Family of Gateways

Abstract

Family of Gateways provides for the study (acquisitions current and proposed), analysis, enhancement, development, integration, costing, demonstration, test, and evaluation efforts that will allow joint combat forces to exchange information quickly and accurately by bridging discrete airborne, terrestrial, maritime, and space-based C4ISR networks producing operational effects not possible within individual networks. Gateway functions include enabling interoperability between data formats, protocols, and communication mediums. Additionally, gateway functions extend the connectivity range, consolidate data from multiple networks into high capacity links for transmission to key C2ISR nodes, route information between disadvantaged users, and fuse/correlate data from multiple sources to improve accuracy. Gateway functions also provide application hosting, shared data storage, on-demand information access, smart data forwarding, and system monitoring and network management. Further, this project supports 5th-to-4th Generation communications capabilities, 5th-to-5th Generation efforts and future TDL communications development. Additionally, Family of Gateways will support to enhance existing TDL performance, through upgrades and engineering analysis of system designs. Efforts in this project include waveform, ground, and rapid acquisition activities supporting Air Force requirements for communications bridging across multiple platforms, sources and communication domains. Moreover, the E-3G AWACS, 5th-to-4th Generation Gateway effort provides 4th Generation tactical edge assets with a common tactical operating picture for enhanced battlespace awareness via integration of 5th Generation sensor data. This effort integrates the core components (5th-to-4th Gateway, Correlation/fusion, and National sensor inputs) for use on the E-3G platform. Activities also include studies, analysis, demonstrations and experiments to support both current program planning/execution and future program planning efforts for Family of Gateways. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver TDL weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 0605826F, 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605830F, 0605831F, 0605832F and 0605898F.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
• Source ID: 655262_0604281F_5_3600_PB_2019

Tags

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Space