SBIR-STTR Award

The ultimate long-term objective of this project is to adapt and modify general network's turnkey package, total solution, for military use as an advanced facility to expedite the design and evaluation of communication systems. Total solution is comprised of computer hardware and general network's proprietary software. This software is an innovative, modularized, interactive graphics system developed for commercial use in designing, testing, evaluating and optimizing the performance and economics of communication systems, including voice, data, packet and integrated networks. Total solution is an existing advanced facility with demonstrated successful commercial applications solving complex communication system problems including network survivability, reliability, security and optimal component interconnections. Phase i objectives are to 1) research, inventory and prioritize the requisite variables and attributes of battlefield communication systems, 2) evaluate pertinent algorithms available and define needed mathematical techniques for modeling the necessary equipment and environmental conditions and 3) determine feasibility and define priorities for adaping total solution to these military applications. The overall goal is to use the versatility and power of total solution to solve a range of problems from conventional network optimization to the exponentially more complex battlefield communication systems environment.

The ultimate objective of this project is to modify general network's software system, cadnet, for military use as an advanced facility to expedite the design and evaluation of communications systems. Phase i established the feasibility of this concept; phase ii is the implementation. Cadnet is an innovative, modularized, interactive graphics system developed for commercial use in designing, evaluating, and optimizing the first application for cadnet will be the design and evaluation of mobile subscriber equipment (mse) networks. Cadnet is an existing software product with proven commercial success in the solution of complex communications network problems, including network reliability, survivability, security, and the optimization of network component interconnnections. Phase ii objectives are to: 1) develop a detailed definition of the specific functionality required for mse communications systems design. 2) Test, refine, and implement the recommended algorithms and model parameters from phase i for the mathematical modeling of mse networks. 3) Produce and deliver a working prototype system, cadnet with its new mse analytical module. 4) Identify and prioritize additional development areas to enhance the cadnet modeling tool for the design and analysis of other amry communications systems.