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RTCA SC-186 Working Group #6

ADS-B MASPS Development

Issue Papers

 


 


ADS-B MASPS Issue Papers:  Below are all issue papers that have been submitted and accepted.  Available for download is a ZIP file containing a blank issue paper form, a ZIP file containing all accepted Issue Papers and their current status in PDF format,  and all individual issue papers in PDF format.

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Individual Issue Papers:

 

IP # Status Last Action Author Description
1-74

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IP 01 

Rev. A

2/22/02 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Turn indication is problematic and should be deleted as a required ADS-B message element
IP 02 

Rev. A

2/22/02 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Altitude rate is problematic and should be deleted as a required ADS-B message element.
IP 03  CLOSED
(IP46)
8/30/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Effective received reporting rates should be adjusted to match operational requirements.
IP 04

Rev. A

2/22/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Request that ownship’s aircraft size characteristic be broadcast.
IP 05

Rev. A

2/22/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Requirements Needed to Provide Anonymity Protection for GA aircraft.
IP 06

Rev. A

2/01/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Broadcasting of information from moving and stationary obstacles in and around airports.
IP 07 Rejected 1/25/01 Gary Livack,
FAA
Request to broadcast additional information for future use not currently specified in ADS-B MASPS  message set
IP 08

Rev. A

2/01/02 James Maynard,
Garmin-AT
The current NUC definition is insufficient.  Accuracy and Integrity need to be separate components. (NIC / NAC)
IP 09 CLOSED
(IP37)
5/24/01 Chris Moody. Mitre/CAASD Use of velocity subtypes 3 and 4.
IP 10 Rejected 5/24/01 Chris Moody. Mitre/CAASD Are VFR/IFR distinctions on data source requirements proper?
IP 11 CLOSED
(IP21)
5/24/01 Bob Hilb,
UPS
Requests for clarification on “TCP types” and the use of the “TCP Data Valid” subfield.
IP 12

Rev. A

2/22/02 Bob Hilb,
UPS
Request that an aircraft’s CDTI and TCAS/ACAS capabilities and TCAS/ACAS RA information be broadcast as part of the ADS-B message Mode Status reports.
IP 13 Deferred 10/26/01 Rick Cassell,
Rannoch Corp.
ADS-B transmission rates while on Airport Surface.
IP 14

Rev. A

2/22/02 Rick Cassell,
Rannoch Corp.
Use of “Certified Navigation Center” with own position.
IP 15 Rejected 2/28/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Proposal to consider altitude differential when determining effective received update rate. 
IP 16 Deferred 2/28/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
State Vector reporting rate requirements for users transmitting TCPs
IP 17 Rejected 2/28/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Use of TIS-B for integrity enhancement
IP 18

Rev. A

2/22/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Request to broadcast own aircraft’s heading at Vstop.
IP 19 Deferred 8/30/01 Gary Livack,
FAA
Runway Incursion Alerting.
IP 20 Closed 2/13/01 Chris Moody, Mitre/CAASD Ambiguity of Velocity Subtypes.
IP 21 CLOSED
(IP26)
10/26/01 Tony Warren,
Boeing
TCP Types and parameters to represent trajectory Change segments.
IP 22 Rev. A 2/22/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Means needed to support backwards compatibility between ADS-B versions.
IP 23 CLOSED
(IP32)
5/24/01 Gary Livack,
FAA
Ability to broadcast capability to perform specific applications.
IP 24 CLOSED
(IP8)
5/24/01 Gary Livack,
FAA
NAC specificity requirements for surface applications
IP 25 Deferred 5/24/01 Gary Livack,
FAA
Military formation flying message set.
IP 26 Rev. A 3/08/02 Richard Barhydt,
NASA
Format for incorporating Short and Long-Term Intent Information.
IP 27 CLOSED
(IP37)
5/24/01 Richard Barhydt,
NASA
Benefits of including Heading and Airspeed in State Vector Report.
IP 28 CLOSED
(IP37)
5/24/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Air-referenced parameters should be excluded from normal/default State Vector transmissions.
IP 29 Rejected
(IP42)
8/30/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
The MASPS should not require geometric altitude in all SV reports.
IP 30 Deferred 7/19/01 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Proposed clarification for definition of ADS-B
IP 31 CLOSED
(IP21)
5/24/01 Tony Warren,
Boeing
Proposed requirements for TCP update rates.
IP 32 Rev. A 2/22/02 James Maynard,
Garmin-AT
Proposal to revise capability code definition.
IP 33 Rev. A 2/22/02 James Maynard,
Garmin-AT
Proposal to re-organize the SV and MS report elements.
IP 34 Deferred 2/22/02 James Maynard,
Garmin-AT
Provide standard, data-link-independent, report structure format in the MASPS.
IP 35 Rev. A 2/01/02 Bill Harman,
Lincoln Laboratory
Delete or change note 7 of Table 3-4 to assure that this note does not change or supercede the requirements defined in Table 3-4.
IP 36 Rev. A 2/22/02 Gene Wong,
FAA
Simultaneous Parallel Approaches.
IP 37 Rev. A 3/08/02 Richard Barhydt,
NASA
Air Reference Velocity Vector.
IP 38 Rev. A 2/22/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Criteria for determination of airborne and on-ground states.
IP 39 Rev. A 2/22/02 Gary Livack,
FAA
Vertical height integrity (NIC). 
IP 40 Rejected 5/24/01 Gary Livack,
FAA
Notion that ADS-B application enabling software can be treated as discrete, modular software.  
IP 41 Rev. A 2/22/02 Bill Flathers,
AOPA
Emergency Locator Transmitter Functionality.
IP 42 Withdrawn 8/30/01 Bill Flathers,
AOPA
Altitude encoder and altimetry self-test feature
IP 43 Withdrawn 8/30/01 Bill Flathers,
AOPA
The Need for "Aircraft Address" in Very Dense Environments
IP 44 Deferred 2/22/02 Tony Warren,
Boeing
Source data requirements for ADS-B Broadcast should be explicitly documented.
IP 45 Closed
(IP26)
8/16/01 Richard Barhydt,
NASA
Short-term Intent Parameters
IP 46 Rev. A 2/22/02 Jonathan  Hammer, Mitre/CAASD Proposal to revise tables 3-3 and 3-4 to reflect  range dependency of requirements rather than application dependency.
IP 47 Rev. A 8/30/01 Jonathan Hammer, Mitre/CAASD Request to add example  to Appendix M for approach spacing intent information.
IP 48 Deferred 2/01/02 Tom Foster,
Rockwell Collins
Shared Services Links
IP 49 Deferred 2/01/02 Stuart Searight,
FAA
Proposal for On-Condition Request for Information Report
IP 50 Deferred 2/22/02 Stuart Searight,
FAA
Request for clarification on coast time intervals and update rates for ADS-B reports AND transmitted State Vector information needed for target acquisition.
IP 51 Deferred 2/01/02 Chris Moody, Mitre/CAASD ADS-B option to use temporary addresses identifiable only to ATC.
IP 52 Rev. A 2/22/02 Chris Moody, Mitre/CAASD Request from Anchorage ARTCC in support of Capstone for IDENT transponder-like feature.
IP 53 Rev. A 2/22/02 Chris Moody, Mitre/CAASD Request from Anchorage ARTCC in support of Capstone for ability to identify that an aircraft is not flying under ATC control, equivalent to "Squawk 1200".
IP 54 Rev. A 2/22/02 Chris Moody, Mitre/CAASD Request from Anchorage ARTCC in support of Capstone for ability to inhibit broadcast of invalid altitude.
IP 55 Rev. A 2/22/02 Stan Jones, Mitre/CAASD Proposal for user population requirement making 95% confidence of reception requirement applicable to 95% of the relevant user population.
IP 56 Rev. A 2/22/02 Stuart Searight,
FAA
Proposal delete the Mode Status report element "Surveillance Support Code"
IP 57 Deferred 2/22/02 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Proposal for to reduce the allowable range of NAC-V to [0..3].
IP 58 Rev. A 2/22/02 Stephen Heppe,
ADSI, Inc
Proposal for new note for Table 3-4 which would conditionally relax the  update requirement for some short-range applications.
IP 59 Rev. A 2/22/02 James Maynard,
Garmin-AT
Proposal make sure that the abbreviation "NM" is used consistently for nautical miles throughout DO-242A and is noted in Appendix B.
IP 60 Rev. A 2/22/02 Tony Warren,
Boeing
Acquisition Range Requirements for Orthogonal Encounter Scenarios
IP 61 Deferred 2/22/02 Tom Mosher,
UPS-AT
Need guidance on coping with duplicate A/V addresses
IP 62 Rev. A 2/22/02 Tom Mosher,
UPS-AT
Delete note regarding transponder codes in A/V Address requirements.
IP 63 Deferred 2/22/02 Tony Warren,
Boeing
Require ARV reports to be continually updated at low rate.
IP 64 Rev. A 3/04/02 Stuart Searight,
FAA
Define a Status Change Report that can be used to rapidly convey the change of value for time-critical elements of the MS and TC reports.
IP 65 Deferred 3/04/02 Stuart Searight,
FAA
Relax update rate of "secondary" altitude if both barometric and geometric altitudes are being broadcast.
IP 66 TBD 4/10/03 Steve Creamer,
FAA ATC
Request for means to correlate flight plans to unique ID.
IP 67 TBD 7/01/02 Ronnie Jones,
FAA
Clarification requested on operational range requirements between equipage classes.
IP 68 TBD 7/10/02 Rocky Stone,
United Airlines
Request to reexamine update rates for long-range applications.
IP 69 TBD 4/16/03 Stuart Searight,
FAA
Mode indicator fields and other short-term intent information is not specifically defined within different FMS/autopilot systems.
IP 70 TBD 4/17/03 Gary Furr,
Titan Corp.
Clarification needed for wording of "IDENT Switch Active" Flag.
IP 71 TBD 4/17/03 Gary Furr,
Titan Corp.
Problems with On-Ground / Airborne Status determination.
IP 72 TBD 4/17/03 Gary Furr,
Titan Corp.
Requested expansion of TCAS CC and OM codes.
IP 73 TBD 4/17/03 Gary Furr,
Titan Corp.
Clarification requested for A/V Length and Width Codes.
IP 74 TBD 5/01/03 Chris Moody,
Mitre/CAASD
Request to make NIC levels better correspond to HPL levels.


For more information on this group's activities please contact the groups co-chairs

Stuart Seartight: Stuart.Searight@faa.gov
phone: (609) 485-5036

 

 

Last updated: 03/05/2003
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