Scalable Network Technologies Awarded US Navy SBIR Project to Develop Scalable Real-Time Analysis Environment for Next-Generation Military Networks

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT), the leader in wireless network emulation, announced that the company was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant by the US Navy to build waveforms for software-defined radios for the JTRS program. The $734K award has already started and will conclude by 27 November 2009.

Scalable Network Technologies is the industry leader in the use of real-time wireless network simulation and has developed a one-of-a-kind capability for hardware-in-the-loop emulations, where real networks connect seamlessly with software virtual networks. In recent years SNT has logged a strong track record of SBIR performance with the US Army, US Navy and DARPA, as well as growing sales of their flagship product, QualNet(R) to defense prime contractors, government agencies and network operators.

To accomplish the objectives of this SBIR project, SNT will leverage the unique capabilities of QualNet to create a new evaluation framework that delivers accurate technical and operational insights into full-scale performance of the JTRS and related DoD networks. Of key importance is QualNet's ability to emulate the "real world" impact of scaling-up to many thousands of on-the-move radios, environmental variables (terrain, weather, atmospheric conditions) and human interactions with the network.

The evaluation framework will be built using advanced hardware/software-in-the-loop simulation technologies that integrate high-fidelity simulation models of the physical environment and network protocols. These models will directly support operational software and network services. Parallel model execution will ensure that as the emulated network is scaled-up, model fidelity is not compromised. Phase II of the project will demonstrate this capability for selected waveforms from the JTRS radio.

A predicted >$220B will be invested in the next five years in new programs for the US Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Homeland Security, and Intelligence organizations in a comprehensive transformation to a network-centric defense force. Given the importance of network-centric warfare as the evolving doctrine, a new generation of more effective network modeling, planning and management, testing and evaluation tools is needed to ensure operability and accuracy in dynamic scenarios. The goal of this SBIR project is an evolved framework that provides a less costly and substantially more effective environment for comprehensive analysis and evaluation of emerging net-centric protocols, applications, services, and training systems from both technical and operational perspectives.

For more information on Scalable Network Technologies, Inc. or a free 30-day trial of QualNet Developer software, contact Lucinda Brown, 310/338-3318, info@scalable-networks.com.

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