Title :
Near Term Digital Radio-a first look
Author :
Williams, Larry ; Emery, Leo
Author_Institution :
ITT Aerosp./Commun. Div., Fort Wayne, IN, USA
fDate :
30 Apr-2 May 1996
Abstract :
An ITT Industries led team is developing the Near Term Digital Radio (NTDR) Information Transport System (ITS) for PM Tactical Radio Communication Systems to meet the growing need for higher capacity digital information distribution on a highly mobile battlefield. The team consists of Motorola, Lockheed Sanders, BBN, SICOM and Group Technology Corporation. The NTDR ITS is based on open architecture principles for both hardware and software. It draws heavily on commercial cellular telephone system concepts to support highly mobile users in a dynamic environment. The system is designed to operate without any need for intervention by the user or network manager. In one sense the NTDR can be viewed as an RF system with a very sophisticated embedded router/gateway. However, each module of the NTDR ITS contains advanced features that cause the system to function very effectively in a dynamic, mobile environment
Keywords :
cellular radio; digital radio; internetworking; military communication; open systems; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network routing; BBN; Group Technology Corporation; ITT Industries; Information Transport System; Lockheed Sanders; Motorola; Near Term Digital Radio; PM Tactical Radio Communication Systems; RF system; SICOM; commercial cellular telephone system; digital information distribution; dynamic environment; embedded router/gateway; mobile battlefield; network management; open architecture; software; Aerodynamics; Communication system control; Computer architecture; Contracts; Digital communication; Group technology; Protocols; Radio communication; Receivers; Spine;
Conference_Titel :
Tactical Communications Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996
Conference_Location :
Fort Wayne, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3658-5
DOI :
10.1109/TCC.1996.561113
