Thales ADS-B - List of Abbreviations

ADS−B
List of Abbreviations
AV−1
Ed. 10.07
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AAU Antenna Amplifier Unit
AC Alternating Current
ADS−B Automatic Dependent Surveillance−Broadcast
ARC ASTERIX data ReCord tool
ARP ASTERIX data RePlay tool
AS 680 Aggregation Suggestion 680
ASP ASTERIX Status rePlay tool
ASR ASTERIX Status Record tool
ASTERIX All purpose STructured Eurocontrol suRveillance Information eXchange
ATC Air Traffic Control
BITE Built−In Test Equipment
CAT Category
CDTI Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
COTS Commercial Off The Shelf
CPR Compact Position Reporting
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
DC Direct Current
DF Downlink Format
DME Distance Measuring Equipment
DOP Dilution of Precision
ES Extended Squitter
ft feet
FOM PA Figure of Merit Position Accuracy
GB Giga Byte
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPS Global Positioning System
GS Ground−Station
GTK Gimp Tool Kit
GTS GPS Timing System
GUI Graphical User Interface
HPL Horizontal Protection Level
I/O Input / Output
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
KB Kilo Byte (1024 bit)
LAN Local Area Network
LCMS Local Control and Monitoring System