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A '''transponder''' is a coupled [[radio]] or [[radar]] receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal, upon proper interrogation. Transponders aboard airplanes are the basis of modern [[air traffic control]] (ATC); it is incorrect to assume that ATC tracks aircraft by radar alone. | A '''transponder''' is a coupled [[radio]] or [[radar]] receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal, upon proper interrogation. Transponders aboard airplanes are the basis of modern [[air traffic control]] (ATC); it is incorrect to assume that ATC tracks aircraft by radar alone. | ||
In maritime safety, the new [[ | In maritime safety, the new [[automatic identification system]] will provide similar collision avoidance and traffic management for vessels. | ||
Military [[identification-friend-or-foe]] systems are based on transponders, which, when sent an appropriately verifiable signal, respond with a "don't kill me" response that avoids [[fratricide]]. Such systems, in combat, have to be designed to respond only to [[authentication|securely authenticated | Military [[identification-friend-or-foe]] systems are based on transponders, which, when sent an appropriately verifiable signal, respond with a "don't kill me" response that avoids [[fratricide]]. Such systems, in combat, have to be designed to respond only to [[authentication|securely authenticated]] interrogators, so they do not give away position information to an enemy. | ||
Revision as of 23:45, 12 August 2008
A transponder is a coupled radio or radar receiver-transmitter that will generate a reply signal, upon proper interrogation. Transponders aboard airplanes are the basis of modern air traffic control (ATC); it is incorrect to assume that ATC tracks aircraft by radar alone.
In maritime safety, the new automatic identification system will provide similar collision avoidance and traffic management for vessels.
Military identification-friend-or-foe systems are based on transponders, which, when sent an appropriately verifiable signal, respond with a "don't kill me" response that avoids fratricide. Such systems, in combat, have to be designed to respond only to securely authenticated interrogators, so they do not give away position information to an enemy.