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MODE A/C [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

Ground equipment that interrogates Mode A/C and Mode S transponders using intermode and Mode S interrogations.

OBS

Mode S ground station: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Équipement sol qui interroge les transpondeurs modes A/C et mode S à l'aide d’interrogations intermodes et mode S.

OBS

station sol mode S : terme et définition uniformisés par l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Equipo terrestre que interroga a los transpondedores en Modo A/C y en Modo S utilizando interrogaciones en intermodo y en Modo S.

OBS

estación terrestre en Modo S: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 2 2001-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

Interrogations consisting of three pulses (Pi, Pii, and Piii) that convey information to and/or elicit replies from Mode S transponders. Mode A/C transponders do not respond to Mode S interrogations because they are suppressed by the Pi-Pii, pulse pair.

OBS

Mode S interrogations: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • Mode S
  • Mode S interrogation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Interrogations constituées de trois impulsions(Pi, Pii, Piii), qui acheminent l'information vers des transpondeurs mode S ou en déclenchent des réponses. Les transpondeurs mode A/C ne répondent pas aux interrogations mode S parce que leurs émissions sont supprimées par la paire d’impulsions Pi-Pii.

OBS

interrogations mode S : terme et définition uniformisés par l’Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • interrogation mode S

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Interrogaciones constituidas por tres impulsos (Pi, Pii y Piii) que transmiten información a los transpondedores en Modo S o obtienen respuestas de los mismos. Los transpondedores en Modo A/C no responden a las interrogaciones en Modo S, porque quedan eliminados por el par de impulsos Pi-Pii.

OBS

interrogaciónes en Modo S: término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • interrogación en Modo S
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