Designing the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, and Small form Fit (HMS) Radios for Interoperable Networking and Waveform Applications

Author

Hasan, M.S. ; LaMacchia, M. ; Muzzelo, L. ; Gunsaulis, R. ; Housewright, LTC Richard ; Miller, J.

Author_Institution

JTRS Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS), Product Management Office (PMO), Ft. Monmouth, NJ 07703

fYear

2007

fDate

29-31 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) radios are being developed for manned as well as unmanned and unattended platforms. Each platform that embeds a JTRS HMS set brings along its own concept of operation creating unique networking challenges in terms of achieving a seamless, interoperable, mobile, and adhoc communications architecture. To design and develop these radios within established schedule and cost objectives, the program must overcome a number of technical challenges. This paper will identify the driving requirements, outline the technical challenges, and propose optimal solutions that balance networking functionality and waveform interoperability while still meeting Size, Weight, Power, Cost, and Schedule objectives.

Keywords

Application software; Computer architecture; Costs; Hardware; Intelligent sensors; Mobile communication; Radio spectrum management; Software radio; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2007. MILCOM 2007. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1513-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1513-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2007.4455121

Filename

4455121