WPL, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: AF181-021
WPL, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $149,229
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- AF181-021
- Solicitation
- 2018.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2018-07-12 → 2019-07-12
Description
The Air Forces ability to communicate worldwide without SATCOM is severely constrained. In this SBIR, WPL proposes to develop a full-stack HF Global Mesh Network (HFGMN) architecture that will enable secure, dependable, survivable, and high-throughput communications when SATCOM is denied. In Phase I, we will use industry-standard M&S tools to show that our solution could reliably connect Air Force sites across the Great Plains. We will also show how a network comprising fixed stations and shipboard and/or airborne relays could offer a high-throughput alternative to the current HF Global Communication System. We will implement the HFGMN networking protocols and algorithms on top of a hardware or software defined radio (SDR) modem in Phase II and perform limited field testing to validate the Phase I M&S results.