good afternoon,
i´ve been using cpdlc whenever i fly through edyy, and i am enjoying the new tool.
however, i am lacking the understanding of many components involved and therefore would appreciate your help.
cpdlc:
air - ground data communication by use of vdl mode2.
so far atc communicates the old fashion way, vhf or hf and they own the radios and antennas for it.
now how about vdl mode2? who provides this vdl mode 2. who owns the equipment??arinc, sita or atc itself??
how is cpdlc data communication different from acars, which also transmits data...
same principle, different provider?????
who is really ATN. just anybody involved in aviation communication. what seperates ATN from the rest. who would, could or does belong into this network in particular.
pardon my lack of knowledge, but it`s all there in the cockpit, easy to use, but what happens to be behind all these features interests me.
i have been also using the monitoring feature of cpdlc. so far many controllers responded different to it.
cheers trot