Aeronautical telecommunication network
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Abbreviation
ATN
Definition
An internetwork architecture that allows ground, air-ground and avionic data subnetworks to interoperate by adopting common interface services and protocols based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
Definition Source
ICAO Official definition, ANNEX 10/III Aeronautical Telecommunications — Part I, Digital Data Communication Systems; Part II, Voice Communications Systems 1995, 1st ed., Amdt 76 (01/11/2001), p. 1
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Amendment:
A global internetwork architecture that allows ground, air-ground and avionic data subnetworks to exchange digital data for the safety of air navigation and for the regular, efficient and economic operation of air traffic services.
Source: ICAO, AN-WP/8297 Approval of Draft Report to Council on Amendment 83 to Annex 10 24/1/08, p. B-2
Lexicon Release
Lexicon Release 2015.2
