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User's Manual
As mentioned previously, the „Class A" Transmitter operates with the so-
called SOTDMA method (self-organized time division multiple access).
This is a „self-organized time slot allocation for telegrams, which means
that the ship listens to the radio traffic and determines the information
contained in these telegrams and on which "time slot" the own
transmitter may transmit without overriding other telegrams.
The complex SOTDMA method is replaced by a technically simpler method
CSTDMA for Class B-Transponders.
CSTDMA means „Carrier Sense Time Division Multiple Access"
At the beginning of a timeslot the Class B device checks whether the
channel is occupied or not and then sends its message. This method is
best described as "listen-before-talk-method". A "Class B" Transmitter
simply listens and then transmits on a free time slot without checking this
in detail once again or coordinating with the other participants.
The following table shows the stipulated repetition rate of a „Class B"
Transceiver depending on the speed of the ship.
Dynamic information:
boats at < 2 kn:
boats at > 2 kn:
The static data such as the information regarding the journey is dispersed
every 6 minutes. (as in „Class A")
This data is sent in turns according to the stipulated period to the one
(161.975 MHz) and subsequently to the other channel (162.025MHz).
The above-mentioned repetition rates apply to the standard operation.
The „Class B" Transmitter does not have its own automatism to change
the repetition rate independently, except for the above-stated values.
Authorities may in exceptional cases reduce the repetition rate to 5
seconds or refuse admittance of the „Class B" to the SOTDMA method
(e.g. in the case of heavy traffic) within their responsibility.
The above-stated information does not raise a claim for completeness of
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