Experience Software
Defined Radio
Dr. Mike Kurdziel,
Mr. Hiro Sasaki, Mr. Jay Engert
Harris Corp, RF Communications
Division
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Slide 1
Agenda
• Mike Kurdziel
• Introduction
• About Harris
• Software Defined Radio background
• Hiro Sasaki
• Example SDR architecture
– The Soldier Personal Radio (SPR)
• Jay Engert
• The soldier’s perspective
• All
• Demonstration
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Slide 2
Mike Kurdziel
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Slide 3
Biography
• Joined Harris Corporation RFCD in 1992
• Secure communications systems design
• Design of encryption, key management and authentication
systems and algorithms
• Sr. Engineering Manager, Defense Systems
Architecture (DSA) Group, for Harris Corporation
• Education
• BS (1986), MS (1988) and PhD (2001) in Electrical Engineering
from the SUNY at Buffalo
• 13 patents, and 2 patents pending
• Authored/coauthored 15 publications on Military
Communications
• “Professional Engineer” (License No. 069432) in the
State of New York since 1992
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Slide 4
Introduction
• Military communications objectives are complex and
dynamic
• Communications need to adapt to changing needs
• “Software Defined Radio” evolved to meet this challenge
• This presentation will provide an overview of a typical
military radio product followed by a hands-on
demonstration of a Harris radio communications system
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Slide 5
Harris Corporation Business
Segments
RF
Communications
Government
Communications
Systems
Tactical and land
mobile radios,
systems and
networking apps for
global Defense,
Security and Public
Safety markets
Technology and
systems integration for
Defense, National
Intelligence and
Federal/Civil markets
Integrated Network Solutions
IT services, managed services, cyber integration, and
media solutions supporting Government, Energy,
Healthcare, Broadcast and Enterprise networks
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Slide 6
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Tactical Communications
U.S. Department
of Defense
International
• Tactical radio products and integrated systems
Public Safety &
Professional
Communications
• JTRS-approved; delivering the JTRS promise today
• Full range of Land Mobile
Radio products
• Leading the transformation from narrowband to
wideband networking
• Integrated IP-based
communications systems
• Tactical ISR products and applications
• Advanced 4G/LTE broadband
communications systems
• Communications Security products
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Slide 7
Software Defined Radio
Modern military radios are essentially
software processes and applications
running on specialized computing
platforms
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SDR Advantages
• Elimination of analog hardware and associated cost
• Simplification of radio architectures and improved performance
• Hardware specific components are replaced by DSPs and
FPGAs
• A family of radio “products” can be implemented using a
common platform architecture
• New products can be more quickly introduced into the market.
• A common radio platform for multiple markets significantly
reduces logistical support and operating expenditures
• Software can be reused across radio "products”
• Can reduce development time and cost dramatically
• Allows "bug fixes" to be installed in the field
• New features and capabilities can be added without
significant cost
• Software can compensate for problems in other areas of
the system.
• Ability to receive and transmit various waveforms using
common hardware
• Important for coalition interoperability
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Slide 9
Anatomy of a Tactical
Radio
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Frequency Range
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HF (2-30MHz): Long-range (up to 4000 km)
VHF (30-108MHz): Short range ground tactical (up to 50 km)
UHF (225-400MHz): Air-Air and Air-Ground (up to 300 km)
UHF SATCOM (280-320MHz): Worldwide
Wideband Networking (225-2000 MHz): Ranges up to 10 km
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Radio Types
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Modes of Operation
Voice (push-to-talk)
Data
IP point-to-point data
IP sub-network data
Key Fill
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Handheld radios
Manpack / vehicular radios
Soldier radios
DS-101 EKMS
Sovereign/Coalition
Waveforms
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US (MIL-STDs) and NATO
(STANAGs) interoperable
waveforms
Proprietary Harris
exportable waveforms
Fixed frequency and antijam frequency hopping
waveforms
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Information Assurance
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Programmable INFOSEC
COMSEC
TRANSEC
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Falcon II/III Radio Platforms
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JTRS/SCA SDRs
Exportable SCA-based SDRs
Proprietary SDR
Slide 10
Hiro Sasaki
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INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR), 22 CFR 120-130, AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED
FROM THE UNITED STATES OR SHARED WITH A FOREIGN PERSON WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM
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Slide 11
Biography
• Joined Harris Corporation RFCD in 2003
• Started in Systems Engineering
• Advanced in various roles in Program Management
and Business Development
• Product Manager of the Soldier Personal Radio
(SPR)
• Education
• BS (2003) in Computer and Systems Engineering from
RPI
• MBA candidate at the University of Rochester’s Simon
School of Business
• Authored several defense industry articles related
to Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) technology
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Slide 12
Example SDR Architecture
Soldier Personal Radio (SPR)
GPS
Receiver
GPS
Position
Reports
Composite
USB
Interface
Fill/Control/Status
Fill/Data
Port
SA Data
General Purpose Processor
Data (RNDIS)
Crypto
Control/
Status
J2
USB I/O
Host or Device
Mode
BIOP
RIOP
Audio
Port
Audio Samples
Digital Signal Processor
Amplifier
RX/TX
Modem
Core
RF
Interface
Antenna
RF Front End
Mixing
Matching
Circuitry
J1
Analog Audio
Keylines
(etc)
Citadel II
Crypto
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Slide 13
SPR Functions
• Red I/O Processor
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General Purpose Processor
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GPS Interface
Data Capture
Red Side Control
Digital Signal Processor
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Crypto Interface
Audio Processing
Data Processing
• Black I/O Processor
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Waveform (Over the Air Protocol)
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Modem (Converts data to RF)
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Crypto Control
RF Interface
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Antenna
Amplifier
Mixing
Matching, etc.
• RF Front End
• Audio and Data Ports
• Embedded PDA (Leader Radio)
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SPR Leader Radio
Similar to Team Radio, plus: PDA in the Radio!
Applications Processor
Graphical Display Output
USB Host Port
RS-232 Port
Secondary Audio Interface
Windows CE 5.0
Via Connector (e.g. head mount display)
For external equipment (e.g. camera)
Serial network connection (PPP)
For long-range Radio (retrans)
Advantages of ‘PDA’ embedment:
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Fewer devices to carry (reduced weight)
Reduced battery management
Tight integration of applications and radio
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Slide 15
SPR Leader Radio
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Team Radio
CNR Integration
Custom Software
PDA
Video Encoder
4GB Storage
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Slide 16
Jay Engert
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THIS ITEM OR ITEMS AND/OR TECHNICAL DATA ARE CONTROLLED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC IN ARMS REGULATIONS (ITAR), 22 CFR 120-130, AND CANNOT BE EXPORTED
FROM THE UNITED STATES OR SHARED WITH A FOREIGN PERSON WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
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Slide 17
Biography
• Joined Harris Corporation RFCD in 2003
• Started in Technical Training
• Advanced in to roles of Application Engineer and Engineering
Specialist
• Product Specialist for the Soldier Personal Radio (SPR)
• Served as a Career Airman in the US Air Force from
1982 to 2002
• Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and
• Close Air Support (CAS)
• Deployments
• Desert Storm for 8 months (Received Bronze Star)
• Bosnia for 6 months
• Kosovo for 6 months
• Retired honorably at the rank of Technical Sergeant
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TACP (Early Days)
Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
Close Air Support (CAS)
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TACP (Early Days)
• To perform a standard CAS mission, we needed to talk to
several groups for coordination, requiring numerous radios
and COMSEC devices
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Ground Commander
Intel
Artillery
Air Defense
ASOC (Air Support Operations Center)
Aircraft supporting the current mission
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1 x PRC-77 (VHF/FM Voice to talk to Army counterparts)
2 x PRC-113 (VHF/UHF/AM Voice to talk Fast movers and Helicopters)
2 x KY-57 (To Secure voice on VHF/UHF/FM Radios)
SATCOM (If we were lucky, we got a SATCOM channel, usually HF)
1 x PLGR (GPS Military Grade)
1 x PRC-104 (HF/AM for long range voice)
1 x KY-99 (To Secure voice on HF radio)
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TACP (Early Days)
GPS
SATCOM
2 x VHF/UHF/AM
HF/AM
VHF/FM
2 x KY-57
1 x KY-99
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Slide 21
TACP (Present Days)
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Multiband 117G
HF PRC-150
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Slide 22
Demonstration Overview
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Slide 23