Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); VHF air-ground and air-air Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for aeronautical mobile (airborne) equipment; Part 4: Point-to-point functions

The present document provides part 4 of the technical specifications for Very High Frequency (VHF) Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 aeronautical mobile (airborne) radio transmitters, transceivers and receivers for air-ground and air-air communications operating in the VHF band, using Gaussian Filtered Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) modulation with 25 kHz channel spacing and capable of tuning to any of the 25 kHz channels from 118,000 MHz to 136,975 MHz as defined in ICAO VDL SARPs [2]. The present document is designed to ensure that equipment certified to it will be compatible with the relevant ICAO VDL SARPs [2] and ICAO VDL4 Technical Manual [1]. Manufacturers should note that in future the tuning range for the transmitter may also cover any 25 kHz channel from 112,000 MHz to 117,975 MHz and the receiver(s) may cover any 25 kHz channel from 108,000 MHz to 117,975 MHz. The present document applies to "aeronautical mobile (airborne and as applicable also ground vehicles)" equipment which will hereinafter be referred to as "mobile" equipment. The scope of the present document is limited to mobile stations. The equivalent specification for ground stations is EN 301 842 [4]. A description of the scope of the VDL Mode 4 system is provided in part 2 of these technical specifications (see EN 302 842-2 [6], clause 1). EN 302 842-1 [5] deals with tests of the physical layer, EN 302 842-2 [6] deals with core link layer functionality and EN 302 842-3 [7] with additional broadcast functionality. The present document deals with tests of the datalink layer (DLS) and the link layer sufficient to support point-to-point functionality. Note that, as described in EN 302 842-2 [6], a system supporting point-to-point functionality is required to conform to EN 302 842-1 [5], EN 302 842-2 [6] and the specification in the present document.
The present document includes:
• references, definitions and abbreviations are provided in clauses 2 and 3;
• clause 4 describes the VDL Mode 4 mobile station point-to-point functions;
• clause 5 performance specifications for the VDL Mode 4 mobile station;
• clause 6 provides general design requirements;
• clause 7 provides protocol tests for the point-to-point functions of the system;
• a document history is contained in clause 8;
• annex A provides a detailed cross-reference to the relevant requirements contained in ICAO VDL4 Technical Manual [1].
Note that the system can support a very wide range of functions. It is not practical to provide specific tests for all aspects of functionality. The approach used is to provide detailed tests for the core point-to-point functionality and to provide tests of those remaining requirements which, if wrongly implemented, could cause a deterioration in the service offered by other VDL Mode 4 stations.
Mandating and Recommendation Phrases
a) "Shall":
- The use of the word "Shall" indicates a mandated criterion; i.e. compliance with the particular procedure or specification is mandatory and no alternative may be applied.
b) "Should":
- The use of the word "Should" (and phrases such as "It is recommended that...", etc.) indicates that though the procedure or criterion is regarded as the preferred option, alternative procedures, specifications or criteria may be applied, provided that the manufacturer, installer or tester can provide information or data to adequately support and justify the alternative.

Elektromagnetna združljivost in zadeve v zvezi z radijskim spektrom (ERM) – Radijska oprema za digitalno povezavo VHF (VDL) zrak-tla in zrak-zrak, 4. način – Tehnične karakteristike in merilne metode za aeronavtično mobilno (letalsko) opremo – 4. del: Funkcije sistema točka-točka

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01-Mar-2006
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Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); VHF air-ground and
air-air Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods
of measurement for aeronautical mobile (airborne) equipment; Part 4: Point-to-point
functions
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 302 842-4 Version 1.1.1
ICS:
33.060.99 Druga oprema za radijske Other equipment for
komunikacije radiocommunications
33.100.01 Elektromagnetna združljivost Electromagnetic compatibility
na splošno in general
49.090 2SUHPDLQLQVWUXPHQWLY On-board equipment and
]UDþQLKLQYHVROMVNLKSORYLOLK instruments
SIST EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1:2006

ETSI EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1 (2005-07)
European Standard (Telecommunications series)

Electromagnetic compatibility
and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
VHF air-ground and air-air Digital Link (VDL)
Mode 4 radio equipment;
Technical characteristics and
methods of measurement
for aeronautical mobile (airborne) equipment;
Part 4: Point-to-point functions

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SIST EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1:2006
 2 ETSI EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1 (2005-07)



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SIST EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1:2006
 3 ETSI EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1 (2005-07)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights.6
Foreword.6
Introduction .7
1 Scope.8
2 References.9
3 Definitions and abbreviations.9
3.1 Definitions.9
3.1.1 Basic reference model definitions.9
3.1.2 Service conventions definitions .9
3.1.3 General definitions.10
3.1.4 Definition of bit order.10
3.2 Abbreviations.10
4 General description of VDL Mode 4 mobile station point-to-point services.11
4.1 General.11
4.2 Data Link Service (DLS) and Link Management Entity (LME) .12
4.2.1 General.12
4.2.2 DLS timers.15
4.2.3 DLS counters.15
4.2.4 Toggle bit (T).15
4.2.5 State variables (T and T ) .16
t r
4.2.6 Initialize Bit (IB).16
4.2.7 More bit (M) .16
4.2.8 Priority (pr).16
4.2.9 Message fragmentation and concatenation .16
4.2.10 DLS procedures.16
4.2.10.1 Selection of DLS procedures.16
4.2.10.2 Short transmission procedures .17
4.2.10.3 Long transmission procedures.17
4.2.11 Linking transmissions.19
4.2.11.1 Types of linking .19
4.2.11.2 Combined RTS / DATA DLPDUs.19
4.2.11.3 Combined DATA / ACK DLPDUs.19
4.2.11.4 Combined RTS / ACK DLPDUs .19
4.2.11.5 Combined CTS / ACK DLPDUs .19
4.2.12 Ground-air link management.19
4.2.13 Air-air link management.20
4.3 Additional VSS services.20
5 Minimum performance specification under standard test conditions.20
5.1 DLS sublayer.20
5.1.1 General.20
5.1.1.1 Services.20
5.1.1.2 Data transfer.21
5.1.1.3 DATA DLPDU duplicate suppression and sequencing .21
5.1.1.4 Error detection.21
5.1.1.5 Station identification.21
5.1.1.6 Broadcast addressing.21
5.1.1.7 DLS Priority.21
5.1.1.8 DLS Link control DLPDUs .22
5.1.2 DLS protocol specification .22
5.1.2.1 State variables.22
5.1.2.2 DLS burst formats.22
5.1.3 DLS system parameters.26
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5.1.4 DLS procedures.28
5.1.4.1 Setting of re-transmission parameter.28
5.1.4.2 Selection of user data packet for transmission .28
5.1.4.3 Selection of transmission procedures.30
5.1.4.4 Short transmission procedures .30
5.1.4.5 Long transmission procedures.31
5.1.4.6 No link with sender .33
5.1.4.7 User data packet reception .34
5.1.4.8 Receipt of ACK DLPDU .34
5.1.4.9 Link reset.35
5.1.4.10 Linking DLS DLPDU transmissions.36
5.1.4.11 CTRL DLPDU.36
5.1.4.12 Procedures for air-air communication.37
5.2 Link management entity sublayer.37
5.2.1 Services.37
5.2.1.1 General.37
5.2.1.2 Link provision.38
5.2.1.3 Link change notifications.38
5.2.1.4 CTRL DLPDU.38
5.2.1.5 Broadcast link management burst .39
5.2.2 Control (CTRL) parameter formats .39
5.2.2.1 Encoding.39
5.2.2.2 General purpose information parameters .39
5.2.2.3 Mobile-initiated information parameters.43
5.2.2.4 Ground-initiated modification parameters .44
5.2.2.5 Ground-initiated information parameters.47
5.2.3 LME timers and parameters.49
5.2.3.1 General.49
5.2.3.2 Counter L1 (maximum number of missed reservations) and Timer TL3 (inter-miss timer).50
5.2.3.3 Timer TL1 (maximum link overlap time) .50
5.2.3.4 Parameters TL2 (link initialization time) .51
5.2.3.5 Timer TL4 (leave generation latency).51
5.2.4 CTRL DLPDU types and procedures .51
5.2.5 CTRL transmission procedures.55
5.2.5.a Frequency management procedures.55
5.2.5.1 Link connectivity procedures.55
5.2.5.2 Ground Station Identification.55
5.2.5.3 Link establishment.56
5.2.5.4 Mobile-initiated handoff.57
5.2.5.5 Mobile-requested ground-initiated handoff.58
5.2.5.6 Ground-initiated handoff.58
5.2.5.7 Ground-requested mobile-initiated handoff.59
5.2.5.8 Ground-requested broadcast handoff .59
5.2.5.9 Ground-commanded autotune.60
5.2.6 VDL Mode 4 Mobile SubNetwork Dependent Convergence Function (SNDCF).60
5.2.6.1 Frame mode SNDCF.60
5.3 Additional VSS requirements.60
5.3.1 Additional VSS quality of service parameters.60
5.3.1.1 Parameter Q5 (VSS retransmission parameters) .60
5.3.2 Unicast request protocol specification .61
5.3.2.1 Unicast request parameters.61
5.3.2.2 Unicast request transmission procedures .62
5.3.3 Information transfer request protocol specification .62
5.3.3.1 Information transfer request parameters.62
5.3.3.2 Information transfer request transmission procedures .64
5.3.3.3 Information transfer request acknowledgement procedures.64
5.3.4 Retransmission procedures.64
6 General design requirements.65
7 Protocol test procedures.65
7.1 General.65
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7.2 Required test rig .65
7.3 Protocol test-suite description methodology .66
7.4 Detailed protocol test procedures .66
7.4.1 Test-suite overview.66
7.4.2 Declarations.69
7.4.3 Constraints.69
7.4.3.1 Abbreviations.69
7.4.3.1.1 Subfield mnemonics.69
7.4.3.1.2 Special characters used in the subfield definitions .70
7.4.3.1.3 Station addresses and positions .70
7.4.3.1.4 VDL bursts.71
7.4.3.2 Test cases.97
7.4.3.2.1 Test case macros.98
7.4.3.2.2 Test case descriptions .100
Annex A (informative): Cross reference matrix .174
Annex B (informative): Bibliography.184
History .189

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 6 ETSI EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1 (2005-07)
Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
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Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
Foreword
This European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical Committee
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM).
The present document is part 4 of a multi-part deliverable covering the VHF air-ground and air-air Digital Link (VDL)
Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for aeronautical mobile (airborne)
equipment, as identified below:
Part 1: "Physical layer";
Part 2: "General description and data link layer";
Part 3: "Additional broadcast aspects";
Part 4: "Point-to-point functions".
The present document is accompanied by an equivalent ground-based standard, EN 301 842 [4] parts 1 to 4, covering
the VHF air-ground Data Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement
for ground-based equipment.
NOTE: Minimum Operational Performance Specifications (MOPS) are also being developed for VDL Mode 4.
EUROCAE have previously published Interim MOPS for VDL Mode 4 (see bibliography) which are a
sub set of EN 302 842-1, 2, 3 and 4. EN 302 842-1, 2, 3 and 4 complies with the requirements of CEC
Mandate M/318.

National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 22 July 2005
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 October 2005
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 30 April 2006
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 30 April 2006

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Introduction
The present document states the technical specifications for Very High Frequency (VHF) Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4
aeronautical mobile (airborne) radio transmitters, transceivers and receivers for air-ground and air-air communications
operating in the VHF band, using Gaussian Filtered Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) modulation with 25 kHz channel
spacing and capable of tuning to any of the 25 kHz channels from 118,000 MHz to 136,975 MHz as defined in
ICAO VDL SARPs [2].
The present document may be used to produce tests for the assessment of the performance of the equipment. The
performance of the equipment submitted for type testing should be representative of the performance of the
corresponding production model.
The present document has been written on the assumption that:
• the type test measurements will be performed only once, in an accredited test laboratory and the measurements
accepted by the various authorities in order to grant type approval;
• if equipment available on the market is required to be checked it will be tested in accordance with the methods
of measurement specified in the present document or a documented alternative approved by the certifying
authority;
• equipment comply with EN 302 842-1 [5] and EN 302 842-2 [6].
NOTE: The present document has been produced with a view to maintaining consistency of numbering with the
equivalent standard for ground equipment (EN 301 842 [4]). Where requirements are the same, they have
been given the same number. Some new airborne requirements have been inserted between requirements
that were sequential in EN 301 842 [4]. This has led to a non-standard form of numbering for new
requirements in some places.
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SIST EN 302 842-4 V1.1.1:2006
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1 Scope
The present document provides part 4 of the technical specifications for Very High Frequency (VHF) Digital Link
(VDL) Mode 4 aeronautical mobile (airborne) radio transmitters, transceivers and receivers for air-ground and air-air
communications operating in the VHF band, using Gaussian Filtered Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) modulation with
25 kHz channel spacing and capable of tuning to any of the 25 kHz channels from 118,000 MHz to 136,975 MHz as
defined in ICAO VDL SARPs [2].
The present document is designed to ensure that equipment certified to it will be compatible with the relevant
ICAO VDL SARPs [2] and ICAO VDL4 Technical Manual [1].
Manufacturers should note that in future the tuning range for the transmitter may also cover any 25 kHz channel from
112,000 MHz to 117,975 MHz and the receiver(s) may cover any 25 kHz channel from 108,000 MHz to 117,975 MHz.
The present document applies to "aeronautical mobile (airborne and as applicable also ground vehicles)" equipment
which will hereinafter be referred to as "mobile" equipment.
The scope of the present document is limited to mobile stations. The equivalent specification for ground stations is
EN 301 842 [4].
A description of the scope of the VDL Mode 4 system is provided in part 2 of these technical specifications
(see EN 302 842-2 [6], clause 1).
EN 302 842-1 [5] deals with tests of the physical layer, EN 302 842-2 [6] deals with core link layer functionality and
EN 302 842-3 [7] with additional broadcast functionality. The present document deals with tests of the datalink layer
(DLS) and the link layer sufficient to support point-to-point fu
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