Product category: Embedded Software and Operating Systems
News Release from: Green Hills Software | Subject: Platform for Software Defined Radio
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 22 January 2007
Platform to upgrade
US Army line-of-sight radio
Ultra Electronics to use Platform for Software Defined Radio for the upgrade of the US Army's Area Common User System, Joint Network Node high-capacity line-of-sight radio
Ultra Electronics has chosen the Green Hills Platform for Software Defined Radio (SDR) for the upgrade of the US Army's Area Common User System (ACUS), Joint Network Node (JNN) high-capacity line-of-sight radio, also known as the AN/GRC-254(V) HCLOS radio. This radio provides bandwidth-efficient links for critical voice and data transmission required for 21st Century battlefield digitisation.
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The upgrade increases the capacity of the ACUS network by providing up to 16Mbit/s traffic throughput, upgradeable to 34Mbit/s, using the minimum occupied spectrum The Green Hills Platform for SDR includes: the ultra-secure and reliable Integrity RTOS, the only Posix.1-conformant RTOS certified by the IEEE to the latest Posix 1003.1 standard; advanced dual-mode IPv4/v6 networking stack support; industry leading CORBA integrations; numerous, industry-proven SCA core frameworks and operating environments; and advanced waveform design and development tools.
Ultra selected the Communications Research Centre of Canada's (CRC) SCARI core framework as the Software Communication Architecture (SCA) Operating Environment (OE) for use with Green Hills Platform for SDR.
'As the established technology leader for installed tactical LOS radios, Ultra understands the importance of working with a company committed to delivering integrated SDR solutions based on secure, reliable RTOS technology', commented Dan O'Dowd, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Green Hills Software.
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'We are pleased that Ultra Electronics chose the Green Hills Platform for SDR as part of this critical radio upgrade programme'.
Ultra Electronics is recognised for developing innovative products and systems that meet the sophisticated communication needs of modern militaries and holds a majority share for installed line-of-sight (LOS) radios - more than double the share of its nearest competitor. Request a free brochure from Green Hills Software....
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