IMPACT OF THE DISCRETE ADDRESS BEACON SYSTEM (DABS) ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON SYSTEM (ATCRBS) PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED DEPLOYMENTS

A computer analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of the proposed Discrete Address Beacon System (DABS) on the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS) in a future (1982) Los Angeles, CA, air traffic environment. The performance of ATCRBS was examined at two sites, both with (a) the existing all-ATCRBS ground environment and (b) a mixed ATCRBS/DABS ground environment (using various levels of DABS channel activity). It was observed that, in general, DABS operations will not affect the ability of ATCRBS interrogators to perform their air traffic control function of reliably detecting aircraft. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  IIT Research Institute

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  Chicago, IL  United States  60616

  Federal Aviation Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • KEECH, T
  • Fleming, G
• Publication Date: 1980-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 56 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Aircraft; Deployment; Detectors; Interrogators; Mode S; Radar beacons; Transponders
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California)
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft detection; Discrete address beacon systems
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00326342
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-80-93
• Contract Numbers: F19628-78-C-0006
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 2002 12:00AM