AS 680/682
Description, Operation and Maintenance Subsystem Description
ADS−B
2−23Ed. 10.07
2.4 REMOTE/LOCAL CONTROL AND MONITORING SYSTEM (RCMS/LCMS)
The RCMS functionality is hosted on a standard PC platform (Fig. 2−26) under the operating system
Linux. The basic system includes the necessary software licenses as well as a suitable standard desk-
top PC, e.g. type HP Compaq D530, with dual 19" TFT screen output, 40 GB Harddisk, DVD/CD−
writer, etc. The RCMS is the platform for a number of tools as illustrated in Fig. 2−27.
LAN
ATC Center
Fig. 2−26 RCMS subsystem configuration (example equipment)
Ethernet
Asterix CAT 021
Raw data recorder
Logfile
SNMP
V.24
Maintenance Laptop
RRP
Raw data replay
RAC
Raw data to
Asterix converter
Excel
Raw data
AS 680
TSD
ARP
Asterix replay
RRC
ARC
Asterix recorder
Raw data
for Test Generator only
Logfile
Asterix CAT 021
Basic configuration
MTSC
Master Technical System Control
Ground Station
Technical Situation Display
MTSC Master Technical System Control, provides overview status RRC Raw Data Recording Tool, to log raw data as received on Mode S level
of entire system (group of remote sites) (only RCMS) by the Ground Station hardware (ADS−B not decoded)
TSC Technical System Control, provides detailed view of a single RAC Raw Data to Asterix Converter, to replay raw data, to decode the ADS−B contents
Ground Station’s status, allows configuration changes, SW updates, etc. and to output Asterix data e.g. to the TSD. Operation similar but not identical to a
RRP Raw Data Replay Tool, to replay logged raw data to the test generator Ground Station.
of the ADS−B Test Bed TSD Technical Situation Display, plan view of ADS−B traffic as reported via Asterix
ARC Asterix Recording Tool, to log Asterix target reports target reports
ARP Asterix Replay Tool, to replay logged Asterix data to a destination (e.g. TSD)
Fig. 2−27 AS 680 tool chain
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