Individual Addressed Message

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msg_ID: 
4
Extended description: 
Individual addressed data with no communication state. Requires acknowledgement
Priority: 
not applicable
Access scheme: 
RATDMA
FATDMA
Communication state: 
N/A
Transmitted by: 
Mobile station
Base station

This ASM message is used to send data to an individual target and does not contain a communication state.  This message is used for non-periodic transmission of data, and access the link using RATDMA.

These transmissions require the destination station to return a message acknowledgment (Message 5). The destination station will use RATDMA to send the message acknowledgment.  Addressed message is defined in Table 29.

Table 29

Addressed message

Parameter

Number of bits

Description

Message ID

4

4 – Individually addressed message with no communication state

Retransmit flag

1

Indicates that this is a retransmission of data

Repeat Indicator

2

Used by the repeater to indicate how many times a message has been repeated.

0 - 3; 0 = default; 3 = do not repeat any more

Session ID

6

The Session ID associates the VDL transmission with a specific PI transaction

Source ID

32

The Unique Identifier of the transmitting station as described in § 2.4, Annex 1.

Destination ID

32

The Unique Identifier of the receiving station as described in § 2.4, Annex 1

Data Count

11

1 - Max: data count

ASM identifier

16

Application identifier and described in § 6.2

Binary Data

(no FEC / FEC)

1 slot: 248 / 152

2 slot: 760 / 536

3 slot: 1272 / 920

   SAT: N/A / 816

Application data as specified by the ASM Identifier. 

The available length of the binary data is specified by the Link Id.

 

Table 22

ASM identifier parameters

Bit

Description

15-6

Designated area code (DAC). This code is based on the maritime identification digits (MID). Exceptions are 0 (test) and 1 (international). Although the length is 10 bits, the DAC codes equal to or above 1 000 are reserved for future use

5-0

Function identifier. The meaning should be determined by the authority which is responsible for the area given in the designated area code

 

Annex 1  2.4 Station identification

Identification and location of all active maritime stations is provided automatically by means of the AIS. All VDES stations should be uniquely identified. For the purpose of identification, a unique numerical identifier is used as defined by the following:

If the unique identifier has a range which is less than or equal to 999999999, then this number is defined by the most recent version of Recommendation ITU-R M.585.

If the unique identifier has a range which is greater than 999999999, then this number is free form.