Discrete Address Beacon System/Automated Traffic Advisory and Resolution Service/Air Traffic Control Operational System Description

摘要

This document describes the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS) sensor and the collocated Automatic Traffic Advisory and Resolution Service (ATARS) function relative to their interactions with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) facilities. A general description of the Terminal and En Route ATC facility modifications for integration with the initial deployment of DABS sensors is provided. The document discusses: the characteristics and use of the surveillance data, the exchange of messages between the ATC facility by means of the DABS air-ground data link and some potential applications, the interaction between ATARS and the ATC facility, and the exchange of information between DABS and the ATC facility relative to status and control information. The actions performed by the DABS sensor are summarized, the messages involved in the transactions between DABS and the ATC facility are described and the actions by the ATC facility are discussed. (Author)