User's Manual

Airbus Iridium SATCOM System
165E5733-00 L-3 Aviation Recorders Proprietary
Issue, Rev. 02
21 January 2014
Page 13
Acronym Definition
ARINC Aeronautical Radio Incorporated
AWG American Wire Gauge
BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BITE Built-In Test Equipment
BOP Bit Oriented Protocol
BP Bottom Plug
BSP Board Support Package
CF Compact Flash
CFDS Centralized Fault Display System (Airbus)
CNSSA Core Non-Safety Services Application
CTS Clear To Send
DITS Digital Information Transfer System
DTP Date Time Position
EFB Electronic Flight Bag
EIA Electronics Industry Association
ELA Embedded Logic Application
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
F/W Firmware
FWC Flight Warning Computer
GAMA General Aviation Manufacturers Association
GFI General Format Identifier
GPS Global Positioning System
GSE Ground Service Equipment
HBP Harvard Bi-Phase
HYB Hybrid
ICA Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization