Title :
COTS for military applications: been there, done that, got the PC cards
Author :
Balakirsky, Jay ; Hall, W. J Jim, Jr.
Author_Institution :
Orbital Sci. Corp., Germantown, MD, USA
Abstract :
OSC/FD has successfully implemented unmodified PC Cards in military equipment. These implementations have been for memory only. In one instance PC Cards are being used in a new system (Bradley Fighting Vehicle Mass Memory Unit) and in another instance PC Cards are being used to cost effectively upgrade an existing system (the PC Card upgrade to the AN/ASQ-215 Navy standard data loader). OSC/FD is working on the application of PC Cards (or Credit Electronics) beyond memory. Both retrofit and new developments are being considered. Using PC Cards, with their limited processing and interface capabilities, in a complex, multi-processor military applications is significant challenge, but one OSC/FD will achieve
Keywords :
add-on boards; military equipment; smart cards; COTS; OSC/FD; PC cards; interface capabilities; military applications; military equipment; multi-processor military applications; retrofit; system upgrade; Aerospace electronics; Aging; Application software; Cost function; Economies of scale; Hardware; Military computing; Military equipment; Procurement; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Nonvolatile Memory Technology Conference, 1996., Sixth Biennial IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3510-4
DOI :
10.1109/NVMT.1996.534663
