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APPENDIX D - MODE S SIGNAL FORMATS
1. OPERATING GOALS
Mode S combi nes secondar y sur vei l l ance
r adar and a gr ound- ai r - gr ound dat a l i nk
syst em t o pr ovi de ai r cr af t sur vei l l ance and
communi cat i ons necessar y f or suppor t i ng
aut omat ed ATC i n dense t r af f i c
envi r onment s. Mode S pr ovi des common-
channel i nt er oper at i on wi t h t he ATC beacon
syst em and may be i mpl ement ed over an
ext ended ATCRBS- t o- Mode S t r ansi t i on
per i od. I n suppor t i ng ATC aut omat i on,
Mode S pr ovi des t he r el i abl e
communi cat i ons necessar y f or dat a l i nk
ser vi ces.
2. MODE S MESSAGE CONTENT
2. 1 ADDRESS/ PARI TY ( FI ELD AP)
Al l di scr et e Mode S i nt er r ogat i ons ( 56- bi t
or 112- bi t ) and r epl i es ( except t he Al l Cal l
r epl y) cont ai n t he 24- bi t di scr et e addr ess of
t he Mode S t r ansponder upon whi ch t he 24
er r or - det ect i ng par i t y check bi t s ar e
over l ai d. I n t he Al l Cal l r epl y, t he 24 par i t y
check bi t s ar e over l ai d on t he addr ess of
t he Mode S i nt er r ogat or . The t ext of t he
r epl y i ncl udes t he di scr et e addr ess of t he
t r ansponder .
2. 2 SURVEI LLANCE
The pr i mar y f unct i on of Mode S i s
sur vei l l ance. For t he Mode S t r ansponder ,
t hi s f unct i on i s accompl i shed by usi ng shor t
( 56- bi t ) t r ansmi ssi ons i n bot h di r ect i ons.
I n t hese t r ansmi ssi ons, t he ai r cr af t r epor t s
al t i t ude ( DF04) or ATCRBS 4096 code as
wel l as f l i ght st at us ( ai r bor ne, on t he
gr ound, al er t , Speci al Posi t i on
I dent i f i cat i on [ SPI ] , et c. ).

2. 3 DATA LI NK COMMUNI CATI ONS
The di scr et e addr essi ng and di gi t al
encodi ng al l ow Mode S t r ansmi ssi ons t o be
used as di gi t al dat a l i nks. I nt errogat i on
and r epl y f or mat s of t he Mode S syst em
cont ai n suf f i ci ent codi ng space t o t r ansmi t
dat a. Most Mode S dat a l i nk t ransmi ssi ons
ar e handl ed as one 56- bi t message
i ncl uded as par t of l ong 112- bi t
i nt er r ogat i ons or r epl i es. The
t r ansmi ssi ons i ncl ude t he message i n
addi t i on t o sur vei l l ance dat a, and i s
gener al l y used i n pl ace of a sur vei l l ance
i nt errogat i on and/ or repl y.
An ef f i ci ent t r ansmi ssi on of l onger
messages i s accompl i shed by t he ext ended
l engt h message ( ELM) capabi l i t y ( UF24 and
DF24) . Usi ng t hi s capabi l i t y, a sequence of
up t o si xt een 80- bi t message segment s
( each wi t h a 112- bi t t r ansmi ssi on) i s
t r ansmi t t ed, ei t her gr ound- t o- ai r or ai r - t o-
gr ound and i s acknowl edged wi t h a si ngl e
r epl y/ i nt er r ogat i on. ELMs do not cont ai n
sur vei l l ance dat a and t hus cannot
subst i t ut e f or a sur vei l l ance i nt er r ogat i on-
r epl y cycl e.
3. SIGNAL FORMATS
Chapt er 2 of RTCA DO- 181A and Chapt er
2, Vol ume I of RTCA DO- 185 out l i ne t he
si gnal f or mat s f or upl i nk and downl i nk
messages. Appendi x D, Tabl es 1 t hr ough 7
cont ai n t he si gnal f or mat s and def i ni t i ons
but ref er t o t he RTCA document s as t he
f i nal aut hor i t y on t he dat a i nf or mat i on.
Dat a i s expr essed i n deci mal unl ess
ot her wi se speci f i ed. For conver si on t o
hexadeci mal , oct al or bi nar y; r ef er t o 1- 2- 2,
Tabl e 5.
NOTE: TCAS oper at es i n Mode S and
many si gnal s pert ai n onl y t o TCAS.
Bi t s ar e number ed i n t r ansmi ssi on or der
begi nni ng wi t h bi t one. Unl ess ot her wi se
st at ed, t he most si gni f i cant bi t ( MSB) i s t he
f i r st bi t t r ansmi t t ed f or numer i cal val ues
encoded by gr oups of bi t s ( f i el ds and
subf i el ds) .
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FORMAT
NO. UF
0 ( 0 0000) 3 ( RL: 1) 4 ( AQ: 1) ( BD: 8) 10 ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . Shor t Ai r - Ai r Sur vei l l ance
1 ( 0 0001) 27 ( AP: 24)
2 ( 0 0010) 27 ( AP: 24)
3 ( 0 0011) 27 ( AP: 24)
4 ( 0 0100) ( PC: 3) ( RR: 5) ( DI : 3) ( SD: 16) ( AP: 24) . Sur vei l l ance, Al t i t ude Request
5 ( 0 0101) ( PC: 3) ( RR: 5) ( DI : 3) ( SD: 16) ( AP- 24) . . Sur vei l l ance, I dent i t y Request
6 ( 0 0110) 27 ( AP: 24)
7 ( 0 0111) 27 ( AP: 24)
8 ( 0 1000) 27 ( AP: 24)
9 ( 0 1001) 27 ( AP: 24)
10 ( 0 1010) 27 ( AP: 24)
11 ( 0 1011) ( PR: 4) ( I C: 4) ( CL: 3) 16 ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mode S Onl y Al l Cal l
12 ( 0 1100) 27 ( AP: 24)
13 ( 0 1101) 27 ( AP: 24)
14 ( 0 1110) 27 ( AP: 24)
15 ( 0 1111) 27 ( AP: 24)
16 ( 1 0000) 3 ( RL: 1) 4 ( AQ: 1) 18 ( MU: 56) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . Long Ai r - Ai r Sur vei l l ance
17 ( 1 0001) 83 ( AP: 24)
18 ( 1 0010) 83 ( AP: 24)
19 ( 1 0011) 83 ( AP: 24)
20 ( 1 0100) ( PC: 3) ( RR: 5) ( DI : 3) ( SD: 16) ( MA: 56) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . Comm- A, Al t i t ude Request
21 ( 1 0101) ( PC: 3) ( RR: 5) ( DI : 3) ( SD: 16) ( MA: 56) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . Comm- A, I dent i t y Request
22 ( 1 0110) 83 ( AP: 24)
23 ( 1 0111) 83 ( AP: 24)
24 ( 1 1) ( RC: 2) ( NC: 4) ( MC: 80) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comm- C ( ELM)
NOTE: ( XX: M) r epr esent s a f i el d desi gnat ed XX cont ai ni ng M number of assi gned bi t s.
NOTE: N r epr esent s f r ee codi ng space wi t h N avai l abl e bi t s, coded as Zer os f or
t r ansmi ssi on.
NOTE: For Upl i nk For mat s ( UF) 0 t hr ough 23, t he f or mat number cor r esponds t o t he bi nar y
code i n t he f i r st 5 bi t s of t he i nt er r ogat i on. For mat number 24 i s ar bi t r ar i l y def i ned
as t he f ormat begi nni ng wi t h Ones i n t he f i rst t wo bi t posi t i ons.
NOTE: Al l f or mat s ar e shown f or compl et eness, al t hough a number of t hem ar e unused.
Over vi ew of Mode S I nt er r ogat i on For mat s
Tabl e 1
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NO. DF
0 ( 0 0000) ( VS: 1) ( CC: 1) - 1- ( SL: 3) - 2- ( RI : 4) - 2- ( AC: 13) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . Shor t Ai r - Ai r Sur vei l l ance
1 ( 0 0001) 27 ( P: 24)
2 ( 0 0010) 27 ( P: 24)
3 ( 0 0011) 27 ( P: 24)
4 ( 0 0100) ( FS: 3) ( DR: 5) ( UM: 6) ( AC: 13) ( AP: 24) . . . . . Sur vei l l ance, Al t i t ude Repl y
5 ( 0 0101) ( FS: 3) ( DR: 5) ( UM: 6) ( I D: 13) ( AP- 24) . . . . . . Sur vei l l ance, I dent i t y Repl y
6 ( 0 0110) 27 ( P: 24)
7 ( 0 0111) 27 ( P: 24)
8 ( 0 1000) 27 ( P: 24)
9 ( 0 1001) 27 ( P: 24)
10 ( 0 1010) 27 ( P: 24)
11 ( 0 1011) ( CA: 3) ( AA: 24) ( PI : 24) . . . . . . . . Al l Cal l Repl y/ AQ Squi t t er
12 ( 0 1100) 27 ( P: 24)
13 ( 0 1101) 27 ( P: 24)
14 ( 0 1110) 27 ( P: 24)
15 ( 0 1111) 27 ( P: 24)
16 ( 1 0000) ( VS: 1) - 2- ( SL: 3) - 2- ( RI : 4) - 2- ( AC: 13) ( MV: 56) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . Long Ai r - Ai r Sur vei l l ance
17 ( 1 0001) ( CA: 3) ( AA: 24) ( ME: 56) ( PI : 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ext ended Squi t t er
18 ( 1 0010) 83 ( P: 24)
19 ( 1 0011) 83 ( P: 24)
20 ( 1 0100) ( FS: 3) ( DR: 5) ( UM: 6) ( AC: 13) ( MB: 56) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . . . Comm- B, Al t i t ude Repl y
21 ( 1 0101) ( FS: 3) ( DR: 5) ( UM: 6) ( I D: 13) ( MB: 56) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . . . Comm- B, I dent i t y Repl y
22 ( 1 0110) 83 ( P: 24)
23 ( 1 0111) 83 ( P: 24)
24 ( 1 11) ( KE: 1) ( ND: 4) ( MD: 80) ( AP: 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comm- D ( ELM)
NOTE: ( XX: M) r epr esent s a f i el d desi gnat ed XX cont ai ni ng M number of assi gned bi t s.
NOTE: (P: 24) repr esent s a 24-bi t f i el d reserved f or pari t y i nf ormat i on.
NOTE: N r epr esent s f r ee codi ng space wi t h N avai l abl e bi t s, coded as Zer os f or
t r ansmi ssi on.
NOTE: For Downl i nk For mat s ( DF) 0 t hr ough 23, t he f or mat number cor r esponds t o t he
bi nar y code i n t he f i r st 5 bi t s of t he r epl y. For mat number 24 i s ar bi t r ar i l y def i ned
as t he f or mat begi nni ng wi t h Ones i n t he f i r st t hr ee bi t posi t i ons.
NOTE: Al l f or mat s ar e shown f or compl et eness, al t hough a number of t hem ar e unused.
Over vi ew Of Mode S Repl y For mat s
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AA 24 9-32 X The ai r cr af t addr ess announced i n t he cl ear ,
used i n DF=11, 17.
AC 13 20-32 X The al t i t ude code used i n f or mat s DF=0, 4,
16 and 20. Al l bi t s ar e Zer os i f al t i t ude
i nf or mat i on i s not avai l abl e. Cont ai ns
met r i c al t i t ude i f M- bi t ( 26) i s One.
AP 24
24
33-56
89-112
X X Par i t y over l ai d on t he Addr ess appear s at
t he end of al l t r ansmi ssi ons, upl i nk and
downl i nk, wi t h except i on of f or mat DF11.
AQ 1 14 X Desi gnat es f or mat s UF=0, 16 as acqui si t i on
t r ansmi ssi ons. Bi t 14 ( RI , DF=0, 16) ,
r epeat s AQ as r ecei ved by t r ansponder .
BD 8 15-22 X Cont ai ns t he i dent i t y of t he gr ound- i ni t i at ed
Comm- B r egi st er cont ent s t o appear i n t he
MV f i el d of t he cor r espondi ng r epl y, used i n
UF=0.
CA 3 6-8 X Used i n DF=11 or DF17 t o r epor t
t r ansponder capabi l i t y. Codes ar e:
0 = Level 1, no communi cat i ons capabi l i t y
( sur vei l l ance onl y, ) Tr ansponder accept s
UF=0, 4, 5, 11; Tr ansponder t r ansmi t s
DF=0, 4, 5, 11.
1 = Level 2, Comm- A and Comm- B
capabi l i t y, Tr ansponder accept s UF=0,
4, 5, 11, 20, 21; Tr ansponder t r ansmi t s
DF=0, 4, 5, 11, 20, 21.
2 = Level 3, Comm- A, Comm- B and upl i nk
ELM capabi l i t y, Tr ansponder accept s
UF=0, 4, 5, 11, 20, 21, 24; Tr ansponder
t r ansmi t s DF=0, 4, 5, 11, 20, 21.
3 = Level 4, Comm- A, Comm- B, upl i nk and
downl i nk ELM capabi l i t y, Tr ansponder
accept s UF=0, 4, 5, 11, 20, 21, 24;
Tr ansponder t r ansmi t s DF=0, 4, 5, 11,
20, 21, 24.
4 = Level 2, 3 or 4; abi l i t y t o set code 7, and
i s on t he gr ound.
5 = Level 2, 3 or 4; abi l i t y t o set code 7, and
i s ai r bor ne.
6 = Level 2, 3 or 4; abi l i t y t o set code 7.
7 = DR0 or FS=3, 4 or 5.
NOTE: Codes 4- 7 ar e f or squi t t er s onl y.
CC 1 7 X I ndi cat es t r ansponder has abi l i t y t o suppor t
cr ossl i nk capabi l i t y ( decode t he cont ent s of
t he UF=0 BD f i el d and r espond wi t h t he
cont ent s of t he speci f i ed gr ound- i ni t i at ed
Comm- B r egi st er i n t he MV f i el d of t he
cor r espondi ng DF=16 r epl y. Used i n DF=0.
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CL 3 14-16 X Code Label def i nes I C f i el d as f ol l ows:
0 = I C f i el d cont ai ns t he I I code.
1 = I C f i el d cont ai ns SI codes 1 t o 15.
2 = I C f i el d cont ai ns SI codes 16 t o 31.
3 = I C f i el d cont ai ns SI codes 32 t o 47.
4 = I C f i el d cont ai ns SI codes 48 t o 63.
5- 7 = Not assi gned.
DF 5 1-5 X The f i r st f i el d i n al l downl i nk f or mat s i s t he
t r ansmi ssi on descr i pt or .
DI 3 14-16 X I dent i f i es codi ng cont ai ned i n t he SD f i el d
i n f or mat s UF=4, 5, 20, 21. Codes ar e:
0 = SD has I nt er r ogat or I dent i f i er ( I I S) .
1 = SD cont ai ns ( I I S, MBS, MES, LOS, RSS,
TMS) .
2 = SD cont ai ns ( TCS, RCS, SAS)
3 = SD cont ai ns ( SI S, LSS, RRS)
4- 6 = Not assi gned.
7 = SD cont ai ns ( I I S, RRS, LOS, TMS)
DR 5 9-13 X Request s ext r act i on of downl i nk messages
f r om t r ansponder by i nt er r ogat or . Appear s
i n f or mat s DF=4, 5, 20, 21. Codes ar e:
0 = No downl i nk r equest .
1 = Request t o send Comm- B ( B bi t set ) ,
2 = TCAS i nf or mat i on avai l abl e.
3 = TCAS i nf or mat i on avai l abl e and r equest
t o send Comm- B message.
4 = Comm- B Br oadcast #1 avai l abl e.
5 = Comm- B Br oadcast #2 avai l abl e.
6 = TCAS i nf or mat i on and Comm- B
Br oadcast #1 avai l abl e.
7 = TCAS i nf or mat i on and Comm- B
Br oadcast #2 avai l abl e.
8- 15 = Not assi gned.
16- 31 = Request t o send n- segment s,
si gni f i ed by 15 + n.
Codes 1- 15 t ake pr i or i t y over codes 16- 31.
FS 3 6-8 X Repor t s f l i ght st at us of ai r cr af t and i s used
i n f or mat s DF=4, 5, 20, 21. Codes ar e:


CODE

ALERT

SPI

AI RBORNE
ON THE
GROUND
0 no no yes no
1 no no no yes
2 yes no yes no
3 yes no no yes
4 yes yes ei t her
5 no yes ei t her
6, 7 ar e not assi gned.
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I C 4 10-13 X I dent i f i es t he i nt er r ogat or and appear s i n
UF=11, t he Mode S Onl y Al l Cal l .
NOTE: The same i nf or mat i on may al so
appear i n SI S or I I S subf i el ds of SD.
I D 13 2-32 X The 4096 i dent i f i cat i on code, number s , as,
set by t he pi l ot , i n DF=5, 21.
KE 1 4 X I ndi cat es TAS subf i el d exi st s i n MD f i el d,
Comm- D r epl i es/ DF24, i f 1 ( UELM pr ot ocol )
or does not exi st i f 0 ( DELM pr ot ocol ) .
MA 56 33-88 X Messages di r ect ed t o t he ai r cr af t , par t of
Comm- A i nt er r ogat i ons, UF=20, 21.
ADS 8 33-40 X Def i nes t he cont ent of t he MA message f i el d
i n Comm- A r equest s and i s expr essed i n
t wo gr oups of 4 bi t s each, ADS1 ( 33- 36)
and ADS2 ( 37- 40) .
ADS1 4 33-36 X Par t of t he A- Def i ni t i on Subf i el d and i s set
t o 0 f or TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level Commands.
ADS2 4 37-40 X Par t of t he A- Def i ni t i on Subf i el d and i s set
t o 5 f or TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level Commands.
SLC 4 41-44 X Sensi t i vi t y Level Command f or t he TCAS
ai r cr af t . The codes ar e:
0 = No command.
1 = Not Assi gned.
2 = Sel ect TA_ONLY mode of oper at i on.
3 = Set TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level t o 3.
4 = Set TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level t o 4.
5 = Set TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level t o 5.
6 = Set TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level t o 6.
7 = Set TCAS Sensi t i vi t y Level t o 7.
8- 14 = Not Assi gned.
15 = Cancel pr evi ous Sensi t i vi t y Level .
MB 56 33-88 X Messages t o be t r ansmi t t ed t o i nt er r ogat or ,
par t of t he Comm- B r epl i es, DF=20, 21.
The f i el d cont ai ns Dat a Li nk, Capabi l i t y
Repor t s or Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on Repor t s or
TCAS Resol ut i on Advi sor y Repor t s.
ACS 20 45-64 X Comm- A capabi l i t y subf i el d r epor t s dat a l i nk
ser vi ce( s) suppor t ed by t he i nst al l at i on. I f
al l bi t s ar e Zer os, no Comm- A dat a l i nk
ser vi ces ar e suppor t ed.
AI S 48 41-88 X Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, r epor t ed when a
sur vei l l ance or Comm- A i nt er r ogat i on
( UF=4, 5, 20, 21) cont ai ns RR=18 and
DI =anyt hi ng but 7. AI S cont ai ns up t o ei ght
6- bi t char act er s as def i ned i n Tabl e 4.
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MB ARA 14 41-54 X TCAS Resol ut i on Advi sor y Repor t i ndi cat i ng
cur r ent Act i ve Resol ut i on Advi sor i es ( i f any)
gener at ed by own TCAS uni t agai nst one or
mor e t hr eat ai r cr af t . Each bi t i ndi cat es a
speci f i c r esol ut i on advi sor y wi t h One bei ng
act i ve and Zer o bei ng i nact i ve. Bi t
i ndi cat i ons ar e:
41- Cl i mb.
42- Don' t descend.
43- Don' t descend f ast er t han 500 FPM.
44- Don' t descend f ast er t han 1000 FPM.
45- Don t descend f ast er t han 2000 FPM.
46- Descend.
47- Don' t cl i mb.
48- Don' t cl i mb f ast er t han 500 FPM.
49- Don' t cl i mb f ast er t han 1000 FPM.
50- Don' t cl i mb f ast er t han 2000 FPM.
51- Tur n l ef t .
52- Tur n r i ght .
53- Don' t t ur n l ef t .
54- Don' t t ur n r i ght .
ATS 1 35 X Al t i t ude Type subf i el d i n Squi t t er Capabi l i t y
Repor t ( r equest ed wi t h RR=16, DI =7, RRS=7)
i s 0 t o r epor t bar omet r i c al t i t ude or 1 t o
r epor t navi gat i on- der i ved hei ght .
BCS 16 65-80 X Comm- B capabi l i t y subf i el d r epor t s i nst al l ed
dat a sour ces t hat can be accessed by t he
gr ound f or t r ansmi ssi on vi a a gr ound-
i ni t i at ed Comm- B. I f al l bi t s ar e Zer os, no
dat a i s accessi bl e by a gr ound- i ni t i at ed
Comm- B.
BDS 8 33-40 X Def i nes t he cont ent of t he MB message f i el d
i n r epl y t o gr ound- i ni t i at ed Comm- B and i s
expr essed i n t wo gr oups of 4 bi t s each,
BDS1 ( 33- 36) and BDS2 ( 37- 40) .
BDS1 4 33-36 X Cor r esponds wi t h RR i n UF=4, 5, 20, 21.
The codes ar e:
0 = MB cont ai ns Ai r - i ni t i at ed Comm- B.
1 = MB cont ai ns Dat a Li nk Capabi l i t y
Repor t .
2 = MB cont ai ns Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on.
3 = MB cont ai ns TCAS Resol ut i on Advi sor y.
4- 15 = Not assi gned.
BDS2 4 37-40 X Basi c r epor t uses BDS2=0. Mor e compl ex
Mode S i nst al l at i ons r epor t addi t i onal
capabi l i t i es i n var i ous f or mat s assi gned t o
BDS2 codes ot her t han 0 as r equest ed by
i nt er r ogat or , speci f i ed i n t he RRS subf i el d
of SD.
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MB CFS 4 41-44 X Cont i nuat i on subf i el d cont ai ns t he BDS2
val ue of t he next addi t i onal capabi l i t y r epor t
avai l abl e f r om t he i nst al l at i on.
ECS 8 81-88 X Dat a Li nk Capabi l i t y subf i el d r epor t s ELM
capabi l i t y of i nst al l at i on. No ELM dat a l i nk
ser vi ces ar e suppor t ed i f al l bi t s ar e Zer os.
MTE 1 60 X
Mul t i pl e Thr eat Encount er bi t i ndi cat es 2
si mul t aneous TCAS t hr eat s.
RAC 4 55-58 X Resol ut i on Advi sor y Compl ement s subf i el d
i ndi cat es cur r ent l y act i ve r esol ut i on,
advi sor y compl ement s ( i f any) r ecei ved f r om
al l ot her TCAS ai r cr af t wi t h on- boar d
r esol ut i on capabi l i t y. Bi t s ar e set t o One
when act i ve and Zer o when i nact i ve. Bi t
i ndi cat i ons ar e:
55- Don' t descend.
56- Don' t cl i mb.
57- Don t t ur n l ef t .
58- Don' t t ur n r i ght .
RAT 1 59 X Resol ut i on Advi sor y Ter mi nat ed i ndi cat or i s
set t o One f or 18 seconds ( 1 second)
f ol l owi ng t er mi nat i on of a pr evi ousl y
r epor t ed r esol ut i on advi sor y.
TI D 26 33-88 X Thr eat I dent i t y Dat a subf i el d cont ai ns dat a
accor di ng t o TTI f i el d. I f TTI =1, TI D
cont ai ns Mode S addr ess of t hr eat i n bi t s
63- 85 ( bi t s 87- 88 ar e Zer o) . I f TTI =2, TI D
cont ai ns al t i t ude, r ange and bear i ng dat a.
TI DA 13 63-75 X Thr eat I dent i t y Dat a, Al t i t ude subf i el d
r epor t s Mode C al t i t ude code of t he t hr eat .
TI DB 6 83-88 X Thr eat I dent i t y, Bear i ng subf i el d r epor t s
most r ecent bear i ng of t he t hr eat .
TI DR 7 76-82 X Thr eat I dent i t y, Range subf i el d r epor t s most
r ecent r ange of t he t hr eat .
TRS 2 33-34 X Tr ansmi ssi on Rat e subf i el d i n Squi t t er
Capabi l i t y Repor t ( r equest ed wi t h RR=16,
DI =7, RRS=7) val ue i ndi cat i ons ar e:
0 = No capabi l i t y t o aut omat i cal l y det er mi ne
sur f ace squi t t er ( Sqt r ) r at e.
1 = Ai r cr af t sel ect ed hi gh sur f ace Sqt r r at e.
2 = Ai r cr af t sel ect ed l ow sur f ace Sqt r r at e.
3 = Not assi gned.
TTI 2 61-62 X Thr eat Type I ndi cat or subf i el d def i nes t ype
of dat a i n TI D f i el d.
MC 80 9-88 X Comm- C f i el d cont ai ns one segment of a
sequence of segment s t r ansmi t t ed t o t he
t r ansponder i n t he ELM mode. MC i s par t of
UF=24.
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MC I I S 4 9- 12 ( i f
RC=0 t o 2)
or 25- 28 ( i f
RC=3)
X I nt er r ogat or I dent i f i er subf i el d r epor t s t he
i dent i t y of t he i nt er r ogat or ( See SD and UM
f i el ds) .
SRS 16 9- 24 X I f a Comm- C i nt er r ogat i on ( UF=24) cont ai ns
RC=3, t he SRS subf i el d cont ai ns a l i st of
segment r equest - aut hor i zat i ons f or DELMs
i n t he 16- bi t ( 9- 24) SRS subf i el d. St ar t i ng
wi t h bi t 9, denot i ng t he f i r st segment , each
of t he f ol l owi ng bi t s i s set t o One i f t he
t r ansmi ssi on of t he cor r espondi ng segment
i s r equest ed. Ref er t o Tabl e 5.
MD 80 9- 88 X Comm- D f i el d, par t of DF=24, cont ai ns one
segment of a sequence of segment s
t r ansmi t t ed by t he t r ansponder i n t he ELM
mode. I t may cont ai n a summar y of
r ecei ved MC segment s of an upl i nk ELM.
TAS 16 17- 32 X Repor t s segment s r ecei ved i n a Comm- C
sequence. St ar t i ng wi t h bi t 17 denot i ng t he
f i r st segment , each successi ve bi t i s One i f
t he cor r espondi ng segment was r ecei ved.
TAS appear s i f KE=1 i n t he same r epl y.
Ref er t o Tabl e 5 f or val ues.
ME 56 33- 88 X Ext ended squi t t er message, par t of DF=17,
cont ai ns br oadcast messages. Fi r st f i ve
bi t s i ndi cat e t ype of DF=17 message
accor di ng t o Tabl e 6.
ACS 12 41- 52 X Al t i t ude Code subf i el d r epor t s al t i t ude i n
DF17A same as AC f i el d wi t hout t he M bi t .
SSS 2 38- 39 X Sur vei l l ance St at us subf i el d r epor t s st at us
i n DF17A as f ol l ows:
0 = No st at us i nf or mat i on.
1 = Tr ansponder r epor t s per manent al er t .
2 = Tr ansponder r epor t s t empor ar y al er t .
3 = Tr ansponder r epor t s SPI condi t i on.
MU 56 33- 88 X Fi el d, par t of t he l ong ai r - ai r sur vei l l ance
i nt er r ogat i on UF=16, cont ai ns i nf or mat i on
f or ai r - t o- ai r exchanges ( TCAS, Resol ut i on
Messages and TCAS Br oadcast Messages) .
CHC 3 47- 49 X Cancel Hor i zont al Resol ut i on Advi sor y
Compl ement . I n TCAS Resol ut i on
Messages t r ansmi t t ed by TCAS wi t hout
hor i zont al r esol ut i on capabi l i t y, CHC i s set
t o 0. The codes ar e:
0 = No cancel l at i on.
1 = Cancel , don' t t ur n l ef t .
2 = Cancel , don' t t ur n r i ght .
3- 7 = Not assi gned.
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MU CVC 2 43-44 X Cancel Ver t i cal Resol ut i on Advi sor y
Compl ement . The codes ar e:
0 = No cancel l at i on.
1 = Cancel , don' t descend.
2 = Cancel , don t cl i mb.
3 = Not assi gned.
HRC 3 50-52 X Hor i zont al Resol ut i on Advi sor y
Compl ement . I n TCAS Resol ut i on
Messages t r ansmi t t ed by TCAS wi t hout
hor i zont al r esol ut i on capabi l i t y, HRC i s set
t o 0. The codes ar e:
0 = No hor i zont al r esol ut i on advi sor y
compl ement sent .
1 = I nt r uder TCAS sense i s t ur n l ef t / do not
t ur n l ef t .
2 = I nt r uder TCAS sense i s t ur n l ef t / do not
t ur n r i ght .
3- 4 = Not assi gned.
5 = I nt r uder TCAS sense i s t ur n r i ght / do not
t ur n l ef t .
6 = I nt r uder TCAS sense i s t ur n r i ght / do not
t ur n r i ght .
7 = Not assi gned.
HSB 5 56-60 X Encoded Sense Bi t s f or Hor i zont al
Resol ut i on Compl ement s pr ovi de a par i t y
codi ng f i el d pr ot ect i ng t he si x hor i zont al
sense bi t s ( CHC and HRC) and ar e used i n
TCAS I I I Resol ut i on Messages.
MI D 24 65-88 X Cont ai ns di scr et e addr ess of i nt er r ogat i ng
ai r cr af t and i s i n TCAS Resol ut i on
Advi sor i es Lock Request s, TCAS Resol ut i on
Messages and TCAS Br oadcast Messages.
NOTE: TCAS Br oadcast Message i s sent at
10- second i nt er val s.
MTB 1 42 X Mul t i pl e Thr eat Bi t i ndi cat es mor e t han one
TCAS t hr eat when set t o One and no mor e
t han one t hr eat when set t o Zer o.
UDS 8 33-40 X Def i nes t he cont ent of t he MU message f i el d
and i s expr essed i n t wo 4- bi t gr oups, UDS1
( 33- 36) and UDS2 ( 37- 40) .
UDS1 4 33-36 X I s set t o 3 f or TCAS Resol ut i on Messages
and TCAS Br oadcast Messages.
UDS2 4 37-40 X I s set t o 0 f or TCAS Resol ut i on Messages
or set t o 2 f or TCAS Br oadcast Messages.
VRC 2 45-46 X Ver t i cal Resol ut i on Advi sor y Compl ement
( VRC) cont ai ns code as f ol l ows:
0 = No VRC sent .
1 = Don' t descend.
2 = Don' t cl i mb.
3 = Not assi gned.
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MU VSB 4 61-64 X Encoded Sense Bi t s f or Ver t i cal Resol ut i on
Compl ement s pr ovi de a par i t y codi ng f i el d
t o pr ot ect f our ver t i cal sense bi t s ( CVC and
VRC) i n al l TCAS Resol ut i on Messages. I f
bi t s 43- 46 do not agr ee wi t h bi t s 61- 64, t he
TCAS r ecei ver assumes an er r or and
di sr egar ds message. Bi t s ar e as f ol l ows:
43 44 45 46 61 62 63 64
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
MV 56 33-88 X Fi el d, par t of t he l ong ai r - ai r sur vei l l ance
r epl y DF=16, cont ai ns i nf or mat i on used i n
ai r - t o- ai r exchanges ( Coor di nat i on Repl y
Message) .
ARA 14 41-54 X Same as i n MB f i el d.
MTE 1 60 X Same as i n MB f i el d.
RAC 4 55-58 X Same as i n MB f i el d.
RAT 1 59 X Same as i n MB f i el d.
VDS 8 33-40 X Def i nes t he cont ent of t he MV message f i el d
and i s expr essed i n t wo 4- bi t gr oups, VDS1
( 33- 36) and VDS2 ( 37- 40) .
VDS1 4 33-36 X I s set t o 3 f or Coor di nat i on Repl y Message.

VDS2 4 37-40 X I s set t o 0 f or Coor di nat i on Repl y Message.
NC 4 5-8 X Pr ovi des t he segment number t r ansmi t t ed i n
an upl i nk ELM and i s par t of a Comm- C
i nt er r ogat i on, UF=24.
ND 4 5-8 X Pr ovi des t he segment number t r ansmi t t ed i n
a downl i nk ELM and i s par t of a Comm- D
r epl y, DF=24.
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PC 3 6-8 X Cont ai ns oper at i ng commands t o t he
t r ansponder and i s par t of sur vei l l ance and
Comm- A i nt er r ogat i ons UF=4, 5, 20, 21
( i gnor ed when DI =3) . The codes ar e:
0 = No changes i n t r ansponder st at e.
1 = Non- sel ect i ve Al l Cal l l ockout .
2 = Not assi gned.
3 = Not assi gned.
4 = Cancel B.
5 = Cancel C.
6 = Cancel D.
7 = Not assi gned.
PI 24 33-56 X Cont ai ns t he par i t y over l ai d on t he
i nt er r ogat or code. PI i s i n DF=11 or DF17.
PR 4 6-9 X Fi el d cont ai ns commands t o t he t r ansponder
speci f yi ng t he r epl y pr obabi l i t y t o t he Mode
S Onl y Al l Cal l i nt er r ogat i on, UF=11
cont ai ni ng t he PR. A command t o di sr egar d
any l ockout st at e can al so be gi ven. The
assi gned codes ar e:
0 = Repl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y = 1.
1 = Repl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 2.
2 = Repl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 4.
3 = Repl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 8.
4 = Repl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 16.
5, 6, 7 = Do not Repl y.
8 = Di sr egar d l ockout , r epl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y
= 1.
9 = Di sr egar d l ockout , r epl y wi t h pr obabi l i t y
= 1/ 2.
10 = Di sr egar d l ockout , r epl y wi t h,
pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 4.
11 = Di sr egar d l ockout , r epl y wi t h
pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 8.
12 = Di sr egar d l ockout , r epl y wi t h
pr obabi l i t y = 1/ 16.
13, 14, 15 = Do not r epl y.
NOTE: On r ecei pt of a Mode S Onl y Al l Cal l
cont ai ni ng a PR code ot her t han 0 or
8, t r ansponder execut es a r andom
pr ocess and makes a r epl y deci si on
f or t he i nt er r ogat i on i n accor dance
wi t h t he commanded pr obabi l i t y.
Random occur r ence of r epl i es
enabl es i nt er r ogat or t o acqui r e
cl osel y spaced ai r cr af t when r epl i es
woul d ot her wi se synchr onousl y
gar bl e each ot her .
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RC 2 3-4 X Desi gnat es t r ansmi t t ed segment as i ni t i al ,
i nt er medi at e or f i nal i f coded 0, 1 or 2
r espect i vel y. RC=3 i s used t o r equest
Comm- D DELMs by t he t ransponder. RC i s
par t of Comm- C i nt er r ogat i on, UF=24.
RI 4 14-17 X I nf or mat i on i n DF=0, 16. The codes ar e:
0 = No on- boar d TCAS.
1 = Not assi gned.
2 = On- boar d TCAS wi t h r esol ut i on
capabi l i t y i nhi bi t ed.
3 = On- boar d TCAS wi t h ver t i cal - onl y
r esol ut i on capabi l i t y.
4 = On- boar d TCAS wi t h ver t i cal and
hor i zont al r esol ut i on capabi l i t y.
5- 7 = Not assi gned.
8 = No maxi mum ai r speed dat a avai l abl e.
9 = Ai r speed i s 75 kt s.
10 = Ai r speed i s >75 kt s and 150 kt s.
11 = Ai r speed i s >150 kt s and 300 kt s.
12 = Ai r speed i s >300 kt s and 600 kt s.
13 = Ai r speed i s >600 kt s and 1200 kt s.
14 = Ai r speed i s >1200 kt s.
15 = Not assi gned.
RL 1 9 X Command, sent i n UF=0, 16; sol i ci t s DF=0
r epl y i f Zer o and DF=16 r epl y i f One ( onl y
i f t r ansponder i s associ at ed wi t h Ai r bor ne
Col l i si on Avoi dance Syst em [ ACAS]
equi pment ) . Ot her wi se, i n UF=0, Zer o
sol i ci t s DF=0 r epl y and One sol i ci t s no
r epl y. I n UF=16, Zer o sol i ci t s DF=16 r epl y
and One sol i ci t s no r epl y.
RR 5 9-13 X Cont ai ns l engt h and cont ent of i nt er r ogat or
r equest ed r epl y. RR i s par t of sur vei l l ance
and Comm- A i nt er r ogat i ons UF=4, 5, 20, 21.
RR
CODE
REPLY
LENGTH

MB CONTENT
0-15 Short N/ A
16 Long Ai r i ni t i at ed Comm-B
17 Long Dat a l i nk capabi l i t y
18 Long Ai rcraf t I dent i f i cat i on
19 Long Resol ut i on Advi sori es
20-31 Long Not Assi gned
NOTE: I f f i r st bi t of RR code i s One,
deci mal equi val ent of l ast f our bi t s
of RR code desi gnat es code f or
BDS1 i n r epl y ( gr ound i ni t i at ed) .
BDS2 i s assumed t o be Zer o i f not
speci f i ed by DI =7 and RRS.
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SD 16 17-32 X Cont ai ns cont r ol codes, as speci f i ed by t he
DI f i el d af f ect i ng t r ansponder pr ot ocol and
i s par t of sur vei l l ance and Comm- A
i nt er r ogat i ons UF=4, 5, 20, 21.
I I S 4 17-20 X I nt er r ogat or I dent i f i er subf i el d cont ai ns t he
sel f - i dent i f i cat i on code of t he i nt er r ogat or
and i s numer i cal l y i dent i cal t o t he I I code
t r ansmi t t ed by t he i nt er r ogat or i n Mode S
Onl y Al l Cal l s. I I S codes ar e 0 t hr ough 15;
I I S=0 i s not a val i d i nt er r ogat or i dent i f i er f or
mul t i si t e pur poses. I I S i s sent onl y when
DI =0, 1 or 7.
LOS 1 26 X Lockout subf i el d, i f set t o One, i ni t i at es a
mul t i si t e Al l Cal l l ockout t o Mode S Onl y Al l
Cal l s ( UF=11) f r om t he I nt er r ogat or
i ndi cat ed i n I I S of t he i nt er r ogat i on. I f LOS
i s set t o Zer o, no change i n l ockout st at e i s
commanded. LOS i s sent onl y i f DI =1 or 7.
LSS 1 23 X Lockout Sur vei l l ance subf i el d si gni f i es
mul t i si t e l ockout f r om i nt er r ogat or i ndi cat ed
i n SI S f i el d. Sent when DI =3.
MBS 2 21-22 X Mul t i si t e Comm- B subf i el d, sent when DI =1,
i s assi gned t he f ol l owi ng codes:
0 = No Comm- B act i on.
1 = Comm- B r eser vat i on.
2 = Comm- B cl oseout .
MES 3 23-25 X Mul t i si t e ELM subf i el d, sent when DI =1,
cont ai ns r eser vat i on and cl oseout
commands f or ELM as f ol l ows:
0 = No ELM act i on.
1 = Comm- C r eser vat i on.
2 = Comm- C cl oseout .
3 = Comm- D r eser vat i on.
4 = Comm- D cl oseout .
5 = Comm- C r eser vat i on and Comm- D
cl oseout .
6 = Comm- C cl oseout and Comm- D
r eser vat i on.
7 = Comm- C and Comm- D cl oseout s.
RCS 3 24-26 X Rat e Cont r ol subf i el d, sent when DI =2,
cont r ol s sur f ace squi t t er ( Sqt r ) ( DF17S) r at e
wi t h codes as f ol l ows:
0 = No squi t t er r at e command.
1 = Repor t hi gh sur f ace Sqt r r at e f or 60 Sec.
2 = Repor t l ow sur f ace Sqt r r at e f or 60 Sec.
3 = Suppr ess al l sur f ace Sqt r s f or 60 Sec.
4 = Suppr ess al l sur f ace Sqt r s f or 120 Sec.
5- 7 = Not assi gned.
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SD RRS 4 21-24 X Repl y Request subf i el d, sent when DI =7,
cont ai ns codi ng cor r espondi ng t o t he
r equest ed BDS2 code.
RSS 2 27-28 X Reservat i on St at us subf i el d, sent when DI =1,
r equest s t r ansponder t o r epor t r eser vat i on
st at us i n t he UM f i el d. The codes ar e:
0 = No r equest .
1 = Repor t Comm- B r eser vat i on st at us.
2 = Repor t Comm- C r eser vat i on st at us.
3 = Repor t Comm- D r eser vat i on st at us.
SAS 2 27-28 X Surf ace Ant enna subf i el d, sent when DI =2,
cont rol s di versi t y ant enna used f or squi t t ers
sent f rom ai rcraf t on t he ground as f ol l ows:
0 = No ant enna command, use t op ant enna.
1 = Al t er nat e t op and bot t om ant ennas f or
120 Sec.
2 = Use bot t om ant enna f or 120 Sec.
3 = Ret ur n t o def aul t .
SI S 6 17-22 X Survei l l ance I dent i f i er subf i el d, sent when
DI =3, cont ai ns assi gned i nt errogat or SI code.
TCS 3 21-23 X Type Cont rol subf i el d, sent when DI =2,
cont rol s report ed posi t i on t ype as f ol l ows:
0 = No posi t i on t ype command.
1 = Use sur f ace posi t i on f or next 15 Sec.
2 = Use sur f ace posi t i on f or next 60 Sec.
3 = Cancel sur f ace t ype command.
4- 7 = Not assi gned.
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SD TMS 4 29-32 X Tact i cal Message subf i el d, sent when DI =1
or 7, cont ai ns codi ng f or l i nki ng t he Comm-
A message segment s. The codes ar e:
0 = No Act i on.
1 = Unl i nked, Pr i or i t y.
2 = Unl i nked, Acknowl edge.
3 = Unl i nked, Pr i or i t y, Acknowl edge.
4 = Li nked 1st Segment , Si ngl e ADS.
5 = Li nked 1st Segment , Si ngl e ADS
Pr i or i t y.
6 = Li nked 1st Segment , Si ngl e ADS
Acknowl edge.
7 = Li nked 1st Segment , Si ngl e ADS,
Pr i or i t y, Acknowl edge.
8 = Li nked 1st Segment , Mul t i pl e ADS.
9 = Li nked 1st Segment , Mul t i pl e ADS,
Pr i or i t y.
10 = Li nked 1st Segment , Mul t i pl e ADS,
Acknowl edge.
11 = Li nked 1st Segment , Mul t i pl e ADS,
Pr i or i t y, Acknowl edge.
12 = Second Segment .
13 = Thi r d Segment .
14 = Fi nal Segment .
15 = Not Assi gned.
SL 3 9-11 X Repor t s t he cur r ent oper at i ng sensi t i vi t y
l evel of t he TCAS uni t and i s a par t of ai r -
ai r sur vei l l ance r epl i es, DF=0, 16. The
codes ar e:
0 = No TCAS sensi t i vi t y l evel r epor t ed.
1 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 1.
2 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 2.
3 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 3.
4 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 4.
5 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 5.
6 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 6.
7 = TCAS oper at es at sensi t i vi t y l evel 7.
NOTE: The SL f i el d has no meani ng f or
ai r cr af t wi t h RI =0 ( no on- boar d
capabi l i t y t o gener at e r esol ut i on,
advi sor i es) .
UF 5 1-5 X The f i r st f i el d i n al l upl i nk f or mat s i s t he
t r ansmi ssi on descr i pt or i n al l i nt er r ogat i ons.
UM 6 14-19 X Cont ai ns t r ansponder st at us r eadout s i n
r epl i es DF=4, 5, 20, 21.
Over vi ew of For mat Def i ni t i ons
Tabl e 3 ( Cont )
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FI ELD
SUB
FI ELD
NO. OF
BI TS
BI TS
POSI TI ON
FORMATS
UP DOWN

CONTENT
UM I DS 2 18-19 X I dent i f i er Desi gnat or subf i el d r epor t s t he
t ype of r eser vat i on made by t he i nt er r ogat or
i dent i f i ed i n I I S and cor r esponds wi t h t he
RSS subf i el d of SD. Assi gned codi ng i s:
0 = No i nf or mat i on avai l abl e.
1 = Comm- B r eser vat i on act i ve.
2 = Comm- C r eser vat i on act i ve.
3 = Comm- D r eser vat i on act i ve.
I I S 4 14-17 X I nt er r ogat or I dent i f i er subf i el d r epor t s t he
i dent i t y of t he i nt er r ogat or t hat has made a
mul t i si t e r eser vat i on.
VS 1 6 X I ndi cat es ai r cr af t i s ai r bor ne when Zer o or
ai r cr af t i s on t he gr ound when One. VS i s a
par t of DF=0, 16.
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Tabl e 3 ( Cont )
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B5
0 0 1 1

B6
0 1 0 1
B4 B3 B2 B1

0 0 0 0 P SP 0
0 0 0 1 A Q 1
0 0 1 0 B R 2
0 0 1 1 C S 3
0 1 0 0 D T 4
0 1 0 1 E U 5
0 1 1 0 F V 6
0 1 1 1 G W 7
1 0 0 0 H X 8
1 0 0 1 I Y 9
1 0 1 0 J Z
1 0 1 1 K
1 1 0 0 L
1 1 0 1 M
1 1 1 0 N
1 1 1 1 O
SP=SPACE code
6- Bi t Char act er Set f or AI S Subf i el d
Tabl e 4
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SRS OR TAS SUBFI ELD VALUE
OCTAL HEXADECI MAL NUMBER OF SEGMENTS
100000 8000 1
140000 C000 2
160000 E000 3
170000 F000 4
174000 F800 5
176000 FC00 6
177000 FE00 7
177400 FF00 8
177600 FF80 9
177700 FFC0 10
177740 FFE0 11
177760 FFF0 12
177770 FFF8 13
177774 FFFC 14
177776 FFFE 15
177777 FFFF 16
Val i d Val ues f or SRS and TAS Subf i el ds
Tabl e 5
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LETTER
TYPE
( SQUI TTER
SCREENS)



DF17
TYPE
( DECI MAL
VALUE)
FI RST TWO
DI GI TS OF
ME FI ELD I N
SQUI TTER
( 2of 2)
SCREEN
( HEX)






DESCRI PTI ON
O 0 00-07 I nval i d, No Dat a or Unused
I 1 08-0F Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set D
I 2 10-17 Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set C
I 3 18-1F Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set B
I 4 20-27 Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set A
S 5 28-2F Sur f ace Posi t i on, 5 met er ANP
S 6 30-37 Sur f ace Posi t i on, 100 met er ANP
A 7 38-3F Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 5 met er ANP, 25/ 100 Ft bar omet r i c
al t i t ude
A 8 40-47 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 100 met er ANP, 25/ 100 Ft bar omet r i c
al t i t ude
A 9 48-4F Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 0. 25 nm ANP, 25/ 100 Ft bar omet r i c
al t i t ude
A 10 50-57 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 1. 0 nm ANP, 25/ 100 Ft bar omet r i c al t i t ude
A 11 58-5F Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 4. 5 nm ANP, 25/ 100 Ft bar omet r i c al t i t ude
A 12 60-67 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 20 nm ANP, 25/ 100 Ft bar omet r i c al t i t ude
A 13 68-6F Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 5 met er ANP, GPS hei ght
A 14 70-77 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, 100 met er ANP, GPS hei ght
T 15 78-7F Ai r bor ne Suppl ement ar y I nf or mat i on
O 16 80-87 Unused
O 17 88-8F Unused
O 18 90-97 Unused
O 19 98-9F Unused
O 20 A0-A7 Unused
O 21 A8-AF Unused
O 22 B0-B7 Unused
O 23 B8-BF Unused
O 24 C0-C7 Unused
O 25 C8-CF Unused
O 26 D0-D7 Unused
O 27 D8-DF Unused
O 28 E0-E7 Unused
P 29 E8-EF On- Demand I nf or mat i on, Message C
P 30 F0-F7 On- Demand I nf or mat i on, Message B
P 31 F8-FF On- Demand I nf or mat i on, Message A
ORI Gi nal DF17 Squi t t er Types
Tabl e 6


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LETTER
TYPE
( SQUI TTER
SCREENS)
DF17
TYPE
( DECI MAL
VALUE)


DESCRI PTI ON
( POSI TI ON/ ALTI TUDE ACCURACY)
A 0 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, No posi t i on i nf or mat i on, bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
I 1 Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set D
I 2 Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set C
I 3 Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set B
I 4 Ai r cr af t I dent i f i cat i on, Ai r cr af t Type Set A
S 5 Sur f ace Posi t i on ( <3 m)
S 6
Sur f ace Posi t i on ( 3 m but <10 m)
S 7
Sur f ace Posi t i on ( 10 m but <0. 05 NM)
S 8
Sur f ace Posi t i on ( 0. 05 NM)
A 9 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( <3 m) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 10
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 3 m but <10 m) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 11
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 10 m but <0. 05 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 12
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 0. 05 NM but <0. 1 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 13
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 0. 10 NM but <0. 25 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude
( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 14
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 0. 25 NM but <0. 5 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 15
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 0. 5 NM but <1 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 16
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 1 NM but <5 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 17
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 5 NM but <10 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
A 18
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( 10 NM) , bar omet r i c al t i t ude ( 25/ 100 Ft )
V 19 Ai r bor ne Vel oci t y
A 20 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on ( <3 met er ) and GPS hei ght ( <4 met er )
A 21 Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, ( <10 met er ) and GPS hei ght ( <15 met er )
A 22
Ai r bor ne Posi t i on, ( >10 met er ) or GPS hei ght ( 15 met er )
O 23 Unused
O 24 Unused
O 25 Unused
O 26 Unused
O 27 Unused
O 28 Unused
E 29 Event - Dr i ven I nf or mat i on, Message C
E 30 Event - Dr i ven I nf or mat i on, Message B
E 31 Event - Dr i ven I nf or mat i on, Message A
NOTE: The f i r st t wo di gi t s of t he ME f i el d i n t he C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of 2) ar e t he same accor di ng t o
t he DF17 t ype deci mal val ue as i n Appendi x D, Tabl e 6.
RTCA DF17 Squi t t er Types
Tabl e 7

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