VHF air-ground Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for ground-based equipment; Part 2: General description and data link layer

REN/AERO-00020-2

Radijska oprema za digitalno povezavo VHF zrak-tla, 4. način - Tehnične karakteristike in merilne metode za talno opremo - 2. del: Splošni opis in plast podatkovnih povezav

Ta dokument se uporablja za radijsko opremo naslednjih vrst:
• talne radijske oddajnike in sprejemnike za zelo visokofrekvenčno (VHF) digitalno povezavo (VDL) za komunikacije zrak-tla, 4. način, ki delujejo v pasu VHF z uporabo modulacije frekvenčnega premičnega kodiranja prek filtra Gaussian (GFSK) z razmikom 25 kHz med kanali in so zmožni uravnavati na katerem koli izmed kanalov 25 kHz od 112.000 MHz do 136.975 MHz, kot je opredeljeno v standardih in priporočenih praksah (SARP) [1] za digitalne povezave ICAO VHF (VDL).
Ta dokument vsebuje 2. del tehničnih specifikacij.
Ta dokument zagotavlja, da bo oprema, ki bo certificirana v skladu z njim, združljiva z ustreznimi standardi in priporočenimi praksami (SARP) [1] ICAO za VDL in tehničnim priročnikom ICAO za VDL4 [i.1].
Proizvajalci naj bodo pozorni, da razpon uravnavanja za talne oddajnike-sprejemnike lahko v prihodnje zajema tudi kateri koli kanal 25 kHz od 108,000 MHz do 111,975 MHz.
Področje uporabe tega dokumenta je omejeno na zemeljske postaje. Enakovredna specifikacija za letalske postaje je ETSI EN 302 842 [i.4].
Sistem VDL, 4. način, omogoča izmenjavo podatkovne komunikacije med letalskim plovilom in talnimi sistemi, ki podpirajo nadzorne in komunikacijske aplikacije. Podprti načini komunikacije vključujejo:
• radiodifuzija in komunikacija točka-točka;
• radiodifuzijske storitve, vključno z avtomatskim odvisnim nadzorom – difuzijo (ADS-B), difuzijo nadzornih podatkov (TIS-B) in difuzijo informacij za letalstvo (FIS-B);
• storitve zrak-zrak, zrak-tla, tla-zrak in talne mobilne storitve;
• delovanje brez talne infrastrukture.
Sistem VDL, 4. način, je zasnovan kot podsistem zrak/tla aeronavtičnega telekomunikacijskega omrežja (ATN) [i.2], ki uporablja pas AM(R)S in je organiziran v skladu z modelom povezanih odprtih sistemov (OSI) (določen z ISO). Sistemu ATN zagotavlja zanesljive podomrežne storitve. Podprta so lahko tudi druga omrežja, na katera pa se ta dokument ne osredotoča.
Ta dokument določa funkcionalne specifikacije za talno opremo za komunikacijo VHF, namenjeno podatkovni komunikaciji zrak-tla in zrak-zrak. Ta dokument izhaja iz naslednjih standardov in specifikacij, vključenih v:
• standarde za digitalno povezavo VDL, 4. način, ki jih je sestavila Mednarodna organizacija civilnega letalstva (ICAO) [i.1];
• druge ustrezne standarde, ki so bili določeni v točki 2.
Predvideva se, da lahko proizvajalci zagotovijo opremo, ki podpira:
• izključno radiodifuzijske storitve;
• izključno storitve točka-točka;
• radiodifuzijske storitve in storitve točka-točka.
ETSI EN 301 842-1 [3] obravnava preskuse fizične plasti. Ta dokument določa osrednje zahteve plasti povezav za zemeljske postaje VDL, 4. način, potrebne za podporo vseh vrst opreme. Te vključujejo radiodifuzijo s preprosto postavitvijo.
Ta dokument zajema preskuse plasti povezav, ki zadostujejo za podporo osrednjih funkcij plati povezav, in poleg tega vključuje tudi zahteve in preskuse, ki zadostujejo za prepoznavanje in odgovarjanje na prenose, povezane s komunikacijo točka-točka. Ta dokument se ne nanaša na zahteve za celoten komplet sporočil ADS-B ali druge aplikacije za radiodifuzijo, ki jih oprema VDL, 4. način, lahko podpira. Te so zajete v standardu ETSI EN 301 842-3 [4]. Podrobne zahteve za komunikacijo točka-točka ne spadajo v področje uporabe tega dokumenta, ampak so vključene v standard ETSI EN 301 842-4 [5]. ETSI EN 301 842-4 [5] vsebuje tudi vmesnik do
aeronavtičnega telekomunikacijskega omrežja (ATN), definiran v standardih in priporočenih praksah za ATN [i.2].
Ker so merjeni podatki zmogljivosti opreme lahko odvisni od merilnih metod, ta dokument priporoča standardne preskusne pogoje in metode.

General Information

Status
Published
Public Enquiry End Date
30-Mar-2015
Publication Date
07-Sep-2015
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
09-Jun-2015
Due Date
14-Aug-2015
Completion Date
08-Sep-2015

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.KQLþQHVHF air-ground Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for ground-based equipment; Part 2: General description and data link layer49.090On-board equipment and instruments35.100.20Podatkovni povezovalni slojData link layer33.060.99Druga oprema za radijske komunikacijeOther equipment for radiocommunicationsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1SIST EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1:2015en,fr,de01-oktober-2015SIST EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1:2015SLOVENSKI
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ETSI EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1 (2015-04) VHF air-ground Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment; Technical characteristics and methods of measurement for ground-based equipment; Part 2: General description and data link layer
EUROPEAN STANDARD SIST EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1:2015



ETSI ETSI EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1 (2015-04)2
Reference REN/AERO-00020-2 Keywords aeronautical, digital, radio, testing, VHF ETSI 650 Route des Lucioles F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE
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ETSI ETSI EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1 (2015-04)3 Contents Intellectual Property Rights . 8 Foreword . 8 Modal verbs terminology . 8 Introduction . 9 1 Scope . 10 2 References . 12 2.1 Normative references . 12 2.2 Informative references . 12 3 Definitions and abbreviations . 13 3.1 General definitions . 13 3.2 Definition of bit order . 16 3.3 Abbreviations . 16 4 General description of VDL Mode 4 ground station link layer . 18 4.1 General . 18 4.1.1 Overview of VDL Mode 4 . 18 4.1.2 Relationship to OSI reference model . 19 4.1.3 VDL Mode 4 services . 20 4.1.4 ADS-B Function . 20 4.1.5 Operational scenarios . 21 4.1.6 VDL Mode 4 fundamentals . 21 4.1.7 Possible configuration of ground equipment . 22 4.1.8 Overall structure of specifications for VDL Mode 4 . 23 4.1.9 Equipment performance verification . 24 4.2 Ground quarantine . 25 4.3 System timing . 25 4.4 Net entry . 25 4.5 Autotune capability . 25 4.6 Autonomous and fixed access . 26 5 Minimum performance specification under standard test conditions . 26 5.1 MAC sublayer . 26 5.1.1 Services . 26 5.1.2 MAC sublayer services . 26 5.1.3 MAC sublayer parameters . 26 5.1.3.1 General . 26 5.1.3.2 Parameter M1 (number of slots per superframe) . 27 5.1.4 Time synchronization . 27 5.1.4.1 Primary . 27 5.1.4.2 Secondary . 27 5.1.4.3 Alignment to UTC second . 27 5.1.4.4 Data quality level . 27 5.1.5 Slot idle/busy notification . 28 5.1.5.1 Slot idle detection . 28 5.1.5.2 Slot busy detection . 28 5.1.5.3 Slot occupied detection . 28 5.1.5.4 Signal level indication . 28 5.1.6 Transmission processing . 28 5.1.7 Received transmission processing . 28 5.2 VSS sublayer . 29 5.2.1 Services . 29 5.2.1.1 Error detection . 29 5.2.1.2 Channel congestion . 29 5.2.2 Burst format . 29 SIST EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1:2015



ETSI ETSI EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1 (2015-04)4 5.2.2.1 VSS burst structure . 29 5.2.2.2 Version number . 30 5.2.2.3 Source address . 30 5.2.2.4 Message ID . 30 5.2.2.5 Information field . 31 5.2.2.6 Reservation fields . 31 5.2.2.7 Autonomous/directed flag . 32 5.2.3 VSS sublayer parameters . 32 5.2.3.1 General . 32 5.2.3.2 Parameter VS1 (number of ground quarantined slots) . 33 5.2.3.3 Parameter VS2 (minimum CCI performance) . 33 5.2.3.4 Parameter VS4 (quarantine slot re-use range) . 33 5.2.3.5 Parameter VS5 (maximum burst length) . 34 5.2.4 VSS quality of service parameters . 34 5.2.4.1 General . 34 5.2.4.2 Parameter Q1 (priority) . 34 5.2.4.3 Parameters Q2a to Q2d (slot selection range constraint for level n) . 35 5.2.4.4 Parameter Q3 (replace queued data) . 36 5.2.4.5 Parameter Q4 (number of available slots) . 36 5.2.5 Received transmission processing . 37 5.2.6 Reserved access protocol specification . 37 5.2.6.1 Reservation table . 37 5.2.6.2 Selecting slots for transmission or reservation . 38 5.2.6.3 Reserved transmissions . 39 5.2.6.4 Reservation conflicts . 40 5.2.7 Random access protocol specification . 41 5.2.7.1 General . 41 5.2.7.2 Random access parameters. 41 5.2.7.3 Random access procedures. 42 5.2.8 Fixed access protocol specification . 42 5.2.8.1 General . 42 5.2.8.2 Recommendation . 43 5.2.9 Null reservation protocol specification . 43 5.2.9.1 Null reservation burst format . 43 5.2.10 Periodic broadcast protocol specification . 43 5.2.10.1 Periodic broadcast reservation burst format . 43 5.2.10.2 Periodic broadcast timers . 44 5.2.10.3 Periodic broadcast parameters . 44 5.2.10.4 Periodic broadcast reception procedures . 45 5.2.10.5 Periodic broadcast transmission procedures . 46 5.2.11 Incremental broadcast protocol specification . 48 5.2.11.1 Incremental broadcast reservation burst format . 48 5.2.11.2 Incremental broadcast parameters . 49 5.2.11.3 Incremental broadcast reception procedures . 50 5.2.11.4 Incremental broadcast transmission procedures . 50 5.2.12 Combined periodic broadcast and incremental broadcast protocol specification . 50 5.2.12.1 Combined periodic broadcast and incremental broadcast reservation burst. 50 5.2.13 Big Negative Dither (BND) broadcast protocol specifications . 51 5.2.13.1 BND reservation burst format . 51 5.2.13.2 BND broadcast parameters. 51 5.2.13.3 BND broadcast reception procedures . 51 5.2.14 Unicast request protocol specification . 52 5.2.14.1 Unicast request reservation burst format . 52 5.2.14.1a Unicast request parameters. 53 5.2.14.2 Unicast request reception procedures . 53 5.2.14.3 Unicast request transmission procedures . 54 5.2.15 Information transfer request protocol specification . 54 5.2.15.1 Information transfer request reservation burst format . 54 5.2.15.2 Information transfer request reception procedures . 55 5.2.16 Directed request protocol specification. 56 5.2.16.1 Directed request reservation burst format . 56 5.2.16.2 Directed request parameters . 59 SIST EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1:2015



ETSI ETSI EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1 (2015-04)5 5.2.16.3 Directed request reception procedures . 60 5.2.16.4 Directed request transmission procedures . 61 5.2.17 Block reservation protocols specification . 62 5.2.17.1 Superframe block reservation burst format . 62 5.2.17.2 Second frame block reservation burst format . 63 5.2.17.3 Superframe block reservation parameters . 64 5.2.17.4 Superframe block reservation reception procedures . 64 5.2.17.5 Second frame block reservation parameters . 65 5.2.17.6 Second frame block reservation reception procedures . 65 5.2.17.7 Superframe block reservation transmission procedures . 66 5.2.17.8 Second frame block reservation transmission procedures . 66 5.2.18 Response protocol specification . 67 5.2.18.1 Response burst format . 67 5.2.19 General request protocol specification . 67 5.2.19.1 General request burst format . 67 5.2.19.2 General request procedures . 68 5.2.20 General response protocol specification . 68 5.2.20.1 General response burst format. 68 5.2.20.2 General response procedures . 70 5.2.21 Retransmission procedures . 70 5.3 DLS sublayer . 71 5.3.1 Services . 71 5.3.1.1 General . 71 5.3.1.2 Data transfer . 71 5.3.1.3 Station address encoding . 71 5.3.1.4 DLS burst formats . 72 5.3.2 DLS system parameters . 73 5.3.2.1 Parameter ND4 (maximum length of a UDATA burst) . 74 5.3.3 DLS procedures . 74 5.3.3.1 Broadcast . 74 5.3.3.2 DLS not supported . 74 5.3.3.3 User data packet reception . 74 5.4 Link Management Entity sublayer . 74 5.4.1 Services . 74 5.4.2 Synchronization burst format . 75 5.4.2.1 General . 75 5.4.2.2 Fixed and variable data fields. 75 5.4.2.3 Fixed data field format . 75 5.4.2.4 Variable data field format . 79 5.4.2.5 Synchronization burst request . 79 5.4.2.6 Link management burst . 79 5.4.3 Control (CTRL) parameter formats . 80 5.4.3.1 Encoding . 80 5.4.3.2 VDL Mode 4 parameter identification . 80 5.4.3.3 Ground-initiated modification parameters . 80 5.4.3.4 Ground-initiated information parameters . 83 5.4.3a LME timers and parameters . 86 5.4.3a.1 General . 86 5.4.3a.2 Counter L1 (maximum number of missed reservations) and Timer TL3 (inter miss timer) . 87 5.4.4 LME procedures . 87 5.4.4.1 Synchronization burst procedures . 87 5.4.4.2 Peer Entity Contact Table (PECT) . 89 5.4.4.3 Network entry protocol specifications . 89 5.4.5 Additional material for ADS-B applications . 90 5.4.5.1 Information field formats . 90 5.4.5.2 ADS-B request format. 90 5.5 Additional requirements for ground stations . 91 5.5.1 System timing requirements . 91 5.5.1.1 Maintenance of Primary time . 91 5.5.2 G
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ETSI EN 301 842-2 V1.7.1 (2015-04)






EUROPEAN STANDARD
VHF air-ground Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment;
Technical characteristics and methods of measurement
for ground-based equipment;
Part 2: General description and data link layer

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Reference
REN/AERO-00020-2
Keywords
aeronautical, digital, radio, testing, VHF
ETSI
650 Route des Lucioles
F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE

Tel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00  Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16

Siret N° 348 623 562 00017 - NAF 742 C
Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la
Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (06) N° 7803/88

Important notice
The present document can be downloaded from:
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Information on the current status of this and other ETSI documents is available at
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 8
Foreword . 8
Modal verbs terminology . 8
Introduction . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 References . 12
2.1 Normative references . 12
2.2 Informative references . 12
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 13
3.1 General definitions . 13
3.2 Definition of bit order . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 16
4 General description of VDL Mode 4 ground station link layer . 18
4.1 General . 18
4.1.1 Overview of VDL Mode 4 . 18
4.1.2 Relationship to OSI reference model . 19
4.1.3 VDL Mode 4 services . 20
4.1.4 ADS-B Function . 20
4.1.5 Operational scenarios . 21
4.1.6 VDL Mode 4 fundamentals . 21
4.1.7 Possible configuration of ground equipment . 22
4.1.8 Overall structure of specifications for VDL Mode 4 . 23
4.1.9 Equipment performance verification . 24
4.2 Ground quarantine . 25
4.3 System timing . 25
4.4 Net entry . 25
4.5 Autotune capability . 25
4.6 Autonomous and fixed access . 26
5 Minimum performance specification under standard test conditions . 26
5.1 MAC sublayer . 26
5.1.1 Services . 26
5.1.2 MAC sublayer services . 26
5.1.3 MAC sublayer parameters . 26
5.1.3.1 General . 26
5.1.3.2 Parameter M1 (number of slots per superframe) . 27
5.1.4 Time synchronization . 27
5.1.4.1 Primary . 27
5.1.4.2 Secondary . 27
5.1.4.3 Alignment to UTC second . 27
5.1.4.4 Data quality level . 27
5.1.5 Slot idle/busy notification . 28
5.1.5.1 Slot idle detection . 28
5.1.5.2 Slot busy detection . 28
5.1.5.3 Slot occupied detection . 28
5.1.5.4 Signal level indication . 28
5.1.6 Transmission processing . 28
5.1.7 Received transmission processing . 28
5.2 VSS sublayer . 29
5.2.1 Services . 29
5.2.1.1 Error detection . 29
5.2.1.2 Channel congestion . 29
5.2.2 Burst format . 29
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5.2.2.1 VSS burst structure . 29
5.2.2.2 Version number . 30
5.2.2.3 Source address . 30
5.2.2.4 Message ID . 30
5.2.2.5 Information field . 31
5.2.2.6 Reservation fields . 31
5.2.2.7 Autonomous/directed flag . 32
5.2.3 VSS sublayer parameters . 32
5.2.3.1 General . 32
5.2.3.2 Parameter VS1 (number of ground quarantined slots) . 33
5.2.3.3 Parameter VS2 (minimum CCI performance) . 33
5.2.3.4 Parameter VS4 (quarantine slot re-use range) . 33
5.2.3.5 Parameter VS5 (maximum burst length) . 34
5.2.4 VSS quality of service parameters . 34
5.2.4.1 General . 34
5.2.4.2 Parameter Q1 (priority) . 34
5.2.4.3 Parameters Q2a to Q2d (slot selection range constraint for level n) . 35
5.2.4.4 Parameter Q3 (replace queued data) . 36
5.2.4.5 Parameter Q4 (number of available slots) . 36
5.2.5 Received transmission processing . 37
5.2.6 Reserved access protocol specification . 37
5.2.6.1 Reservation table . 37
5.2.6.2 Selecting slots for transmission or reservation . 38
5.2.6.3 Reserved transmissions . 39
5.2.6.4 Reservation conflicts . 40
5.2.7 Random access protocol specification . 41
5.2.7.1 General . 41
5.2.7.2 Random access parameters. 41
5.2.7.3 Random access procedures. 42
5.2.8 Fixed access protocol specification . 42
5.2.8.1 General . 42
5.2.8.2 Recommendation . 43
5.2.9 Null reservation protocol specification . 43
5.2.9.1 Null reservation burst format . 43
5.2.10 Periodic broadcast protocol specification . 43
5.2.10.1 Periodic broadcast reservation burst format . 43
5.2.10.2 Periodic broadcast timers . 44
5.2.10.3 Periodic broadcast parameters . 44
5.2.10.4 Periodic broadcast reception procedures . 45
5.2.10.5 Periodic broadcast transmission procedures . 46
5.2.11 Incremental broadcast protocol specification . 48
5.2.11.1 Incremental broadcast reservation burst format . 48
5.2.11.2 Incremental broadcast parameters . 49
5.2.11.3 Incremental broadcast reception procedures . 50
5.2.11.4 Incremental broadcast transmission procedures . 50
5.2.12 Combined periodic broadcast and incremental broadcast protocol specification . 50
5.2.12.1 Combined periodic broadcast and incremental broadcast reservation burst. 50
5.2.13 Big Negative Dither (BND) broadcast protocol specifications . 51
5.2.13.1 BND reservation burst format . 51
5.2.13.2 BND broadcast parameters. 51
5.2.13.3 BND broadcast reception procedures . 51
5.2.14 Unicast request protocol specification . 52
5.2.14.1 Unicast request reservation burst format . 52
5.2.14.1a Unicast request parameters. 53
5.2.14.2 Unicast request reception procedures . 53
5.2.14.3 Unicast request transmission procedures . 54
5.2.15 Information transfer request protocol specification . 54
5.2.15.1 Information transfer request reservation burst format . 54
5.2.15.2 Information transfer request reception procedures . 55
5.2.16 Directed request protocol specification. 56
5.2.16.1 Directed request reservation burst format . 56
5.2.16.2 Directed request parameters . 59
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5.2.16.3 Directed request reception procedures . 60
5.2.16.4 Directed request transmission procedures . 61
5.2.17 Block reservation protocols specification . 62
5.2.17.1 Superframe block reservation burst format . 62
5.2.17.2 Second frame block reservation burst format . 63
5.2.17.3 Superframe block reservation parameters . 64
5.2.17.4 Superframe block reservation reception procedures . 64
5.2.17.5 Second frame block reservation parameters . 65
5.2.17.6 Second frame block reservation reception procedures . 65
5.2.17.7 Superframe block reservation transmission procedures . 66
5.2.17.8 Second frame block reservation transmission procedures . 66
5.2.18 Response protocol specification . 67
5.2.18.1 Response burst format . 67
5.2.19 General request protocol specification . 67
5.2.19.1 General request burst format . 67
5.2.19.2 General request procedures . 68
5.2.20 General response protocol specification . 68
5.2.20.1 General response burst format. 68
5.2.20.2 General response procedures . 70
5.2.21 Retransmission procedures . 70
5.3 DLS sublayer . 71
5.3.1 Services . 71
5.3.1.1 General . 71
5.3.1.2 Data transfer . 71
5.3.1.3 Station address encoding . 71
5.3.1.4 DLS burst formats . 72
5.3.2 DLS system parameters . 73
5.3.2.1 Parameter ND4 (maximum length of a UDATA burst) . 74
5.3.3 DLS procedures . 74
5.3.3.1 Broadcast . 74
5.3.3.2 DLS not supported . 74
5.3.3.3 User data packet reception . 74
5.4 Link Management Entity sublayer . 74
5.4.1 Services . 74
5.4.2 Synchronization burst format . 75
5.4.2.1 General . 75
5.4.2.2 Fixed and variable data fields. 75
5.4.2.3 Fixed data field format . 75
5.4.2.4 Variable data field format . 79
5.4.2.5 Synchronization burst request . 79
5.4.2.6 Link management burst . 79
5.4.3 Control (CTRL) parameter formats . 80
5.4.3.1 Encoding . 80
5.4.3.2 VDL Mode 4 parameter identification . 80
5.4.3.3 Ground-initiated modification parameters . 80
5.4.3.4 Ground-initiated information parameters . 83
5.4.3a LME timers and parameters . 86
5.4.3a.1 General . 86
5.4.3a.2 Counter L1 (maximum number of missed reservations) and Timer TL3 (inter miss timer) . 87
5.4.4 LME procedures . 87
5.4.4.1 Synchronization burst procedures . 87
5.4.4.2 Peer Entity Contact Table (PECT) . 89
5.4.4.3 Network entry protocol specifications . 89
5.4.5 Additional material for ADS-B applications . 90
5.4.5.1 Information field formats . 90
5.4.5.2 ADS-B request format. 90
5.5 Additional requirements for ground stations . 91
5.5.1 System timing requirements . 91
5.5.1.1 Maintenance of Primary time . 91
5.5.2 Ground station interface requirements . 91
5.5.2.1 Ground station coordination . 91
5.5.2.2 Network tim
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
VHF air-ground Digital Link (VDL) Mode 4 radio equipment;
Technical characteristics and methods of measurement
for ground-based equipment;
Part 2: General description and data link layer

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REN/AERO-00020-2
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aeronautical, digital, radio, testing, VHF
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 8
Foreword . 8
Modal verbs terminology . 8
Introduction . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 References . 12
2.1 Normative references . 12
2.2 Informative references . 12
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 13
3.1 General definitions . 13
3.2 Definition of bit order . 16
3.3 Abbreviations . 16
4 General description of VDL Mode 4 ground station link layer . 18
4.1 General . 18
4.1.1 Overview of VDL Mode 4 . 18
4.1.2 Relationship to OSI reference model . 19
4.1.3 VDL Mode 4 services . 20
4.1.4 ADS-B Function . 20
4.1.5 Operational scenarios . 21
4.1.6 VDL Mode 4 fundamentals . 21
4.1.7 Possible configuration of ground equipment . 22
4.1.8 Overall structure of specifications for VDL Mode 4 . 23
4.1.9 Equipment performance verification . 24
4.2 Ground quarantine . 25
4.3 System timing . 25
4.4 Net entry . 25
4.5 Autotune capability . 25
4.6 Autonomous and fixed access . 26
5 Minimum performance specification under standard test conditions . 26
5.1 MAC sublayer . 26
5.1.1 Services . 26
5.1.2 MAC sublayer services . 26
5.1.3 MAC sublayer parameters . 26
5.1.3.1 General . 26
5.1.3.2 Parameter M1 (number of slots per superframe) . 27
5.1.4 Time synchronization . 27
5.1.4.1 Primary . 27
5.1.4.2 Secondary . 27
5.1.4.3 Alignment to UTC second . 27
5.1.4.4 Data quality level . 27
5.1.5 Slot idle/busy notification . 28
5.1.5.1 Slot idle detection . 28
5.1.5.2 Slot busy detection . 28
5.1.5.3 Slot occupied detection . 28
5.1.5.4 Signal level indication . 28
5.1.6 Transmission processing . 28
5.1.7 Received transmission processing . 28
5.2 VSS sublayer . 29
5.2.1 Services . 29
5.2.1.1 Error detection . 29
5.2.1.2 Channel congestion . 29
5.2.2 Burst format . 29
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5.2.2.1 VSS burst structure . 29
5.2.2.2 Version number . 30
5.2.2.3 Source address . 30
5.2.2.4 Message ID . 30
5.2.2.5 Information field . 31
5.2.2.6 Reservation fields . 31
5.2.2.7 Autonomous/directed flag . 32
5.2.3 VSS sublayer parameters . 32
5.2.3.1 General . 32
5.2.3.2 Parameter VS1 (number of ground quarantined slots) . 33
5.2.3.3 Parameter VS2 (minimum CCI performance) . 33
5.2.3.4 Parameter VS4 (quarantine slot re-use range) . 33
5.2.3.5 Parameter VS5 (maximum burst length) . 34
5.2.4 VSS quality of service parameters . 34
5.2.4.1 General . 34
5.2.4.2 Parameter Q1 (priority) . 34
5.2.4.3 Parameters Q2a to Q2d (slot selection range constraint for level n) . 35
5.2.4.4 Parameter Q3 (replace queued data) . 36
5.2.4.5 Parameter Q4 (number of available slots) . 36
5.2.5 Received transmission processing . 37
5.2.6 Reserved access protocol specification . 37
5.2.6.1 Reservation table . 37
5.2.6.2 Selecting slots for transmission or reservation . 38
5.2.6.3 Reserved transmissions . 39
5.2.6.4 Reservation conflicts . 40
5.2.7 Random access protocol specification . 41
5.2.7.1 General . 41
5.2.7.2 Random access parameters. 41
5.2.7.3 Random access procedures. 42
5.2.8 Fixed access protocol specification . 42
5.2.8.1 General . 42
5.2.8.2 Recommendation . 43
5.2.9 Null reservation protocol specification . 43
5.2.9.1 Null reservation burst format . 43
5.2.10 Periodic broadcast protocol specification . 43
5.2.10.1 Periodic broadcast reservation burst format . 43
5.2.10.2 Periodic broadcast timers . 44
5.2.10.3 Periodic broadcast parameters . 44
5.2.10.4 Periodic broadcast reception procedures . 45
5.2.10.5 Periodic broadcast transmission procedures . 46
5.2.11 Incremental broadcast protocol specification . 48
5.2.11.1 Incremental broadcast reservation burst format . 48
5.2.11.2 Incremental broadcast parameters . 49
5.2.11.3 Incremental broadcast reception procedures . 50
5.2.11.4 Incremental broadcast transmission procedures . 50
5.2.12 Combined periodic broadcast and incremental broadcast protocol specification . 50
5.2.12.1 Combined periodic broadcast and incremental broadcast reservation burst. 50
5.2.13 Big Negative Dither (BND) broadcast protocol specifications . 51
5.2.13.1 BND reservation burst format . 51
5.2.13.2 BND broadcast parameters. 51
5.2.13.3 BND broadcast reception procedures . 51
5.2.14 Unicast request protocol specification . 52
5.2.14.1 Unicast request reservation burst format . 52
5.2.14.1a Unicast request parameters. 53
5.2.14.2 Unicast request reception procedures . 53
5.2.14.3 Unicast request transmission procedures . 54
5.2.15 Information transfer request protocol specification . 54
5.2.15.1 Information transfer request reservation burst format . 54
5.2.15.2 Information transfer request reception procedures . 55
5.2.16 Directed request protocol specification. 56
5.2.16.1 Directed request reservation burst format . 56
5.2.16.2 Directed request parameters . 59
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5.2.16.3 Directed request reception procedures . 60
5.2.16.4 Directed request transmission procedures . 61
5.2.17 Block reservation protocols specification . 62
5.2.17.1 Superframe block reservation burst format . 62
5.2.17.2 Second frame block reservation burst format . 63
5.2.17.3 Superframe block reservation parameters . 64
5.2.17.4 Superframe block reservation reception procedures . 64
5.2.17.5 Second frame block reservation parameters . 65
5.2.17.6 Second frame block reservation reception procedures . 65
5.2.17.7 Superframe block reservation transmission procedures . 66
5.2.17.8 Second frame block reservation transmission procedures . 66
5.2.18 Response protocol specification . 67
5.2.18.1 Response burst format . 67
5.2.19 General request protocol specification . 67
5.2.19.1 General request burst format . 67
5.2.19.2 General request procedures . 68
5.2.20 General response protocol specification . 68
5.2.20.1 General response burst format. 68
5.2.20.2 General response procedures . 70
5.2.21 Retransmission procedures . 70
5.3 DLS sublayer . 71
5.3.1 Services . 71
5.3.1.1 General . 71
5.3.1.2 Data transfer . 71
5.3.1.3 Station address encoding . 71
5.3.1.4 DLS burst formats . 72
5.3.2 DLS system parameters . 73
5.3.2.1 Parameter ND4 (maximum length of a UDATA burst) . 74
5.3.3 DLS procedures . 74
5.3.3.1 Broadcast . 74
5.3.3.2 DLS not supported . 74
5.3.3.3 User data packet reception . 74
5.4 Link Management Entity sublayer . 74
5.4.1 Services . 74
5.4.2 Synchronization burst format . 75
5.4.2.1 General . 75
5.4.2.2 Fixed and variable data fields. 75
5.4.2.3 Fixed data field format . 75
5.4.2.4 Variable data field format . 79
5.4.2.5 Synchronization burst request . 79
5.4.2.6 Link management burst . 79
5.4.3 Control (CTRL) parameter formats . 80
5.4.3.1 Encoding . 80
5.4.3.2 VDL Mode 4 parameter identification . 80
5.4.3.3 Ground-initiated modification parameters . 80
5.4.3.4 Ground-initiated information parameters . 83
5.4.3a LME timers and parameters . 86
5.4.3a.1 General . 86
5.4.3a.2 Counter L1 (maximum number of missed reservations) and Timer TL3 (inter miss timer) . 87
5.4.4 LME procedures . 87
5.4.4.1 Synchronization burst procedures . 87
5.4.4.2 Peer Entity Contact Table (PECT) . 89
5.4.4.3 Network entry protocol specifications . 89
5.4.5 Additional material for ADS-B applications . 90
5.4.5.1 Information field formats . 90
5.4.5.2 ADS-B request format. 90
5.5 Additional requirements for ground stations . 91
5.5.1 System timing requirements . 91
5.5.1.1 Maintenance of Primary time . 91
5.5.2 Ground station interface requirements . 91
5.5.2.1 Ground station coordination . 91
5.5.2.2 Networ
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