Implementation and Testing of the JANUS Standard with SSC Pacific's Software-Defined Acoustic Modem

Abstract

This report presents Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific's (SSC Pacific) preliminary efforts to implement and test the JANUS acoustic communication protocol onto a software-defined acoustic modem previously developed by engineers working at the Center. The SSC Pacific developed acoustic modem serves as an ideal open platform suitable for testing and evaluating physical layer protocols such as JANUS, which has recently become a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) adopted standard. The system configuration, implementation approach, laboratory, tank, and field tests at SSC Pacific's Transducer Evaluation Center (TRANSDEC) facility are discussed. The outcome of the preliminary testing and several lessons learned have paved the path for a promising future effort to create an integrated software-defined interoperable solution for the U.S. Navy's underwater acoustic communication operations with NATO and non-NATO military and civilian maritime assets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1040201

Entities

People

  • Burton Iii Neuner
  • Daniel Sura
  • Dusan Radosevic
  • Michael Pfetsch
  • Nghia Tran
  • Patrick Longhini

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Communications
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Communication Channels
  • Data Transmission
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Frequency Agility
  • Frequency Response
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Modulation
  • Nato
  • Naval Warfare
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Underwater Acoustic Communications
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking

Technology Areas

  • Space