MULTIPLE TADIL PROCESSING

THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN THIS PROJECT IS THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION INTEROPERABILITY. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION BEGAN WITH THE TACS/TADS INTERFACE PROGRAM. THE RECOMMENDED APPROACH IS ONE WHICH ADDS ANOTHER "TRANSLATOR BOX/CARD" IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM ALREADY LADENED WITH COSTLY BLACK BOXES. THE FOLLOWING THESIS IS ONE WHICH ATTACKS THE ROOT PROBLEM VICE PATCHING A SYMPTON. THIS PAPER PROPOSES A SHIFT FROM ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY (RESISTOR/CAPACITOR) TO DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP) FOR MODULATION/DEMODULATION OF THE SIGNAL. MULTIPLE WAVEFORMS COULD BE PROCESSED BY A SINGLE DSP COMPUTER WHICH COULD THEN INTERFACE A SINGLE DATA STREAM TO THE MARINE CORPS TACTICAL SYSTEM (MTS). THE COMPUTER WOULD BE BASED ON A HIGH PERFORMANCE MIL-STD-1750A MICROPROCESSOR USING A STANDARD VME BACKPLANE AND ENCLOSED IN A GOVERNMENT STANDARD DESK/TOP COMPUTER (DTC-2) OR SIMILAR VME CARD CAGE.