The intermediate processor for remoting JTIDS terminal in the air defense ground environment

Author

Mitchell, George E. ; Gander, John F.

Author_Institution

ITT Avionics Div., San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

22-26 May 1989

Firstpage

261

Abstract

The intermediate processor (IP) has been developed to act as a gateway device for connecting a host tactical data system (TDS) to a C ² (command-and-control) terminal. Originally developed for JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System) testing, the IP has evolved into a generic product which can act as a virtual host to a C² system and a `virtual terminal´ to a host TDS. In this manner, the C² terminal and its host can be physically remote from one another and operate as if they are directly connected. The system is specifically designed to adapt the JTIDS terminal protocol into a format more efficient for transmission to a host TDS over high-quality Telco data links via terrestrial or satellite means of transmission. The IP provides a completely transparent and fully encrypted link between the host site and its associated remotely located terminal. The IP uses 9.6 kb/s to 64 kb/s in the full-duplex DATAPHONE Digital Service Telco links with error protection

Keywords

aerospace computing; automatic test equipment; command and control systems; data communication systems; inter-computer links; military systems; protocols; virtual machines; ATE; C² system; Telco data links; air defense ground environment; command and control terminal; encrypted link; error protection; full-duplex DATAPHONE Digital Service Telco links; gateway device; host tactical data system; intermediate processor; terminal protocol; testing; transparent link; virtual host; virtual terminal; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft; Contracts; Cryptography; Data systems; Environmental management; Joining processes; Protocols; Satellites; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1989. NAECON 1989., Proceedings of the IEEE 1989 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1989.40223

Filename

40223