ISDN APPLICATIONS IN THE ARMY ENVIRONMENT

THIS DOCUMENT IS AN SBIR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE US ARMY INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE BY DELTA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. IN RESPONSE TO TOPIC NUMBER A91-019. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THOSE APPLICATIONS IN THE ARMY ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD BENEFIT FROM USE OF THE INTEGRATED SERVICES DATA NETWORK (ISDN). THE OBJECTIVES OF PHASE I ARE (1) TO IDENTIFY HIGH PAYOFF APPLICATION(S) THAT CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ISDN, (2) TO DEMONSTRATE THE USEFULNESS OF SUCH APPLICATION(S) IN AN ISDN LABORATORY ENVIRONMENT. A PROPOSED WORK PLAN IS DEFINED CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING TASKS. 1. SUMMARIZE STATUS AND EVALUATION OF THE COMMERCIAL ISDN 2. ANALYZE ARMY COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS 3. REVIEW ISDN TERMINAL EQUIPMENT 4. INVESTIGATE ISDN APPLICATIONS 5. PHASE I ISDN DEMONSTRATION 6. PLAN FOR PHASE II DEMONSTRATION 7. FINAL REPORT PROMISING APPLICATIONS CONSIST OF THOSE WHICH CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A SWITCHED 64 KBPS (AND HIGHER) SERVICE AT THE USERS LOCATION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE TELECONFERENCING AND THE RAPID ACCESS OF STILL IMAGERY FROM A DATA BASE. ADVANCED VOICE EYETEMS (E.G. WIDE BANDWIDTH) ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY IMPORTANT. IT IS PROPOSED TO PROVIDE A PHASE I DEMONSTRATION USING THE ISDN FACILITY AT THE CONTEL LABORATORY.