Expeditionary Cyber Network (X Net)

The Osterhout Design Group (ODG) has considerable time and effort invested in the design and preliminary development of micro cloud server technology, and is proposing to fully develop the technology through the SBIR process to provide the US Marine Corps the robust remote user data processing device they require. The ODG Micro-Cloud Server (MCS) is a man-packable server technology currently unavailable to mobile warfighters. It allows remote users to store, share, and discover information from authorized devices connected to the network. Secure, compact, ruggedized, and easy to reconfigure and relocate, the MCS can be used in Tactical Operations Centers (TOC), vehicles, or carried by soldiers in remote areas where backhaul communications are unavailable. The MCS can serve dozens of mobile devices simultaneously, allowing commanders and squad members connected to the network to communicate and share information, making mission critical data virtually available to users anywhere at any time. Planning and Future Operations, Logistic and Maintenance, Communications, Information Systems, Medical Operations, and Training and Exercises can all benefit from the MCS real-time data processing, cloud storage, and analysis tools. The MCS offers a major military advantage by allowing users anywhere on the battlefield to process, send, and receive data.