Table of Contents
1.0INTRODUCTIONANDDESCRIPTION
1.1PurposeofthisCharacteristic
1.2RelationshipofthisDocumenttoOtherARINC
CharacteristicsandIndustryDocuments
1.3InmarsatSystemDescription
1.4FunctionofEquipment
1.5AirborneAvionicsConfigurations
1.6UnitDescription
1.7SystemPerformance
1.8Interchangeability
1.9RegulatoryApproval
2.0INTERCHANGEABILITYSTANDARDS
2.1Introduction
2.2FormFactors,Connectors,andIndexPinCoding
2.3AntennaSpecification
2.4StandardInterwiring
2.5PowerCircuitry
2.6SystemFunctionsandSignalCharacteristics
2.7EnvironmentalConditions
2.8Cooling
2.9GroundingandBonding
2.10SystemATEandBITEDesign
3.0SATCOMFUNCTIONS
3.1InmarsatRadio
3.2UserInterfaces
3.3SoftwareDataLoaderInterfaces
3.4Miscellaneous
3.5Priority,Precedence,Preemption,andPreference
3.6FutureGrowth
3.7PassiveIntermodulationBuilt-InTest(PIMBIT)
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT1-1A-GENERALCONFIGURATIONOVERVIEW-SINGLE
SATCOMINSTALLATION
ATTACHMENT1-1B-GENERALCONFIGURATIONOVERVIEW-DUAL
SATCOMINSTALLATION
ATTACHMENT1-2A-SATCOMSYSTEMCONFIGURATION-HPAINTEGRATED
INSDU
ATTACHMENT1-2B-SATCOMSYSTEMCONFIGURATION-OPTIONAL
FLANGEMOUNTEDHPA
ATTACHMENT1-3-STANDARDINTERWIRING
ATTACHMENT1-4-NOTESAPPLICABLETOSTANDARDINTERWIRING
ATTACHMENT1-4A-SYSTEMCONFIGURATIONPINSDEFINITIONAND
INTERPRETATION
ATTACHMENT1-5-SDUFORMFACTOR
ATTACHMENT1-5A-SDUTOPPLUGCONNECTORLAYOUT
ATTACHMENT1-5B-SDUMIDDLEPLUGCONNECTORLAYOUT
ATTACHMENT1-5C-SDUBOTTOMPLUGCONNECTORLAYOUT
ATTACHMENT1-6-SDUCONFIGURATIONMODULEFORMFACTOR
ATTACHMENT1-6A-SDUCONFIGURATIONMODULECONNECTORLAYOUT
ATTACHMENT1-7A-SMALLFLANGEMOUNTHPAFORMFACTOR
ATTACHMENT1-7B-LARGEFLANGEMOUNTHPAFORMFACTOR
ATTACHMENT1-7C-FLANGEMOUNTHPACONNECTORLAYOUT
ATTACHMENT1-8-DIPLEXER/LOWNOISEAMPLIFIERFORMFACTOR
ATTACHMENT1-9-ANTENNACOVERAGE
ATTACHMENT1-10-HIGHGAINANDINTERMEDIATEGAINTOPMOUNT
ANTENNAFOOTPRINT-MAXIMUMDIMENSIONAL
OUTLINE
ATTACHMENT1-10A-ANTENNACOAXIALCABLEINTERFACE
ATTACHMENT1-11-LOWGAINANTENNAFOOTPRINT
ATTACHMENT1-12-HIGHGAINANDINTERMEDIATEGAINANTENNA
CONTROLCONNECTORLAYOUT
ATTACHMENT2-ARINC429LABELSANDWORDFORMATSUSEDINTHE
AVIATIONSATELLITECOMMUNICATIONSSYSTEM
ATTACHMENT2A-ANTENNACONFIGURATIONDATAREPORTING
ATTACHMENT2B-BIT-ORIENTEDFAULTREPORTINGPROTOCOL
ATTACHMENT3-COCKPITVOICE-SATPHONESTATEMACHINEFOR
NORMALOPERATION
ATTACHMENT4A-ARINC781SDUFUNCTIONSMATRIX
ATTACHMENT4B-ARINC781SDUINTERFACESMATRIX
ATTACHMENT5-ETHERNETINTERFACE
ATTACHMENT6-ARINC781HPAOUTPUTPOWERUSECASES
ATTACHMENT7-COMPACTSATCOMSYSTEMDEFINITION(SB200)
ATTACHMENT8-ATTACHMENTREFERENCEGUIDE
APPENDICES
APPENDIXA-Acronyms
APPENDIXB-SecurityAnalysisoftheSatcomEthernetInterface Abstract
Sets forth the desired characteristics of the Mark III Aviation Satellite Communication (satcom) System avionics intended for installation in all types of commercial transport and business aircraft.
