1. International Civil Aviation Organization
INFORMATION PAPER
ACP-WGM20/IP-xx
Jan 23 – 25, 2013
AERONAUTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PANEL (ACP)
20th MEETING OF WORKING GROUP M
Montreal, Canada January , 2013
Agenda Item: 5 (a)
VDL Mode 2 Standards
Harmonization Aspects
(Presented by: Peter Muraca, FAA)
SUMMARY
This information paper is intended to provide the harmonization aspects of the VDL Mode 2 standards by highlighting collaborated work efforts between the RTCA SC-214 VDLSG / EUROCAE WG92, AEEC DLK, and ICAO ACP WG-M committees.

2. RTCA DO-281b / EUROCAE ED-92b (MOPS) ICAO Doc 9776 Alignment Schedule
Agenda
Background
RTCA DO-224c (MASPS)
RTCA DO-281b / EUROCAE ED-92b (MOPS)
ICAO Doc 9776
Alignment Schedule 2 2 2

3. Background
VDL Mode 2 Multi-frequency enhancement is needed to support NextGen and SESAR programs
RTCA SC-214 VDLSG / EUROCAE WG-92 / AEEC DLK collaborated to update the VDL Mode 2 Standards to include the “multi-frequency” operation as established within the AEEC 631 Supplement 6 characteristics
Such Standards include:
AEEC 631-6
DO-224C (RTCA Minimum Aviation System Performance Standard)
DO-281B (RTCA Minimum Operational Performance Standard)
ED-92B (EUROCAE MOPS)
ICAO Doc 9776 VDL2 Technical Manual

4. DO-224c MASPS status Draft DO-224c
Approved for Final Review And Comment (FRAC) in Plenary 12, Berlin, April, 2011
RTCA VDLSG / EUROCAE WG-92 collectively resolved all FRAC comments
RTCA SC-214 Approved DO-224c in Plenary 13, Paris, September 2011
RTCA PMC approved DO-224c publication in December 2011

5. DO-281b / ED92b status DO-281b ED-92b Aligned with DO-224c and A631-6
Approved for FRAC in October, 2011
RTCA VDLSG / EUROCAE WG-92 collectively resolved all FRAC comments by Jan 30, 2012
RTCA PMC publication approval in March 2012
ED-92b
Technical content same as DO-281b, with different traceability references (ED-92b traces back to ICAO Doc 9776)
EUROCAE approved its publication in October 2012

6. ICAO Doc 9776 status
Committees collaboration to review ICAO Doc 9776 VDL Mode 2 Technical Manual updates to ensure alignment with DO-224c, DO-281b, ED-92b and A631-6
Submit ICAO Doc 9776 Edition 2 to ICAO ACP WG-M (Jan 23 – 25, 2013) towards publication aspects

7. Standards Alignment Schedule
ICAO Doc 9776 Edition 2 (submission)
Jan., 23
2013