RTCA DO-346

Description / Abstract: This document contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards for both the Airborne Component and Ground Based base station of the Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communication System (AeroMACS). Compliance with these standards is recommended as one means of assuring that the equipment will perform its intended function(s) satisfactorily under all conditions normally encountered in routine aeronautical operation. Any regulatory application of this document is the sole responsibility of appropriate governmental agencies.

Section 1 of this document provides information needed to understand the rationale for equipment characteristics and requirements stated in the remaining sections.

Section 2 contains the Minimum Performance Standards for the equipment. These standards specify the required performance under standard environmental conditions.

Section 3 describes the performance required for installed equipment.

Section 4 describes the operational performance characteristics for equipment installations and defines conditions that will assure the equipment user that operations can be conducted safely and reliably in the expected operational environment.

This document considers an equipment configuration consisting of AeroMACS radio and modem from antenna interface to the network interface. This MOPS addresses both Airborne Mobile Station and Ground Base Station components of the AeroMACS system.