Hardware System for Automated Network Aware Applications

"Systran Federal Corporation (SFC), the sister-company of Systran Corporation, which is a Products Development Company specializing in real-time and high-speed networking, is proposing to develop a "G4 PowerPC" microprocessor based system (Compact PCI cardwith PMC slots) that can deliver extremely time-sensitive information (e.g., voice, video, etc.) at the right time and at the right place to the Commander. SFC envisions the use of ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) protocol and MPLS (Multi-Protocol LabelSwitching) protocol on the same network fiber to deliver time-critical information and thus meet the commander's critical information requirements (CCIR).SFC has already developed an ATM network interface card (NIC) containing a microprocessor on a previously funded Army Phase II SBIR (Contract DAAB07-98-C-B305). SFC has also proposed the development of two sets of NICs that will perform "on-card" videocompression for the US Army on SBIR Contract DAAB07-01-C-K607. On set of the NICs will be based on a "Compact PCI card" containing a G4 PowerPC microprocessor and two PMC daughter card slots. The other set will be based on a modified version of the ATM NICdeveloped in Contract DAAB07-98-C-B305. Hence, SFC has the required expertise to conduct this SBIR. The proposed state-of-the-art microprocessor-based system will deliver extremely time-sensitive information (e.g., voice, video, etc.) to the Commander at the right place and at the right