CONTENTS

 

Annex  1  Operational characteristics of an AIS using TDMA techniques in the VHF maritime mobile band
 
1     General
 
2     AIS equipment
        2.1     AIS VHF data link (VDL) non-controlling stations
                  2.1.1     AIS shipborne station
                  2.1.2     Aids to navigation-AIS station
                  2.1.3     Limited base station (no VDL control functionality)
                  2.1.4     Search and rescue mobile aircraft equipment
                  2.1.5     Repeater station
        2.2     AIS VDL controlling stations
                  2.2.1     Base station
 
3     Identification
 
4     Information content
        4.1     Short safety related messages
        4.2     Information update intervals for autonomous mode
                  4.2.1     Reporting interval (RI)
 
5     Frequency band
Annex  2  Technical characteristics of an AIS using TDMA techniques in the maritime mobile band
 
1     Structure of the AIS
        1.1     AIS layer module
        1.2     Responsibilities of AIS layers for preparing AIS data for transmission
                  1.2.1     Transport layer
                  1.2.2     Network layer
                  1.2.3     Link layer
                  1.2.4     Physical layer
 
2     Physical layer
        2.1     Parameters
                  2.1.1     General
                  2.1.2     Constants
                  2.1.3     Transmission media
                  2.1.4     Dual channel operation
        2.2     Transceiver characteristics
        2.3     Modulation scheme
                  2.3.1     GMSK
                  2.3.2     Frequency modulation
                  2.3.3     Frequency stability
        2.4     Data transmission bit rate
        2.5     Training sequence
        2.6     Data encoding
        2.7     Forward error correction
        2.8     Interleaving
        2.9     Bit scrambling
       2.10     Data link sensing
       2.11     Transmitter transient response
                  2.11.1     Switching time
       2.12     Transmitter power
       2.13     Shutdown procedure
       2.14     Safety precautions
 
3     Link layer
        3.1     Sub-layer 1: medium access control (MAC)
                  3.1.1     TDMA synchronization
                  3.1.2     Time division
                  3.1.3     Slot phase and frame synchronization
                  3.1.4     Slot identification
                  3.1.5     Slot access
                  3.1.6     Slot state
        3.2     Sub layer 2: data link service (DLS)
                  3.2.1     Data link activation and release
                  3.2.2     Data transfer
                  3.2.3     Error detection and control
        3.3     Sub layer 3 – link management entity (LME)
                  3.3.1     Access to the data link
                  3.3.2     Modes of operation
                  3.3.3     Initialisation
                  3.3.4     Channel access schemes
                  3.3.5     Autonomous and continuous operation
                  3.3.6     Assigned operation
                  3.3.7     Message structure
 
4     Network layer
        4.1     Dual channel operation and channel management
                  4.1.1     Operating frequency channels
                  4.1.2     Normal default mode of dual channel operation
                  4.1.3     Regional operating frequencies
                  4.1.4     Regional operating areas
                  4.1.5     Transitional mode operations near regional boundaries
                  4.1.6     Channel management by manual input
                  4.1.7     Resumption of operation after power on
                  4.1.8     Priority of channel management commands and clearing of stored regional operating settings
                  4.1.9     Conditions for changing both AIS operational frequency channels
        4.2     Distribution of transmission packets
                  4.2.1     The user directory
                  4.2.2     Routing of transmission packets
                  4.2.3     Management of priority assignments for messages
        4.3     Changing reporting interval
                  4.3.1     Autonomously changed Rr (continuous and autonomous mode)
                  4.3.2     Assigned Rr
        4.4     Data link congestion resolution
                  4.4.1     Intentional slot reuse by the own station
                  4.4.2     Use of assignment for congestion resolution
        4.5     Base station operation
        4.6     Repeater operation
                  4.6.1     Repeat indicator
                  4.6.2     Duplex repeater mode
                  4.6.3     Simplex repeater mode
        4.7     Handling of errors related to packet sequencing and groups of packets
 
5     Transport layer
        5.1     Definition of transmission packet
        5.2     Conversion of data into transmission packets
                  5.2.1     Conversion to transmission packets
        5.3     Transmission packets
                  5.3.1     Addressed Messages 6 and 12
                  5.3.2     Broadcast messages
                  5.3.3     Conversion to presentation interface messages
        5.4     Presentation interface protocol
Annex 3  AIS channel management by digital selective calling messages
 
1     General
 
2     Scheduling
 
3     Regional channel designation
 
4     Regional area designation
Annex  4  Long-range applications
Annex 5  Application specific messages
 
1     General
        1.1     Binary messages
        1.2     Definition of application identifiers
        1.3     Definition of function messages
 
2     Binary data structure
        2.1     Application identifier
                  2.1.1     Test application identifier
                  2.1.2     International application identifier
 
3     Guidelines for creating functional messages
        3.1     International functional messages
        3.2     Regional functional messages
 
4     Guidelines for drafting functional messages (FM)
 
5     Definitions of system related international function messages
        5.1     IFM 0: Text using 6-bit ASCII
        5.2     IFM 2: Interrogation for a specific FM
        5.3     IFM 3: Capability interrogation
        5.4     IFM 4: Capability reply
        5.5     IFM 5: Application acknowledgement to an addressed binary message
Annex 6  Sequencing of transmission packets
Annex 7  Class B AIS using CSTDMA technology
 
1     Definition
 
2     General requirements
        2.1     General
                  2.1.1     Capabilities of the Class B “CS” AIS
                  2.1.2     Modes of operation
 
3     Performance requirements
        3.1     Composition
        3.2     Operating frequency channels
        3.3     Internal GNSS receiver for position reporting
        3.4     Identification
        3.5     AIS Information
                  3.5.1     Information content
                  3.5.2     Information reporting intervals
                  3.5.3     Transmitter shutdown procedure
                  3.5.4     Static data input
 
4     Technical requirements
        4.1     General
        4.2     Physical layer
                  4.2.1     Transceiver characteristics
                  4.2.2     Transmitter requirements
                  4.2.3     Receiver parameters
        4.3     Link layer
                  4.3.1     Link sub-layer 1: medium access control (MAC)
                  4.3.2     Link sub-layer 2: data link service (DLS)
                  4.3.3     Link sub-layer 3 – link management entity (LME)
        4.4     Network layer
                  4.4.1     Dual channel operation
                  4.4.2     Channel management
                  4.4.3     Distribution of transmission packets
                  4.4.4     Data link congestion resolution
        4.5     Transport layer
                  4.5.1     Transmission packets
                  4.5.2     Sequencing of data packets
        4.6     DSC channel management
                  4.6.1     DSC functionality
                  4.6.2     DSC time-sharing
Annex 8  AIS Messages
 
1     Message types
 
2     Message summary
 
3     Message descriptions
        3.1     Messages 1, 2, 3: Position reports
        3.2     Message 4: Base station report
        3.3     Message 5: Ship static and voyage related data
                  3.3.1     The data terminal equipment (DTE) indicator
                  3.3.2     Type of ship
                  3.3.3     Reference point for reported position and overall dimensions of ship
        3.4     Message 6: Addressed binary message
        3.5     Message 7: Binary acknowledge
        3.6     Message 8: Binary broadcast message
        3.7     Message 9: Standard SAR aircraft position report
        3.8     Message 10: UTC and date inquiry
        3.9     Message 11: UTC/date response
       3.10     Message 12: Addressed safety related message
       3.11     Message 13: Safety related acknowledge
       3.12     Message 14: Safety related broadcast message
       3.13     Message 15: Interrogation
       3.14     Message 16: Assigned mode command
       3.15     Message 17: GNSS broadcast binary message
       3.16     Message 18: Standard Class B equipment position report
       3.17     Message 19: Extended Class B equipment position report
       3.18     Message 20: Data link management message
       3.19     Message 21: Aids-to-navigation report (AtoN)
       3.20     Message 22: Channel management
       3.21     Message 23: Group Assignment Command
       3.22     Message 24: Static data report
       3.23     Message 25: Single slot binary message
       3.24     Message 26: Multiple slot binary message with communications state
Annex 9  Abbreviations in Recommendation ITU-R M. 1371-3