International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 23-26, 2000 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California / The telemetry industry must take advantage of the constantly increasing capability and decreasing per unit costs of network technology. The most effective way to do this is to adopt the layered reference model approach that is being used throughout the telecommunications industry. With a layered reference model, the interfaces between the layers are defined. As a layer is changed, the new layer must adhere to the same interfaces as the previous one. This approach easily allows new technology insertion in key areas without affecting the rest of the system. The Navy and the Air Force see this approach as a key component of acquisition reform and have established a comprehensive road map to achieve this goal.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 21, 2002 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California / There are many network standards in the commercial market today. The layered concept works so well, a developer can implement exactly the capability they desire through careful selection of standards and protocols. This brings up an interesting question of where we draw the line between standardizing on a single implementation and allowing the flexibility of all there is to offer? There are valid arguments for both sides. The telemetry community cannot afford to let this question fall through the cracks. We have the chance to identify what we need to do and how we should do it for both the specific application and the overall system.