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Enhanced Data Rate Performance for VLF/LF

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
59208 		Program Year/Program:
2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N011-0150 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Technology Service Corporation
3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2002
Title: Enhanced Data Rate Performance for VLF/LF
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N00039-02-C-2226
Award Amount: $749,917.00
 

Abstract:

"This Phase II SBIR will develop and demonstrate an integrated setof technologies that allow increased information throughput onVLF/LF radio communications links with minimal impact on thebroadcast network's near-global coverage. The integratedtechnologies include 1) an advanced message compressionmethodology to minimize the number of information bits needed tobe communicated, 2) new forward error correction (FEC) codesbased on state-of-the-art low density parity check coding (LDPCC)with large blocksizes and high rates, and 3) partial response(PR), continuous phase modulation(CPM) with an innovative, low-complexity demodulation algorithm. With various parameters,these technologies can be combined to form enhanced data rate(EDR) communications modes with 2 - 4 times the informationthroughput of current VLF/LF broadcast modes with little or noimpact on the network coverage.BENEFITS: With the successful completion of this Phase II development and demonstration effort, the methodologies, software tools, and real-time algorithms supporting application of advanced message compression, advancedhigh-rate FEC codes, and low-complexity partial response continuous phase modulation/demodulation to bandwidth- and power-limited radio communications links will be demonstrated. This will be particularly applicable to software-defined radios and willhave been validated for use on VLF/LF communications channels in the presence of significant impulsi

Principal Investigator:

Henry Schmidt
Communications Program Ma
3015652970
hschmidt@tscwo.com

Business Contact:

Michael Syracuse
Chief Financial Officer
3015652970
msyracuse@tscwo.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Technology Service Corp.
11400 West Olympic Blvd. Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90064

EIN/Tax ID: 954399083
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No