High Performance Cognitive Run Time Data Compression Techniques

The Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) integrated, layered, Ballistic Missile Defense System utilizes a wide range of networked sensors and ground- and sea-based radars for target detection and tracking. MDA requires advanced data compression techniques to reduce federated and/or distributed simulation data transmission times and storage capacity requirements for highly complex missile defense simulation and test architectures. The main objective of the proposed Phase II effort is to further develop Antara’s cognitive, software-driven, lossless, real-time, scalable, API-driven compression prototype to a high TRL. Antara will establish a secure relevant environment and will utilize its Information Assurance enabled prototype to perform substantial testing, analysis and optimizations with Government simulation and test data to demonstrate the performance gains and ensure that the prototype can be incorporated into OSF or other frameworks without major re-work or significant additional cost. Additionally, Information Assurance accreditation of the prototype via the Risk Management Framework will be initiated and detailed infusion/Phase III plans will be developed. The proposed technology will significantly reduce transmission and downlink times enabling more work to be done in a much shorter duration and substantially reduce storage requirements and associated cost of storage on existing and future COTS hardware. Approved for Public Release | 19-MDA-9932 (21 Feb 19)