RF-7800W-TK - Harris Corporation
RF-7800W-TK - Harris Corporation
RF-7800W-TK - Harris Corporation
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Antenna<br />
Tracking<br />
System<br />
<strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong>-<strong>TK</strong>
Antenna Tracking System<br />
<strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong>-<strong>TK</strong><br />
Overview<br />
<strong>Harris</strong>, your trusted supplier for broadband, mobile data<br />
links, has enhanced the capabilities of the field-proven<br />
<strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> HCLOS broadband radio. The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong>-<strong>TK</strong><br />
Antenna Tracking System (ATS) allows for higher<br />
throughput and longer range links in mobile scenarios:<br />
air to ground, ship to ship, and ship to shore. The ATS<br />
coupled with the robust <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> radio with its builtin-waveform<br />
provides secure data links over the tactical<br />
HCLOS products.<br />
Site Survey<br />
A successful demonstration is dependent on a<br />
comprehensive site survey. In this trial, both the multiple<br />
sites and types of installations warranted an in-country<br />
site survey to ensure the most efficient equipment<br />
configuration. The survey included analysis of the ships<br />
and coastal towers for mounting locations and power<br />
options. An analysis of the aircraft was conducted using<br />
photos in lieu of inspecting the actual platform.<br />
Capabilities<br />
The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> ATS is ideal for high bandwidth, mobile<br />
applications due to the use of high gain directional<br />
antennas. This system was developed for seamless<br />
integration with the <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong>-OU440 radio. <strong>Harris</strong><br />
offers the complete product suite and systems integration<br />
capabilities to provide a comprehensive system solution.<br />
The ATS can be deployed in:<br />
> > Air-to-Ground high throughput data links ideal for real<br />
time aerial surveillance applications<br />
> > Ship-to-Air off shore aerial reconnaissance applications<br />
> > Ship-to-Shore network extension applications off shore<br />
allowing connectivity back to command centers on<br />
shore<br />
> > Ship-to-Ship fleet wide data network application<br />
> > Other high bandwidth, mobile, line-of-sight<br />
applications<br />
The ATS was developed based on the current <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong><br />
Closed Loop Antenna Alignment System (CLAAS). The<br />
system is designed to be flexible and configured per the<br />
deployment requirements.<br />
Real-time<br />
Video<br />
72 Km<br />
32 Km<br />
Recent Success Story<br />
The ATS capabilities were successfully demonstrated<br />
in a trial that included ship-to-ship tracking, ship to<br />
shore tracking and ship to air tracking. The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong><br />
equipment was installed on two customer supplied ships,<br />
two coastal towers and twin engine aircraft for this<br />
demonstration. Milestone data links demonstrated to the<br />
customer included:<br />
> > Ship-to-Ship data link of 6 Mbps or greater at distances<br />
up to 32 km<br />
> > Ship-to-Air data link of 6 Mbps or greater at distances<br />
up to 72 km<br />
> > Ship-to-Shore data link of 18 Mbps or greater at<br />
distances greater than 80 km<br />
80 Km<br />
Tac Chat IP<br />
VOIP
Installation<br />
Conducting the site survey was critical for risk mitigation<br />
as it allowed installation to be conducted in a shorter<br />
period of time when the planned week of installation<br />
was shortened to 2 days due to unexpected delays in<br />
the arrival of equipment. Day one of the installation<br />
included inventory of all equipment as well as installation<br />
on the two ships located on the naval base. The second<br />
day the aircraft equipment was installed, including<br />
externally mounting the three required antennas. The<br />
aircraft was located at the airport approximately a 30<br />
minute commute away. The last day involved traveling<br />
2.5 hours to the two coastal sites and mounting the radio<br />
equipment on the existing towers.<br />
Demonstration<br />
The demonstration consisted of a two day exercise during<br />
a prescheduled week long ship deployment. During this<br />
deployment <strong>Harris</strong> was asked to show capabilities of shipto-ship,<br />
ship-to-shore, and ship-to-air communications<br />
at maximum distances. During ship-to-shore testing, the<br />
<strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> Antenna Tracking System was able to link up<br />
with the first tower as the ships sailed out to sea. The link<br />
was maintained with no user interaction required. During<br />
ship-to-ship testing, the connection was maintained as<br />
the two ships traveled away from each other to a distance<br />
of 32 km where logical constraints prevented ships from<br />
traveling further. The customer was more than satisfied<br />
at the distance and link quality demonstrated. On day<br />
two, ship-to-air testing was conducted. The aircraft<br />
departed from the airport approximately 200 km away. At<br />
a distance of 120km, the aircraft began reporting its GPS<br />
position to the ship board tracking system. At distances<br />
of up to 72 km the <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> provided the same robust,<br />
high bandwidth data link. Video was transmitted from<br />
the plane to the ship and from the ship to the plane with<br />
communication via VoIP.<br />
Results<br />
The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> ATS exceeded all the customer’s<br />
expectations during this exercise. Beyond demonstrating<br />
the data link with VoIP, Video conferencing and data<br />
transfer, the customer was able to integrate the<br />
system with the in country IP network. The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong><br />
ATS demonstrates that it is a viable real world data<br />
link solution, showing not only the broadband data<br />
capabilities, but also video conferencing from ship to land<br />
command center. The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> link provided a single<br />
communication platform that allowed for internet access<br />
and integration into the telephony network. Using this<br />
network, the commander demonstrated the ease of use<br />
and versatility of the system by using it to call his wife’s<br />
cell phone. The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> is the easiest to integrate,<br />
most capable product to provide the total solution for<br />
IP connectivity, wherever and whenever it is required.<br />
This system is an example of <strong>Harris</strong>’s commitment to<br />
quality products and building system solutions. The<br />
team set up a network of <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> equipment at five<br />
physically different locations on five different platforms in<br />
a matter of days. As demonstrated, <strong>Harris</strong> is committed<br />
to providing a comprehensive, practical, and easy to use<br />
system solution to meet and exceed customers’ needs.<br />
Product Availability<br />
The <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong>-<strong>TK</strong> Antenna Tracking System is currently<br />
released and fully functional with all <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> radios.
Extend your Communications<br />
Network with ATS Capabilities<br />
To learn more about the <strong>Harris</strong> <strong>RF</strong>-<strong>7800W</strong> product family, please visit<br />
http://rf.harris.com/capabilities/tactical-radios-networking/rf-7800w.asp<br />
Communications solutions for today and beyond.<br />
<strong>Harris</strong> is an international communications and information technology company serving<br />
government and commercial markets in more than 125 countries. Headquartered in<br />
Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5.5 billion of annual revenue and about<br />
15,000 employees – including 6,000 engineers and scientists. <strong>Harris</strong> is dedicated to developing<br />
best-in-class assured communications ® products, systems and services. Additional information<br />
about <strong>Harris</strong> <strong>Corporation</strong> is available at harris.com.<br />
<strong>Harris</strong> <strong>Corporation</strong><br />
<strong>RF</strong> Communications Division<br />
1680 University Avenue<br />
Rochester, NY 14610 USA<br />
1-888-711-7295<br />
rf.harris.com<br />
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