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Experience Software Defined Radio

Dr. Mike Kurdziel, Mr. Hiro Sasaki, Mr. Jay Engert

Harris Corp, RF Communications Division

NOTICE

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Agenda

• Mike Kurdziel• Introduction• About Harris• Software Defined Radio background

• Hiro Sasaki• Example SDR architecture

– The Soldier Personal Radio (SPR)• Jay Engert

• The soldier’s perspective• All

• Demonstration

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Mike Kurdziel

NOTICE

THIS ITEM OR ITEMS AND/OR TECHNICAL DATA ARE CONTROLLED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR), 22 CFR 120-130, AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OR SHARED WITH A FOREIGN PERSON WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

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Biography

• Joined Harris Corporation RFCD in 1992 • Secure communications systems design• Design of encryption, key management and authentication

systems and algorithms

• Sr. Engineering Manager, Defense Systems Architecture (DSA) Group, for Harris Corporation

• Education• BS (1986), MS (1988) and PhD (2001) in Electrical Engineering

from the SUNY at Buffalo

• 13 patents, and 2 patents pending • Authored/coauthored 15 publications on Military

Communications • “Professional Engineer” (License No. 069432) in the

State of New York since 1992

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Introduction

• Military communications objectives are complex and dynamic

• Communications need to adapt to changing needs• “Software Defined Radio” evolved to meet this challenge• This presentation will provide an overview of a typical

military radio product followed by a hands-on demonstration of a Harris radio communications system

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Harris Corporation Business Segments

Government CommunicationsSystems

Technology and systems integration for Defense, National Intelligence and Federal/Civil markets

RFCommunications

Tactical and land mobile radios, systems and networking apps for global Defense, Security and Public Safety markets

Integrated Network Solutions

IT services, managed services, cyber integration, and media solutions supporting Government, Energy, Healthcare, Broadcast and Enterprise networks

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RF Communications Division

• Tactical radio products and integrated systems

• JTRS-approved; delivering the JTRS promise today

• Leading the transformation from narrowband to wideband networking

• Tactical ISR products and applications

• Communications Security products

• Full range of Land Mobile Radio products

• Integrated IP-based communications systems

• Advanced 4G/LTE broadband communications systems

U.S. Departmentof Defense

International

Public Safety & Professional

Communications

Tactical Communications

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Software Defined Radio

Modern military radios are essentially software processes and applications

running on specialized computing platforms

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SDR Advantages

• Elimination of analog hardware and associated cost• Simplification of radio architectures and improved performance • Hardware specific components are replaced by DSPs and

FPGAs• A family of radio “products” can be implemented using a

common platform architecture• New products can be more quickly introduced into the market.• A common radio platform for multiple markets significantly

reduces logistical support and operating expenditures• Software can be reused across radio "products”

• Can reduce development time and cost dramatically• Allows "bug fixes" to be installed in the field• New features and capabilities can be added without

significant cost• Software can compensate for problems in other areas of

the system. • Ability to receive and transmit various waveforms using

common hardware• Important for coalition interoperability

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Anatomy of a Tactical Radio

• Radio Types– Handheld radios– Manpack / vehicular radios– Soldier radios

• Frequency Range– HF (2-30MHz): Long-range (up to 4000 km)– VHF (30-108MHz): Short range ground tactical (up to 50 km)– UHF (225-400MHz): Air-Air and Air-Ground (up to 300 km)– UHF SATCOM (280-320MHz): Worldwide– Wideband Networking (225-2000 MHz): Ranges up to 10 km

• Modes of Operation– Voice (push-to-talk)– Data– IP point-to-point data– IP sub-network data

• Information Assurance– Programmable INFOSEC– COMSEC– TRANSEC– Software Defined Radio IA

• Waveforms– US (MIL-STDs) and NATO

(STANAGs) interoperable waveforms

– Proprietary Harris exportable waveforms

– Fixed frequency and anti-jam frequency hopping waveforms

• Key Fill– DS-101 EKMS– Sovereign/Coalition

• Falcon II/III Radio Platforms– JTRS/SCA SDRs– Exportable SCA-based SDRs– Proprietary SDR

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NOTICE

THIS ITEM OR ITEMS AND/OR TECHNICAL DATA ARE CONTROLLED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR), 22 CFR 120-130, AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OR SHARED WITH A FOREIGN PERSON WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Hiro Sasaki

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Biography

• Joined Harris Corporation RFCD in 2003• Started in Systems Engineering• Advanced in various roles in Program Management

and Business Development • Product Manager of the Soldier Personal Radio

(SPR) • Education

• BS (2003) in Computer and Systems Engineering from RPI

• MBA candidate at the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business

• Authored several defense industry articles related to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) technology

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Example SDR Architecture

Soldier Personal Radio (SPR)

RIOP

Digital Signal Processor

General Purpose Processor

BIOP

Citadel IICrypto

GPSReceiver

J2USB I/O

Host or DeviceMode

RX/TXModem

Core

RFInterface

CryptoControl/Status

GPSPositionReports

Data (RNDIS)

SA Data

Fill/Control/Status

J1Analog Audio

Keylines(etc)

CompositeUSB

Interface

Audio Port

Fill/DataPort

Audio Samples

RF Front End

AntennaAmplifier

Mixing Matching Circuitry

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SPR Functions

• Red I/O Processor• General Purpose Processor

• GPS Interface• Data Capture• Red Side Control

• Digital Signal Processor– Crypto Interface– Audio Processing – Data Processing

• Black I/O Processor• Waveform (Over the Air Protocol)

– Modem (Converts data to RF)• Crypto Control• RF Interface

• RF Front End• Antenna • Amplifier • Mixing • Matching, etc.

• Audio and Data Ports• Embedded PDA (Leader Radio)

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SPR Leader Radio

Similar to Team Radio, plus: PDA in the Radio!Applications Processor Windows CE 5.0

Graphical Display Output Via Connector (e.g. head mount display)

USB Host Port For external equipment (e.g. camera)

RS-232 Port Serial network connection (PPP)

Secondary Audio Interface For long-range Radio (retrans)

Advantages of ‘PDA’ embedment:• Fewer devices to carry (reduced weight)• Reduced battery management• Tight integration of applications and radio

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SPR Leader Radio

Team Radio

PDA

CNR Integration

Video Encoder

Custom Software

4GB Storage

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NOTICE

THIS ITEM OR ITEMS AND/OR TECHNICAL DATA ARE CONTROLLED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR), 22 CFR 120-130, AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES OR SHARED WITH A FOREIGN PERSON WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

Jay Engert

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Biography

• Joined Harris Corporation RFCD in 2003• Started in Technical Training• Advanced in to roles of Application Engineer and Engineering

Specialist • Product Specialist for the Soldier Personal Radio (SPR)• Served as a Career Airman in the US Air Force from

1982 to 2002• Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and • Close Air Support (CAS)

• Deployments • Desert Storm for 8 months (Received Bronze Star)• Bosnia for 6 months• Kosovo for 6 months

• Retired honorably at the rank of Technical Sergeant

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TACP (Early Days)

Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)Close Air Support (CAS)

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TACP (Early Days)

• To perform a standard CAS mission, we needed to talk to several groups for coordination, requiring numerous radios and COMSEC devices• Ground Commander• Intel • Artillery• Air Defense• ASOC (Air Support Operations Center)• Aircraft supporting the current mission

• Equipment Needed• 1 x PRC-77 (VHF/FM Voice to talk to Army counterparts)• 2 x PRC-113 (VHF/UHF/AM Voice to talk Fast movers and Helicopters)• 2 x KY-57 (To Secure voice on VHF/UHF/FM Radios)• SATCOM (If we were lucky, we got a SATCOM channel, usually HF)• 1 x PLGR (GPS Military Grade)• 1 x PRC-104 (HF/AM for long range voice)• 1 x KY-99 (To Secure voice on HF radio)

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TACP (Early Days)

SATCOM

2 x VHF/UHF/AMHF/AM

VHF/FM 2 x KY-571 x KY-99

GPS

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TACP (Present Days)

= Multiband 117G

HF PRC-150

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Demonstration Overview