DO-242A is an aviation system standard published by RTCA, Incorporated. It contains minimum aviation system performance standards (MASPS) for Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). These standards specify operational characteristics that should be useful to designers, manufacturers, installers, service providers and users of an ADS-B system intended for operational use on an international basis. DO-242A provides a view of the system-wide operational use of ADS-B, but does not describe a specific technical implementation or design architecture meeting these operational and technical characteristics.

Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B)
AbbreviationDO-242A
Latest versionJune 25, 2002 (2002-06-25)
OrganizationRTCA SC-186
DomainAviation

As of 8 Jul 2024, an electronic copy is available for 225 USD at: https://my.rtca.org/productdetails?id=a1B36000001Ick1EAC.

Outline of contents

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  1. Purpose and Scope
    1. Introduction
    2. System Overview
    3. Operational Applications
    4. Verification Procedures
  2. Operational Requirements
    1. General Requirements
    2. System Performance - Standard Operational Conditions
  3. ADS-B System Definition and Functional Requirements
    1. System Scope and Definition of Terms
    2. ADS-B System Description
    3. System Requirements
    4. ADS-B Messages and Reports
    5. ADS-B Subsystem Requirements
    6. ADS-B Functional Level Requirements
  4. Procedures for Requirement Verification
  • Appendix A: Acronyms
  • Appendix B: Definition of Terms
  • Appendix C: Bibliography and References
  • Appendix D: Near-Term ADS-B Applications
  • Appendix E: Other Applications
  • Appendix F: Efficient Spectrum Utilization
  • Appendix G: Design Tradeoff Considerations
  • Appendix H: Receive Antenna Coverage Constraints
  • Appendix I: Integrity Considerations for ADS-B Applications
  • Appendix J: Accuracy and Update Period Analysis
  • Appendix K: Latency and Report Time Error Data
  • Appendix L: Track Acquisition and Maintenance Requirements
  • Appendix M: Examples of On-Condition Report Formats
  • Appendix N: Intent Guidance Material for Future ADS-B Intent Broadcast
  • Appendix O: Determination of Intent Information Exchange Requirements for Air-Air Encounter Alerting and De-Confliction
  • Appendix Q: Future Air-Referenced Velocity (ARV) Broadcast Conditions
  • Appendix R: Determining the Navigation Accuracy Category for Velocity ( )

See also

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  • Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
  • DO-212, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Airborne ADS Equipment
  • DO-185A, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) Airborne Equipment
  • DO-184, Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) I Functional Guidelines
  • DO-236A, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards: Required Navigation Performance for Area Navigation
  • DO-243, Guidance for Initial Implementation of Cockpit Display of Traffic Information
  • DO-229D, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Global Positioning System/Wide Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment
  • DO-260, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B)
  • DO-259, Application Descriptions for Initial Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI) Applications
  • DO-246B, GNSS-Based Precision Approach Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS) Signal-in-Space Interface Control Document (ICD)
  • DO-253, Minimum Operational Performance Standards for GPS Local Area Augmentation System Airborne Equipment
  • DO-245, Minimum Aviation System Performance Standards for the Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS)