L-3 participates in WGS-3 payload characterization and verification test
L-3 Linkabit announced today that it has participated in a very successful Payload Characterization and Verification (PCV) test for the Wideband Global SATCOM System (WGS-3) conducted at Fort Monmouth, N.J., along with its partners, Program Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) and General Dynamics C4S. The test, which featured several types of terminals using Linkabit’s MPM-1000 modems with the Network Centric Waveform (NCW), was designed to verify that NCW-enabled terminals can operate at Ka-band over the newly launched WGS-3. Other participants included the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Army Strategic (ARSTRAT), the Joint SATCOM Engineering Center (JSEC) and the MITRE Corporation.
A multi-node NCW network was established for the PCV test to showcase the functionality and dynamic capabilities of the WGS-3 satellite and L-3 MPM-1000 modem. Full-duplex, full-mesh operations, allowing point-to-point single hop connectivity between disadvantaged On-The-Move (OTM) terminals with high data throughput, as well as the ability to establish a broadband network with a heterogeneous mix of terminals, were successfully demonstrated.
“We are pleased to have accomplished this important program milestone with our MPM-1000 modem,” said Elissa Seidenglanz, senior vice president of operations at L-3 Linkabit. “The PCV test has shown that our modem is ready to operate over WGS-3 in a network consisting of multiple terminal configurations with various antenna apertures. This capability will ultimately give commanders greater flexibility in establishing networked IP SATCOM connectivity with varied users in a tactical environment.”
Source: L-3 Linkabit
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