Title :
Analysis of the operation and design of handheld terminals (HHT) within MUOS network
Author :
Cheah, Jonathon Y. ; Browne, Patrick J.
Author_Institution :
JTRS, MITRE, Bedford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Input to JTRS´ future increment products may present an opportunity to address the design and the operational needs for MUOS handheld terminals. In terms of capacity, bit rate, coverage, availability and portability, MUOS handheld terminals provide significantly enhanced warfighter capability over the existing UHF satellite communication (SATCOM). In addition, it fulfills the needs for the hereto unavailable net centric communication link for the warfighter on-the-move (OTM) operation. The size, weight and power (SWaP) design to meet the MUOS handheld terminal requirements present a notable physical layer technology challenge. This paper attempts to delineate these issues, and provides the results of a notional design analysis.
Keywords :
military communication; mobile handsets; satellite communication; MUOS handheld terminals; MUOS network; SWaP design; UHF satellite communication; mobile user objective system; net centric communication link; size weight and power design; warfighter on-the-move operation; Artificial satellites; Batteries; Downlink; Frequency; Leg; Multiaccess communication; Physical layer; Radiation safety; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2009. MILCOM 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5238-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5239-2
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2009.5379960
