| Title | Air Ground Data Link VHF Airline Communications and Reporting System (ACARS) Preliminary Test Report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 1290 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rehmann, Albert; Mestre, Jose |
| Corporate Creator | CTA Incorporated |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19950200 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | An effort was conducted to determine actual ground-to-air, and air-to-ground performance of the Airline Communications and Reporting system (ACARS), Very High Frequency (VHF) Data Link System. Parameters of system throughput, error rates, and availability were measured by tabulating statistics of messages ranging from 2 to 150 bytes in length. The intervals of transmission were developed based on anticipated air traffic service (ATS) requirements for tactical air traffic control (ATC) messages and their associated replies. Overall, the average round trip message delay fell in the range of 10 to 20 seconds, with 5 out of approximately 2300 messages lost. Aeronautical Radio Inc. (ARINC) did not endorse these tests, indicating that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tests did not take advantage of the capabilities of the ACARS network which has been optimized for airline use. |
| Rosap ID | dot:4440 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4440 |
| TRT Terms | Statistical analysis; Air traffic control; Flight information services; Performance; Tests for suitability, service and quality; Messages; Transmission; Very high frequency; Communication systems |
| General Subjects | ACARS; Airline communications and reporting system network; Data link system |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/CT-TN95/66 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/1000/1200/1290/tn95_66.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |