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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
TPL-100A Processor / Part No. 940-0530-001
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(4) Intra-Formation Message/Transmission Characteristics
Intra-formation transmissions comply with the specifications identified in Table 2 (on 
average per aircraft):
(5) MODE S Data Protection
MILACAS-FR data protection techniques use the existing Mode S error detection and 
correction (EDAC) logic combined with data protection keys. The data protection keys 
come from strong commercial-grade algorithms.  
In pre-flight, each formation aircraft pilot enters a mission-specific pass-phrase into the 
mission computer. The mission computer communicates the pass-phrase to the 
MILACAS-FR Processor. The processor uses this value and a pre-stored random seed 
to generate two mission-specific data protection keys: 
112-bit data protection key
80-bit masking key.  
When the flight crew selects the data protection function, each 112-bit data-link 
message is protected with the 112-bit key before the computation of the parity field. 
The parity computed over the protected message is inserted in the PI field of the data 
stream in place of the standard parity. Standard parity is computed over the 
unprotected message. 
Before transmission, the ME and PI fields of the data stream are protected with the 
80-bit masking key. The masking key protects the fields against monitoring by and 
disclosure to an unauthorized entity. The DF, AF, and AA fields are not protected so 
that the protected data-link message is received and interpreted as a valid DF19 Mode 
S extended squitter.
Table 2.   MILACAS-FR UF19/DF19 Extended Squitter Messages
MESSAGE
SOURCE
RATE
POWER LEVEL
INFORMATION 
CONTENT
UF19
MILACAS-FR
(1030-MHz link)
2 Hz from wing 
aircraft
1 Hz from lead 
aircraft
Changes with 
different power 
programming
(30-52 dBm)
Mil A/C ID, position 
data request for 
squitter validation
DF19
MILACAS-FR
(1090-MHz link)
2-4 Hz from lead 
aircraft
Changes with 
different power 
programming
(30-57 dBm)
Mil A/C ID, A/C 
position data, 
formation data, 
formation command 
and guidance data