Command Post Modem/Processor (CPM/P),

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Abstract:

The Command Post ModemProcessor CPMP Advanced Development Program makes extensive use of micro-computer technology in the design of a subsystem of an Airborne Satellite Communications SATCOM system. This SATCOM system is being designed for eventual application on the Airborne Command Post fleet of aircraft to provide command of functions including message handling routing, satellite command and control, satellite ranging and pointing computations, and complex signal processing while achieving a significant reduction in size, weight, power consumption, and volume as compared to present technologies. In addition, maintainability, reliability, life-cycle cost, and self-test are significant objectives in the development effort. The three principal units of the CPMP are the Red Processor, the Black Processor, and the Modem, each housed in 12-ATR long CPMP and the associated receivertransmitters are controlled through the use of a plasma display, an interactive display which is designed to aid the operator in decision making and thus reduce demands on the operator during system operation. Author

Author(s):
Foshee, J. J.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL LABS WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
Supplementary Note:
This article is from 'Proceedings of the Symposium on Military Space Communications and Operations Held at USAF Academy, Colorado on 2-4 August 1983,' AD-A135 021, p53-56.
Pagination:
0004

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6_Net Centric
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*Satellite communications, *Communication satellite terminals, *Processing equipment, *Modems, Microcomputers, Aircraft, Signal processing
Keyword(s):
Component reports, SATCOM(Satellite Communications System)
Report Date:
1982 Jan 01