International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 22-25, 2001 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / The aeronautical telemetry frequency spectrum is continually shrinking. More and more government
frequencies are being sold to telecommunications companies. To make matters worse, more complicated
weapons systems are spurring the demand for higher data rates. The telemetry infrastructure is
struggling to meet these demands as the equipment continues to age and is, in some cases, no longer
supported by the manufacturer. The loss of portions of the aeronautical frequency spectrum has had
significant effects at Edwards. Increasing scheduling conflicts and mission cancellations are rapidly
becoming a fact of life.
This paper describes the scope of the Advanced Range Telemetry Integration and Support (ARTM I&S)
program as it begins to integrate ARTM-developed products into the existing telemetry infrastructure at
the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC). This paper will discuss the infrastructure upgrades required
in order to continue supporting test and evaluation missions. Numerous challenges will be addressed
including the shrinking aeronautical frequency spectrum, aging telemetry infrastructure, and the demand
for higher data rates. Possible solutions will be discussed to address the growing spectrum encroachment
issue.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/606480 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Briggs, James R. |
| Contributors | Air Force Flight Test Center |
| Publisher | International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Proceedings |
| Rights | Copyright © International Foundation for Telemetering |
| Relation | http://www.telemetry.org/ |
Page generated in 0.0017 seconds