HF Industry Association HFIA Meeting

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HF Industry Association (HFIA)Meeting

• San Diego Convention Center
• January 25, 2001

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HFIA Objectives

• Standards development
• Industry participation in DoD Stds WGs, TACs,
  NATO Stds WGs
• Distribution of draft standards
• Consolidating industry comments
• Standards implementation
• Resolution of standards implementation and
  interoperability issues
• Promoting new standards within user community
• Growth of HF communications
• Promoting HF radio within user community -
  easy-to-use, low-cost, media with unique
  military characteristics
• HFIA meetings
• HF Communique
• HFIA web site

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New HF Standards

• Exciting new suite of HF standards available -
  easy to use, higher data rates, and support for
  internet communications.
• MIL-STD-188-141B HF Radio Standard
• MIL-STD-188-110B HF Waveform Standard
• STANAG 5066 HF Data Link Protocol
• STANAG 4415 NATO Robust Waveform
• STANAG 4444 HF EPM Waveform
• STANAG 4538 Automatic Radio Control System (ARCS)
• STANAG 4539 Non-Hopping HF Waveforms
• STANAG 4591 MELP Digital Voice at 1-2 kbps and
  2-4 kbps
• Rationalization of US MIL-STDs and NATO STANAGS
  in process

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New HF Standards
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Application of New HF Standards Suites
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Application of New HF Standards Suites / cont...
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Summary

• HF radio - easy-to-use, low cost, media with
  unique military characteristics
• Seven new HF radio standards are available
• state-of-the-art performance and reliability
• unique colaboration between industry, government,
  and academia
• Next step - Implementation!

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Agenda I
Thursday, January 25, 2001 0830 Meeting room
open 0900 - 0915 Introduction - S. Elvy,
Harris Corp. 0915 - 1015 Session 1 HF Radio
Standards Development - Overview of HF Radio
Standards - S. Elvy, Harris. Corp. - New HF
Radio Standards Development - Dr. E. Johnson,
NMSU - Standards Development Issues -
Discussion 1015 - 1030 Break 1030 -
1200 Session 2 User Requirements - Overview
of Scope Command and Battle Force E-Mail -
J. Mehan, Rockwell-Collins - SHARES, NTCN, and
NCS RM-HF Radio Programs - R. Thomas -
JITC Update - R. Moore, JITC - User
Requirements Issues - Discussion
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Agenda I / cont...
1200 - 100 LUNCH 100 - 300 Session 3
Standards Implementation - STANAG 5066
Interoperability and Maintenance Group - W.
Carmichael, Rockwell-Collins - Status Report
on STANAG 4538 Testing - W. Furman, Harris
Corp. - Link 22 Overview and Program Status
NILE PMO - E. Degiovanni/A. Scarciglia -
Diversity Reception of STANAG 4415 - W. Furman,
Harris Corp. 300 - 315 Break 315 -
345 Standards Implementation Issues -
Discussion 345 - 430 Review of Minutes and
Election of Officers - All 430 Meeting closed