Innovations for Future BLOS Defence & Security Technology Day Dave Bettinger, CTO 2008 VT idirect, Inc
Civilian Data Trend Implications on Militaries 2017 People pushing data More reasons to stay connected in the field Devices driving need for connectivity Sophisticated handheld devices Video and data driving higher throughput Strong trend towards more data of all kinds Source: Ericsson & Cisco
Current Data Trends 2017 Data Throughput People staying connected Requirements Everywhere Social media adoption by Soldiers Drive Demand for Devices Broadband driving need for Connectivity connectivity New devices Source: Ericsson & Cisco Video drives higher throughputs C4ISR and sensor analytics
More Capacity on the Way Traditional Satellite C, Ku, X-Band HTS-Band Satellite HiCaps Steerable Beams with possibly beam forming capacity Feederlink Feederlink SGT Hub SGS Hub SGS Hub SGS SGT Hub SGS SGT SGT Higher throughput, higher performance
Capacity Interoperability Becomes Critical Military HTS/ Ka Commercial HTS Other Satellite X, Ku, C WGS Athena Skynet idirect Universal Hubs
Roaming for Coverage Where You Need It Satellite Operator Ka, Ku Core Capacity Ku, C, X Operate in core coverage Expand coverage to different Sat Ops when needed without additional HW
Advances Driving Throughput Aero COTM Mobile Comms
Advances in Land/ Sea Mobility Commercial Maritime trends Crew welfare Operational and management data exchange Electronic navigation Optimized mobility Datacomms/ C2 Full broadband access for voice, video & data Advances Small and phased array antenna advances Enhanced Automatic Beam Switching Asset status and tracking mapping Roaming
Advances in Aero Commercial aero transformed with connectivity Voice, video streaming, data on board is critical Driven by passenger connectivity requirements Military Aero requirements ISR, HD-video, command center Full voice, data access for troops in transit Advances in HS-COTM High-speed COTM features Inbound returns up to 30 Msps @16-ary MODCOD Fast beam switching in multi-spot beam environment
Advances in Mobile Comms Mobile Industry deploys small cells for data services in rural areas Military exploitation of civilian 3G technology & handheld devices Rapidly deployable 3G networks to establish secure data networks Data networks with 1km range as stand-alone or backhauled over idirect s rugged remotes to backbone infrastructure Enables information capturing, data processing and communications through reuse of familiar hardware Access to mobile apps in remote hostile environments
Advances at idirect Platform Remotes NMS
Platform Advances in Performance, Efficiency and Security Performance Higher scalability (100k remotes/ network) Increased performance (new linecards) Higher availability (redundancy/ fail-overs) Efficiency DVB-S2/ACM and ATDMA New waveforms and 5% ROF Outbound: up to 45 Msps @ 32 APSK Inbound: up to 30 Msps @ 16-ary MODCOD Security FIPS 140-2 Level 3 TRANSEC Routing and interoperability IPv6, BGP, OSPF, RIP-NG routing
Advances in Terminal Portfolio Efficient operation of small terminals Higher assurance with ATDMA and ACM Optimized next-gen Ka Band ODU Power efficient features with Tx key line Fast deployment with auto-commissioning Next Gen Terminal portfolio NG 9350 - Higher performance remote with hardened design Next-gen design around performance Dual-mode operation enabled by 2 nd demod NG 950mp- board level optimized around SWaP- up to 50% reduction NG 980- optimized Aero board
Advances in Network Management NG, powerful new NMS at the operational core Built around resiliency, scalability, security and usability Automation tools for scenario based deployments Allows for asset tracking, status reporting and pre-emptive troubleshooting Deep data analysis User portals for faster information access and decision making in the field API for interoperability between systems, other networks and deployment of Apps
Next Gen NMS Overview
Future Innovations Future: SATCOM will become an integral part of entire end-to-end network
Summary Advances Make Broadband Connectivity at Land, Sea and Air A Reality