is a production standard equipment offered for operational implementation. ‘PILOT’ systems may be procured by Administrations in the core area who wish to take part in the initial implementation programme. This implementation will introduce Enhanced Surveillance Services to ATC through use of data link services known as the Mode S Specific Services.

Acrobat EN
Date: 09/05/2005 Edition: 3.11

European Mode S Station Surveillance Output Interface Control Document

This document supplements, but is not part of, the EUROCONTROL standard documents for Radar Data Exchange.

Acrobat EN
Date: 19/04/2001 Edition: 1.02

European Mode S Station Coverage Map Interface Control Document

The purpose of this document is to define a common interface to import the Solution List Entries (coverage maps, Interrogator Code and reference to a Radar Parameter Set) to be used by all European Mode S ground stations.

Acrobat EN
Date: 09/05/2005 Edition: 1.16

European Mode S Station Surveillance Co-ordination Interface Control Document

This specification defines the interface requirements and the message protocols necessary to ensure compatibility between all nodes connected as part of a European Mode S cluster.

Acrobat EN
Date: 09/05/2005 Edition: 2.06

EATCHIP GDLP/Local User ICD for POEMS

This document describes the communication protocol between the pre-operational Mode S ground station and the Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) interface, i.e. the GDLP.

Acrobat EN
Date: 17/03/1999 Edition: 1.7

ANNEX A Co-ordinate Transformation Algorithms for the Hand-over of Targets between POEMS Interrogators

This document has been extracted from a set of documents produced for EUROCONTROL.

Acrobat EN
Edition: Not Given

Functional specification for the European Mode S Ground Station

This zip file contains the six documents above which cover the functional specifications for Mode S ground stations in Europe.

WinZip EN
 
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