LOS And BLOS navY Radio INTerface (LABYRINTh)

MaXentric will develop an architecture which can disseminate Minotaur Family of Services (MFoS) data using the ARC-210 UHF capability as the transport segment.  The solutions must be capable of direct line of sight (LOS) as well as beyond LOS (BLOS) communication between system nodes.  MaXentric will evaluate the RF communications segment using modeling and simulation to ensure any candidate system can meet the requirements for data throughput, latency, and data integrity.  This will include link budget analysis of the UHF LOS (225-512 MHz) transport segment as well as the UHF SATCOM segment to be used to obtain BLOS connectivity.  MaXentric will also analyze data latency over each system.  UHF SATCOM latency will be of particular concern as DAMA and IW multiple access protocols introduce significant delay.  MaXentric will also evaluate existing Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols to determine necessary features for MFoS data link.  Features would include system capacity (number of nodes), data throughput, data latency.  MaXentric will use analysis data to develop a comprehensive plan for a prototype system to be developed and tested under phase 2 including timeline, budget, and milestones.  In addition, MaXentric will demonstrate the proposed data flow using network emulation software.