Title
An Approach to T&E of Military SDR Platforms and Waveforms: the LANCERS Lab
Abstract
Software Defined Radio (SDR) is currently one of the main topics of interest in military communications, as well as in civil ones. Since 2002, the Italian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has identified the SDR technology as a strategic capability. In this respect, Italy has become part of the major multinational programs related to military SDR and waveforms, such as ESSOR (European Secure Software Radio) and COALWNW (COALition Wideband Networking Waveform). In addition, the Italian national SDR program (SDR-N) aims at developing a complete family of SDR products, part of which are already available for fielding. In order to develop a governmental capability of Test and Evaluation (T&E) for future SDR, minimizing the risks related to the fielding of this new technology, a dedicated laboratory, called LANCERS lab, has been established in the premises of CSSN ITE (Centro Supporto e Sperimentazione Navale Istituto per le Telecomunicazioni e lElettronica), a research center of the Italian Navy. LANCERS lab gathers the expertise of military technical personnel and University researchers, to provide a twofold capability: developing T&E strategies and procedures for the new tactical communications based on SDR and maintaining knowledge about the state of the art of SDR, fostering new research and development. In this paper we describe the LANCERS lab in all the following aspects: plan of development, organization, current activities, and future perspectives.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1007/s11265-015-1031-3
Journal of Signal Processing Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Communications,SDR,Test&evaluation,Waveforms,Certification
Research center,Christian ministry,Multinational corporation,Telecommunications,Tactical communications,Navy,Computer science,Software-defined radio,Military communications,Certification
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
83
1
1939-8018
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
1
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
fulvio arreghini100.34
carmine vitiello201.01
Marco Luise352752.03
andrea manco400.34
Giacomo Bacci522619.14
matteo falzarano600.34