Section 8 Glossary - Garmin GTS 820 TAS Pilot's Manual

SECTION 8 GLOSSARY

Active Surveillance:
ADS-B:
ADS-B IN:
ADS-R:
ASA:
ATCRBS:
GPS:
MHz:
Mode A:
Mode C:
Mode S:
NM:
OT:
PA:
TA:
TAS:
TCAS:
TIS-B:
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Tracking of traffic targets using aircraft transponders
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast
Traffic Surveillance using position and state data received
from ADS-B, ADS-R, and TIS-B messages.
Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Rebroadcast
Aircraft Surveillance Applications
Air Traffic Control Radio Beacon Service - A surveillance
system that uses active interrogations and Mode A/C
replies from transponders
Global Positioning System
MegaHertz - A unit of measure for radio frequency
A type of ATCRBS transmission which requests (via Mode
A interrogations) or reports (via Mode A replies) aircraft
identity information
A type of ATCRBS transmission which requests (via Mode
C interrogations) or reports (via Mode C replies) aircraft
altitude information
A type of secondary surveillance radar transmission which
contains a unique 24-bit discrete address, thus allowing
interrogations to be addressed to individual aircraft. Mode
S transmissions can be short (56 bits) or long (112 bits),
with long transmissions containing a 56-bit "message"
field.
Nautical Mile
Other Traffic (other than TA or PA traffic)
Proximity Advisory
Traffic Advisory
Traffic Advisory System
Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System
Traffic Information Service - Broadcast
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