Homeland Defense FAA/DoD Data Link Connectivity

"The success of combined Homeland Defense operations depends on the rapid exchange of information between all levels of military, civil, national and local authorities. The interoperability of dissimilar civil air traffic control and military defense assetsrequires a seamless command and control capability.A secure, real time networking capability between the FAA ground surveillance and control network and the DOD aircraft command infrastructure is needed to minimize the time required to prosecute airborne terrorist threats within CONUS and Alaska airspace.It must provide the capability for fused information to be securely presented to military aircraft, to civilian and military authorities and air traffic controllers.Our proposed network architecture provides seamless voice and data connectivity between widespread FAA and DOD ground or airborne command and control nodes by overlaying a Wide Area IP network on top of the FAA and DOD infrastructures. Access to the IPnetwork is accomplished by translating legacy messages and protocols into a uniform IP based message standard, converting analog voice into digital Voice-over-IP and merging voice and data IP packets. This effort supports the Core Avionics Master Plan's Cooperative Surveillance Roadmap and the time critical distribution of secure information needed for an effective Homeland Defense capability. Sensis Corp. sees a potential valuable and large market for our secure seamless