PMA209 2012 Core Avionics Master Plan - NAVAIR - U.S. Navy

Core Avionics Master Plan 2012 Appendix A-2F. Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) Data Link / FullMotion Video (FMV).1. Current capabilities. Point to Point ISR Data Links (Common Data Link -CDL, Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver - ROVER).The Standard Common Data Link (STD-CDL) is mandated as DoD’s ISR data linkfor wideband transmission of imagery and signals intelligence. STD-CDL is a LOS fullduplex link capable of operating in either X-band (9750 – 10440 MHz) or KU-band(14500 – 15350 MHz). Both require directional antennas, making CDL a point-to-pointdata link. CDL is deployed on Naval Maritime Patrol platforms, helicopters, Navy ships,and Electro-Optical / Infrared (EO/IR) sensor pods, such as the F/A-18 SharedReconnaissance Pod (SHARP). CDL was originally developed by the Air Force tooperate with the U2. The current Rev F version specifies 15 waveforms that providedata rates from 200 Kbps to 274 Mbps. Interoperability has been an issue for CDLsystems due to lack of standards beyond the specified physical and link layer specifiedin the CDL specification. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) had employed various nonstandarddata links in C, L and S bands to disseminate ISR data until 2005 when STD-CDL was mandated for all UAVs exceeding 30 pounds. A smaller Ku-band Tactical CDL(TCDL) that provides data rates of 10.71 and 21.42 Mbps was developed for smallertactical platforms, helicopters and UAVs. The latest versions of TCDL support data ratesup to 45 Mbps. Man portable receiver terminals have been developed to enable groundtroops to receive Full Motion Video (FMV) from airborne terminals. ROVER providesFMV from airborne platforms to LOS users via airborne, mobile, fixed, or man-portableterminals. ROVER I deployed as an air-to-air C-band communications link for Predatorvideo. ROVER II added air-to-ground support for the same video links. ROVER IIIadded L and Ku band coverage along with more robust packaging. Enhanced ROVERIII added digital video recording. ROVER IV has S-band coverage and smallerantennas. ROVER V is a handheld form factor that employs advanced encryptionstandards.G. Robustness and SecurityCommunications Security refers to the capability to protect information at allclassification levels against unauthorized interception and exploitation. Two aspects ofsecurity related to Information Exchange (IE) are: Cryptographic Encryption (COMSEC)of information, both voice and data) to deny unauthorized individuals informationderived from telecommunications and to ensure the authenticity of information; andTransmission Security (TRANSEC), the component of COMCSEC resulting frommeasures designed to protect transmissions from interception and exploitation bymeans other than cryptanalysis. COMSEC is an important consideration in all three IEdomains: LOS Information Exchange, BLOS Information Exchange, and IP Networking.1. Current capabilities. Single/Multiple Independent Level Security NonprogrammableCOMSEC, High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE).SINCGARS, HAVEQUICK, SATURN and Link 16 all employ TRANSEC to providejam resistance and prevent interception of data via frequency-hopping and directsequence spreading using NSA approved algorithms. They also employ NSA Type IA-2 Information Exchange 8