Green Hills Software powers next-generation routing solution for Rockwell Collins

“Network Enterprise Domain (NED) Network Management/Services products deliver mobile networking capability with the ability to plan, manage, and monitor JTRS networks, which allow U.S. warfighters, at the tactical edge, from all military services, to access and share relevant information in real time,” as discussed on the JPEO JTRS website. In addition to managing the network, Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY operating system is also the engine behind many of the tactical radios that must be managed by NED. According to John Warther, vice president of government programs, Green Hills Software, “these devices must interoperate and be capable of routing and retransmitting services between networking and legacy waveforms without interruption or denial of service.”

The primary purpose of the Tactical Data Controller is to “design, develop, test, and field enterprise software solutions for routing data between the JTRS Increment 1 networking waveforms -- Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) -- and the Legacy High Frequency (HF), Ultra High Frequency (UHF) SATCOM and SINCGARS waveforms. These products are intended to be integrated with GMR and HMS form factors within their current development schedules.

“The significance of this effort is that there must be compatibility when routing legacy HF and UHF SATCOM waveforms with more current SRW and WNW waveforms,” stated Warther. “Delivering this capability requires a partitioned, real-time operating system that can pass the Unified Infosec certification.”

“Green Hills software has a long legacy in supporting the JPEO JTRS Enterprise and associated Software Defined Radio manufacturers,” according to Dan Mender, vice president of business development, Green Hills Software. “Our continued investments in ensuring our products comply with the Software Communications Architecture (SCA) coupled with our participation in the SCA NEXT working group, while offering integrated commercial-grade unicast routing support with GateD, ensure that our customers can count on Green Hills Software to deliver the necessary support required for current and future success in this innovative radio program.”