Implementation and Testing of the Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW)

Abstract

The 2010 Joint Space Communication Layer (JSCL) Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) forecasts a large demand increase for US MILSATCOM in contested environments during the 2020-2025 timeframe. In response, the US Air Force in 2012 commenced the MILSATCOM Design for Affordability Risk Reduction (DFARR) effort to develop prototypes for a new protected tactical communications system. MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MIT LL) was tasked with building a test bed for this effort that would enable demonstration of prototype user terminals and space segment designs provided by DFARR contractor teams. This paper describes the test bed implementation and its use throughout the DFARR, which culminated in system-level over-the-air demonstrations, and risk-reduction demonstrations for a terminal End Cryptographic Unit (ECU) prototype.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 12, 2015
Accession Number
AD1034537

Entities

People

  • Brian J. Wolf
  • Jacob C. Huang

Organizations

  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Coding
  • Data Processing
  • Data Rate
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Agility
  • Frequency Bands
  • L Band
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Networks
  • Power Measurement
  • Space Systems
  • Test Beds

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space