PERFORMANCE TEST REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISCRETE ADDRESS BEACON SYSTEM (DABS) ENGINEERING MODELS

Technical requirements for Performance Testing of the Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS) at NAFEC are presented. The technical requirements are specified in terms of test objectives for DABS single site and multisite performance tests. The objectives are organized into the following test stages: Surveillance, Communications, Failure/Recovery Modes, Capacity/Response Time, and Functional Reliability and Maintainability. Specific objectives for the various tests within each of these stages are described. The accomplishment of the test objectives will provide the basis for an analysis of DABS technical performance at a functional level. The tasks which comprise the test program are described and basic organizational responsibilities are defined. The documentation to plan and report the Performance Tests are described. A schedule depicting DABS availability for the Performance Tests and the schedule requirements for the documentation are presented in the Appendix. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Lautenschlager, R W
  • Purcell, P R
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 88 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Failure; Maintainability; Mode S; Performance; Radio; Reliability; Surveillance; Test procedures; Time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Recovery
• Old TRIS Terms: Capacity quantity; Performance engineering; Response
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145704
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-76-147 Final Rpt., MTR-7275
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA69NS-162
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM