
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMS2 is a hardware abstraction layer providing connectivity among different military communication equipment and networks.
COMMS2 act as a software driver for different CNRs offering reliable, and unreliable communication services over radio networks while supporting a multitude of radio modem devices. A fixed, standardized, well documented socket-like programming interface is exposed towards the client with ability to send and receive messages with corresponding transmission status notifications.
BENEFITS
- Increased level of radio network reliability
- Increased level of radio network efficiency
- Maximum level of radio network interconnectivity
- Reduced costs of radio network maintenance and upgrades
COMMS2 CAN
- Integrate different effective lifespan of legacy CNR equipment
- Provide unified communication layer for tactical communications
- Integrate different CNR equipment into common C4I data network
- Offers cross network routing
- Extend effective lifespan of legacy CNR equipment
FEATURES
- COMMS2 service can handle multiple COMMS2 clients simultaneously
- One OS service per host
- Multiple radio channels/modems can co-exist on the same COMMS2 service
- Reliable and unreliable transport protocols
- Radio nodes in EMCON mode are supported
- Node forwarding (retransmissions inside same network) is supported
- All radio nodes are capable of routing and/or re-broadcasting
- Can act as a gateway between different types of networks, combining fixed and wireless networks
- Radio networks can have single-hop or multi-hop topology
- IP type of addressing is used for addressing nodes in the radio network
- Support message priority as part of message flow control
- Messages are multiplexed or replicated over different radio channels simultaneously in order to achieve higher data throughput or higher delivery reliability
- IP Gateway mode for existing TCP client/server applications
- Based on Mesh topology: adio nodes operate independently from each other in a distributed way with no base or central station
- Quick, easy and flexible configuration
- Remote configuration