Embeddable Software Programmable Radio

The Navy needs a compact, software-programmable military radio developed that is capable of being embedded in unitary computing, display, and position location devices envisioned for future Marine Corps ground forces; taking into account classified and unclassified information handling within the embedded radio and within the framework of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) software communications architecture. To reduce the size, weight, power, and cost of software-programmable radios and to provide enhanced security for the Navy and Marine Corps, Williams-Pyro, Inc. proposes to develop the Embeddable, Miniature, Programmable, Robust, and Secure or EMPRS radio—a software-programmable military radio with efficient security architecture that takes advantage of the JTRS SCA software waveform library and prior development. EMPRS supports multiple waveforms through software reconfiguration/programming; uses a single processor to handle both classified and unclassified data; and interfaces with RF front-end(s) operating from 2 MHz to 2 GHz. The EMPRS radio integrates the elements of a software-programmable radio in a single System-on-a-Chip (SoC) package for optimum miniaturization. Our solution also meets the need for operating future small unit devices at both unclassified and classified levels on a single processor with a single Operating System (OS).