Software system facilitating the use of commercial NGSO SATCOM constellations for Air Force Missions

In this proposal, to facilitate the use of emerging commercial non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite commucniation (SATCOM) systems, Intelligent Fusion Technology proposes to develop a software system that is able to address serveral key problems in the acquisition of commercial NGSO SATCOM resources and the effective use of NGSO SATCOM resources in Air Force missions. The proposed software system consists of multiple key function modules. First a Mission/operation Communication Resource Assignment Tool (MCRAT) addresses the problem of optimal allocation of various types of communication resources including NGSO, GEO, terrestrial communication network resources to best satisfy Air Force missions communication requirements. The MCRAT is a online function module, which works with mission terminals to achieve automatic mission communication resource allocation and re-allocation during AF missions/operations. Second, a NGSO Network Performance statistic gathering and behavior Learning Tool (NPLT) is proposed to collect end-to-end NGSO network performance statistics during use of NGSO network, which supports the learning and prediction of NGSO SATCOM performance in different service areas over different time periods. Third, a Mission Communication Requirement Evaluation Tool (MCRET) and a NGSO SATCOM Service Matching Tool (NGSOSMT) are proposed to assist the selection of short term commercial NGSO services.