Ocean Systems Test and Evaluation Program Data Communications Plan.

Abstract

Programmatic requirements and data communi cation technology are changing very rapidly, making it difficult but necessary for CO-OPS to effectively plan for the future. The systems that are currently used for primary and secondary data communications include geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES), tele phone lines, line-of-sight radios, and Internet protocol (IP) modems. Most of our current data communication needs are being met by GOES; however, larger data sets (such as those acqui red by the acoustic Doppler current profilers or ADCP), as well as more frequent transmissions, ha ve increased the need for a secondary satellite communications system. These operational demands , along with resource constraints, drive the data communications system requirements, which include: