ARINC 841-3 : 2016

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose of Document
1.2 Scope
1.3 Document Organization
1.4 Related Documents
2.0 MIAM DESCRIPTION
2.1 MIAM Architecture
3.0 MIAM CORE FUNCTION
3.1 MIAM Core Function Version 1
3.2 MIAM Core Function Version 2
4.0 ACARS CONVERGENCE FUNCTION
4.1 General Description
4.2 ACARS Convergence Factor use of ACARS
4.3 ACARS Convergence Function Encoding Scheme
4.4 File Transfer Protocol
5.0 IP MIDDLEWARE CONVERGENCE FUNCTION
5.1 General Description
5.2 Scope of IP Middleware Convergence standardization
5.3 Minimum Requirements on IP Middleware
5.4 Relationship with Adjacent Layers
ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT 1 - PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION
               CONFORMANCE STATEMENTS (PICS)
ATTACHMENT 2 - DEFLATE ALGORITHM CONFIGURABLE
               PARAMETERS
ATTACHMENT 3 - ACARS CONVERGENCE FUNCTION
               RECOMMENDED VALUES
ATTACHMENT 4 - ACARS CONVERGENCE FUNCTION
               TIMERS AND COUNTERS
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A - TERMS AND ACRONYMS
APPENDIX B - MIAM SIMULATIONS RESULTS -
             EUROCONTROL
APPENDIX C - MIAM SIMULATIONS RESULTS USING
             VDL MODE 2 - NASA/GRC

Gives an industry standard for Media Independent Aircraft Messaging (MIAM) which permits the exchange of a large volume of data over Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) subnetworks or broadband Internet Protocol (IP) subnetworks.