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Military Tactical Communications Military Tactical Communications Practical Experience and Practical Experience and Guidance for Guidance for Sovereign SCA Based Sovereign SCA Based Waveform Development Waveform Development p Mark Turner and Ken Dingman – Harris Corporation Mark Turner and Ken Dingman – Harris Corporation g g p p THIS INFORMATION WAS APPROVED FOR PUBLISHING PER THE ITAR AS `BASIC MARKETING THIS INFORMATION WAS APPROVED FOR PUBLISHING PER THE ITAR AS `BASIC MARKETING INFORMATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES` OR AS `ADVERTISING PRINTED MATTER` PER THE EAR INFORMATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES` OR AS `ADVERTISING PRINTED MATTER` PER THE EAR June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 1 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 1

Presentation Overview Presentation Overview • Key tenets of sovereign waveform development. • Key tenets of sovereign waveform development. • Software Communications Architecture provides a • Software Communications Architecture provides a p p standardized foundation. standardized foundation. • Candidate waveform development model. • Candidate waveform development model. • Recommendations. • Recommendations. • Conclusions. • Conclusions. June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 2 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 2

Sovereign Waveform Development Key Tenets Key Tenets Key Tenets – The What , How and When Key Tenets – The What , How and When The “What” “How” and “When” The “What” “How” and “When” June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 3 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 3

Key Tenets - “The What” Key Tenets - “The What” • Definition and understanding of mission goals, system • Definition and understanding of mission goals, system level requirements and associated use cases. level requirements and associated use cases. – Application: Operating range, Line-of-Sight (LOS), Beyond – Application: Operating range, Line-of-Sight (LOS), Beyond A A li li ti ti O O ti ti Li Li f Si ht (LOS) B f Si ht (LOS) B d d Line-of-Sight (BLOS), Anti-Jam (AJ), Covert. Line-of-Sight (BLOS), Anti-Jam (AJ), Covert. – Spectrum: Frequency, bandwidth, etc. – Spectrum: Frequency, bandwidth, etc. p p q q y y – Domain: Ground, Maritime, Air, Space, cross-domain – Domain: Ground, Maritime, Air, Space, cross-domain – Radio Platform Form Factor: Aircraft, Shipboard, Fixed site, – Radio Platform Form Factor: Aircraft, Shipboard, Fixed site, Vehicular Man pack Hand held Small Form Factor (SFF) Vehicular, Man-pack, Hand-held, Small Form Factor (SFF). Vehicular, Man-pack, Hand-held, Small Form Factor (SFF). Vehicular Man pack Hand held Small Form Factor (SFF) – IA and Sovereignty Considerations: Domain (i.e., Public, – IA and Sovereignty Considerations: Domain (i.e., Public, Coalition, National), assurance levels, security mechanisms Coalition, National), assurance levels, security mechanisms (relevant encryption algorithms, key management, etc.). (relevant encryption algorithms, key management, etc.). – Networking (if applicable): Topology, # of users, throughput, – Networking (if applicable): Topology, # of users, throughput, communications protocols (standard vs. custom). communications protocols (standard vs. custom). p p ( ( ) ) – Mission Planning: Plan creation, updates, platform config. – Mission Planning: Plan creation, updates, platform config. June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 4 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 4

Key Tenets - “The How” Key Tenets - “The How” • Waveform specification considerations: • Waveform specification considerations: – New technology and capabilities, backwards compatibility. – New technology and capabilities, backwards compatibility. – Reuse of existing capabilities (organic or 3 rd party) at the – Reuse of existing capabilities (organic or 3 rd party) at the source code or object code level. source code or object code level. – System level modeling and simulation. – System level modeling and simulation. Sys e Sys e e e e e ode ode g a d s g a d s u a o u a o • Incremental development • Incremental development – Base vs. enhanced functionality, backwards compatibility. – Base vs. enhanced functionality, backwards compatibility. y, y, p p y y • Co-development of hardware platforms and software • Co-development of hardware platforms and software – Reference platform to decouple hardware dependencies. – Reference platform to decouple hardware dependencies. p p p p p p • Portability • Portability – Target hardware frameworks, processing capabilities. – Target hardware frameworks, processing capabilities. – Common OE; sovereign element separation; CM. – Common OE; sovereign element separation; CM. June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 5 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 5

Key Tenants - “The When” Key Tenants - “The When” • Understand the continuum and associated timeframe • Understand the continuum and associated timeframe from concept to field usage (can be significant). from concept to field usage (can be significant). 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Productization Technology Maturation Specification Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) Specification Productization MIL-STD Integrated Waveform (IW) Technology Productization Development Harris PRC-117G ANW2 June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 6 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 6

Sovereign Waveform Development Sovereign Waveform Development SCA Provides a Standardized Foundation SCA Provides a Standardized Foundation SCA Provides a Standardized Foundation SCA Provides a Standardized Foundation June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 7 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 7

Benefits of SDR Standards Benefits of SDR Standards • Facilitates communications interoperability. • Facilitates communications interoperability. • Platform knowledge sharing. • Platform knowledge sharing. – Reduce costs and risks associated with innovation (applies – Reduce costs and risks associated with innovation (applies collective brainpower of industry, Government, academia). collective brainpower of industry, Government, academia). • Reduce development costs product time to market • Reduce development costs product time to market Reduce development costs, product time to market. Reduce development costs, product time to market. – Leverage significant Government and commercial investment. – Leverage significant Government and commercial investment. – Build less software. Reuse of proven, existing waveform – Build less software. Reuse of proven, existing waveform applications and other integrated capabilities applications and other integrated capabilities applications and other integrated capabilities. applications and other integrated capabilities. – Standardized educational elements (i.e., training courses). – Standardized educational elements (i.e., training courses). – Commercial tool suites and software development aids. – Commercial tool suites and software development aids. • Market competitiveness. • Market competitiveness. – Facilitates technology insertion, third-party participation. – Facilitates technology insertion, third-party participation. • Development and integration of advanced applications. • Development and integration of advanced applications. June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 8 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 8

Software Communications Architecture Software Communications Architecture • Set of rules and protocols for SDR applications. • Set of rules and protocols for SDR applications. • Component Based Design (CBD) technology. • Component Based Design (CBD) technology. • Independence of Platform and Applications software. • Independence of Platform and Applications software. Application Programmer Interfaces (APIs)) June-2011 June-2011 assuredcommunications ™ WINNF European Conference 2011 - 9 WINNF European Conference 2011 - 9