USAF ground fiber optic development program
Abstract
Fiber optic development programs of the Air Force are related to applications in the areas of tactical communications, multiterminal communications, and the development of militarized standard transceivers. The Tactical Air Control System (TACS) provides the Air Force component commander with the means to plan and direct tactical air operations, and to coordinate joint operations with other services. A description of the program concerned with tactical fiber optic communications is presented, taking into account this technology in relation to the Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) and the Control and Reporting Center (CRC). Attention is given to CX-4566 26 pair cable characteristics, major ASOC radio data transfer requirements, consolidated TRC-97 link analysis, TPS-43 fiber optic Triax replacement analysis, aspects of distributed data processing, questions of militarized standard transceiver development, and efficient multiplexing techniques for fiber optics.
- Publication:
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NTC 1981; National Telecommunications Conference, Volume 2
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981ntc.....2....1S
- Keywords:
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- Aircraft Communication;
- Fiber Optics;
- Ground Support Systems;
- Military Technology;
- Optical Communication;
- Research And Development;
- Armed Forces (United States);
- Data Transfer (Computers);
- Military Operations;
- Optical Data Processing;
- Programs;
- Communications and Radar