Table of Contents
1.0INTRODUCTION
1.1PurposeofthisDocument
1.2OrganizationofthisDocument
1.3LRUInterfaceDefinitions
1.4ProtocolApplication
1.5ReferencedDocuments
1.6Terminology
2.0OPTIONALAUXILIARYTERMINALS(OAT)
2.1Introduction
2.2ManagementUnit/OptionalAuxiliaryTerminal
Interface
3.0CHARACTERORIENTEDCOMMUNICATIONS
3.1ARINC429Character-OrientedFileTransfer
ProtocolCharacteristics
3.2PhysicalInterconnection
3.3CharacterProtocol,GeneralCharacteristics
3.4CharacterFileTransferCommunicationsProtocol
3.5ARINC429CharacterMessageRouting
3.6TranslationofUplinkMessageTexttoARINC429
CharacterFileTransferFormat
3.7RoutingMessagesReceivedFromEndSystems
3.8Downlinks
3.9DocumentaryDataFunction
4.0PRINTERS
4.1Introduction
4.2597/724DedicatedPrinterProtocol
4.3ARINC740/744PrinterInterface
5.0GENERALBIT-ORIENTEDCOMMUNICATIONSPROTOCOL
5.1DataTransferSystem
5.2PhysicalMedium
5.3PhysicalLayer
5.4LinkLayer
5.5NetworkLayer
5.6DeleteMessageFunction
6.0CMURECORDERPROTOCOL
6.1DataTransferSystem
6.2PhysicalMedium
6.3PhysicalLayer
6.4LinkLayer
6.5NetworkLayer
ATTACHMENTS
1ISO5Characters
2MasterFMCSelectionLogic
3Origin/DestinationCodes
4Purpose/NatureCodes
5DocumentaryDataFormats
6CharacterFileTransferMessageFormats
7GPBOPMessageFormats
8FormatofWilliamsburgServiceMessages
9InteractionofEndSystems
10CharacterFileTransferProtocolTiming
11MessagePriorityandMediaSelection
12OptionalAuxilliaryTerminal(OAT)
APPENDICES
AListofAcronyms
BDataLinkRecording
CAirbusDataLinkRecordingExample Abstract
Describes the protocols used by Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) Management Units (MU) defined in ARINC Characteristics 724B and 758 Communication Management Unit in their interactions with other onboard avionics equipment.
