Experimentation Description

0580-EX-PL-2012 Text Documents

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

2012-11-08ELS_131039

                                                                         Rockwell Collins, Inc.
                                                         Application for Experimental License
                                                                    File No. 0580-EX-PL-2012

                  Exhibit 1: Description of Research and Experimentation

Rockwell Collins, Inc. respectfully requests the issuance of an experimental license using the
equipment and operating parameters set forth in File No. 0580-EX-PL-2012.

Rockwell Collins, using independent research and development (“IR&D”) funding, has ported
the US DoD Soldier Radio Waveform (“SRW”) into the ARC-210 airborne military radio. The
SRW is a wideband networking waveform developed by the DoD for use in multiple fixed,
ground, and airborne radio platforms that conform to software defined radio architectures. The
waveform utilizes a 1.2 MHz channel to pass TDMA voice and data between multiple radios
within the network. The waveform is used for line of sight communications between nodes.

As part of the waveform porting, field testing of the waveform in the ARC-210 is desired to
verify correct operation and performance of the waveform. Testing of the waveform will verify
performance of the waveform in the radio in the real world electromagnetic environment.
Testing will consist of a fixed network node and up to three mobile radio nodes. The mobile
nodes will operate with a 20 nmi range of the fixed network node.

Testing objectives include (1) measurement of network join time for a mobile node; (2)
measurement of network stability in an urban multipath environment; and (3) network
throughput at varying communication distances. Current DoD testing of the SRW is focused on
small area use of the networking waveform. Rockwell Collins’ proposed testing is focused on
the performance of the waveform and radios at longer distances to demonstrate expanded use of
networking waveforms, specifically for eventual airborne applications within the DoD.



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