International Civil Aviation
Organization
ACP-WGM20/IP-xx
Jan 23 – 25, 2013
INFORMATION PAPER
AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)
20th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP M
Montreal, Canada January 23 - 25, 2013
Agenda Item: 5 (a)
VDL Mode 2 Standards
Harmonization Aspects
(Presented by: Peter Muraca, FAA)
SUMMARY
This information paper is intended to provide the harmonization
aspects of the VDL Mode 2 standards by highlighting collaborated
work efforts between the RTCA SC-214 VDLSG / EUROCAE WG92,
AEEC DLK, and ICAO ACP WG-M committees.
Federal Aviation
Administration
Agenda
• Background
• RTCA DO-224c (MASPS)
• RTCA DO-281b / EUROCAE ED-92b (MOPS)
• ICAO Doc 9776
• Alignment Schedule
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Background
• VDL Mode 2 Multi-frequency enhancement is needed to
support NextGen and SESAR programs
• RTCA SC-214 VDLSG / EUROCAE WG-92 / AEEC DLK
collaborated to update the VDL Mode 2 Standards to
include the “multi-frequency” operation as established
within the AEEC 631 Supplement 6 characteristics
• Such Standards include:
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AEEC 631-6
DO-224C (RTCA Minimum Aviation System Performance Standard)
DO-281B (RTCA Minimum Operational Performance Standard)
ED-92B (EUROCAE MOPS)
ICAO Doc 9776 VDL2 Technical Manual
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DO-224c MASPS status
• Draft DO-224c
– Approved for Final Review And Comment (FRAC) in
Plenary 12, Berlin, April, 2011
– RTCA VDLSG / EUROCAE WG-92 collectively resolved all
FRAC comments
– RTCA SC-214 Approved DO-224c in Plenary 13, Paris,
September 2011
– RTCA PMC approved DO-224c publication in December
2011
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DO-281b / ED92b status
• DO-281b
– Aligned with DO-224c and A631-6
– Approved for FRAC in October, 2011
– RTCA VDLSG / EUROCAE WG-92 collectively resolved all
FRAC comments by Jan 30, 2012
– RTCA PMC publication approval in March 2012
• ED-92b
– Technical content same as DO-281b, with different traceability
references (ED-92b traces back to ICAO Doc 9776)
– EUROCAE approved its publication in October 2012
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ICAO Doc 9776 status
• Committees collaboration to review ICAO Doc 9776
VDL Mode 2 Technical Manual updates to ensure
alignment with DO-224c, DO-281b, ED-92b and A631-6
• Submit ICAO Doc 9776 Edition 2 to ICAO ACP WG-M
(Jan 23 – 25, 2013) towards publication aspects
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Standards Alignment Schedule
ICAO Doc 9776 Edition 2
(submission)
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