STANDARDE - Activities

Activities planned for 2007

1. Documentation and analysis of the recommendations, regulations and requirements of NATO structures in the field of interoperability of informational communications systems.

2. Comparative study on the specifications of the interoperability standards issued by the NATO Standardization Agency.

3. Identification and establishment of the elements composing the architectures of NATO interoperable joint communications systems.

4. Comparative study of the recommendations and specifications of the standards regulating the constitution of a Common Operating Environment (COE – Common Operating Environment).

5. Analysis of the human resources necessary to operate the systems based on JTRS technology in order to attain operational interoperability.

Activities carried out in 2007

1. Description of the elements composing the Network Centric Warfare environment.

2. Characterization of the technological solutions and concepts specific to the NATO Common Operating Environment.

3. Study of the military communications standards from the perspective of implementing the NATO interoperability environment.

4. Identification and characterization of the tactical communications standards.

5. Description of the Future Combat System (FCS) elements in the context of integrating the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) in the FCS communications network

6. Characterization of the JTRS technology from the three architectural views: system view, operational view and technical view.

7. Identification and definition of representative elements of the JTRS technology from the perspective of interoperability in communication environments characterized by a high degree of standardization.

8. Establishment and characterization of the capabilities of the JTRS technology capable of operating in a Network Centric Warfare environment.

9. Modeling the efficient use of human resources in the military environment.

10. Analysis of the organizational and structural strategies of the military tactical communications systems.

Activities planned for 2008

1. Estimation and control of the accuracy level of some SDR waveforms using efficient time-frequency processing algorithms.

2. Study on efficient and robust digital radio modulation methods in transmission environments characterized by high levels of interference.

3. Comparative study regarding the capabilities of Frequency Hopping (FH) radio equipment.

4. Comparative analysis of the characteristics of High Capacity Data Radio (HCDR) equipment from the perspective of improving the technical capabilities of tactical radio systems.

5. Description of the psycho-vocational characteristics of the personnel organizing, operating and maintaining JTRS resources.

6. Establishment of instruments for evaluating the performances of the human resources working in an environment characterized by high exposure levels to electromagnetic energy.

7. Comparative study of tests and establishing the human resources evaluation procedure.

8. Evaluation of the psycho-vocational abilities of the human resource in order to sustain the operational capability of the JTRS system.

9. Description of the JTRS specific perturbations and interferences regarding intensity, duration, space and frequency.

Activities carried out in 2008

1. Evaluating narrowband and wideband waveforms used by the SDR technology.

2. Analyzing spectral and power efficient CPFSK-class digital modulations in the presence of Adjacent Channel Interference (ACI).

3. Evaluating the capabilities of narrowband waveforms used by frequency hopping HF and VHF equipment.

4. Evaluating the capabilities of wideband waveforms used by High Capacity Data Radio (HCDR) equipment from the perspective of implementing SDR technology in integrated tactical radio systems.

5. Identifying and describing some representative variables of human resources in ad hoc constituted teams from the perspective of optimizing the capabilities of integrated systems in complex applications.

6. Establishing and analyzing instruments used for evaluating the performance and efficiency of the human resources employed in informational environments characterized by a high risk of exposure.

7. Comparative study regarding the tests and procedures used for evaluating human resources.

8. Describing the perturbations and interferences affecting JTRS according to intensity, time, space, and frequency distributions.

9. Comparative study on the robustness of JTRS capabilities against perturbing factors occurring in the military communications environment.

Activities planned for 2009

1. Application and comparison of propagation models in complex electromagnetic environments.

2. Rendering radio coverage and signal-to-noise ratio (at the reception side) more efficient in order to optimally assign the JTRS resources.

3. Description of the interception, jamming and destruction methods used against frequency hopping radio systems.

4. Comparative analysis of the efficiency of electronic attack actions in complex applications.

5. Quantitative analysis of the data resulting from the psychological evaluation of the personnel operating JTRS equipment.

6. Description of the identified individual characteristics and of their role in achieving the JTRS capability.

7. Study on the distribution of the electromagnetic field in the radiation area of tactical radio systems radio sources.

8. Identification and analysis of possible risks due to exposing exceedingly to electromagnetic energy.

9. Description, characterization and analysis of operational requirements (user profiles and system configurations) regarding information exchange and processing in NATO specific applications (missions).

10. Establishing the command personnel – executive personnel ratio in order to attain operational capability.

Activities carried out in 2009