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Space Communications Protocol Standards (SCPS) Integration into Satellite…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
40803 		Program Year/Program:
1998 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
40803 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
AVTEC SYSTEMS, INC.
14432 Albemarle Point Place Chantilly, VA 20151
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1998
Title: Space Communications Protocol Standards (SCPS) Integration into Satellite Operations Infrastructures
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $98,961.00
 

Abstract:

Three government agencies are working collectively to define and implement SCPS for the Federal Government. In addition, commercial industry is attempting to expand their product line support of Space Communications Protocol Standards (SCPS) and other Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) specifications to support current and existing customer requirements. The Air Force is currently identifying, isolating, and mitigating risks associated with the integration of, and migration to, SCPS within their space communications and management networks, such as the Air Force Space Control Network (AFSCN). Phase I activities will include investigating existing architectures and configurations, operational and security procedures, and newer technology-based commercial offerings to evaluate the impacts and benefits to the existing and future AFSCN infrastructure. Areas of investigation include experienced latencies, delay variations, acknowledgment strategies, bandwidth utilization factors, and error effects. Avtec will use its space communications ground system products as a foundation for the experiments and incorporate additional Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and advanced tools to emulate the AFSCN environment, including necessary DOD security mechanisms. The results of this investigation will identify candidate equipment architectures for the AFSCN environment which will be further investigated and tested under Phase II.

Principal Investigator:

Thomas T. Griffith
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Small Business Information at Submission:

AVTEC SYSTEMS, INC.
10530 Rosehaven Street Fairfax, VA 22030

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No