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Tactical Ground Gateway Receiver Suite

John Zimmermann 623 AOC/CSDE

John.zimmermann.ctr@hurlburt.af.mil PHONE: 805-ANSWER-Z

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TGGRS Overview

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What is TGGRS?

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TGGRS is a situational awareness (SA) radio suite that is able to communicate through various data links while still maintaining a light and lean quality for deployment.

TGGRS includes line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) radios controlled by a single laptop loaded with an array of software to control the radios and pass data to any network it’s connected to.

Full TGGRS functionality enables the deployed operator to transmit/receive SOF and CAF air/ground locations, sensor points of interest, chat, and video into any connected C2 network that needs SA to reduce fratricide and shorten the kill chain.

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Why TGGRS

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Current operations lack a persistent RF gateway

TGGRS will enhance M2M targeting and increase battlefield SA

TGGRS is flexible enough to meet most AFSOF ground and air missions

TGGRS utilizes existing AFSOF assets and requires minimal user training

TGGRS is tested and ready to support combat operations NOW

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TGGRS Employment

TGGRS

ANW2 SADL

Disadvantaged / GeographicallySeparated Users

SADL – LOS SA data

ANW2 – LOS CoT SA, streaming video, chat and composite SA from SADL and UHF SATCOM network

UHF SATCOM - BLOS composite CoT SA from SADL & ANW2 networks using IPoL

UHF SATCOM

Dismounted Operator

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TGGRS - Architecture

JockeyCoT

Router

Dell XFR 6400

CISCO Switch

SADLAN/PRC-117G

ANW2 AN/PRC-117GUHF SATCOM

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TGGRS – Radio Hardware

SADL Radio Provides LOS Data link and Networking Capability Formation Station Keeping Position and Sensor Point of Interest (SPI) Access to SADL and EPLRS Networks Limited Link-16 Interoperability

AN/PRC-117G Radio #1 – ANW2 Provides LOS Networking Capability IP Networking for Streaming Video, Chat, and Composite SA Data

AN/PRC-117G Radio #2 – UHF SATCOM Provides BLOS Data Transfer Exploiting IPoL Composite Data to/from Geographically Separated/Disadvantaged Users Provide Position Data via SA Mode Messaging via HPW and PDA-184 (RF Email)

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TGGRS – Misc Hardware

CISCO ASA 5505 Switch 8 Ethernet ports – extra ports for scalability EAL-4 certified NAT capable

Dell XFR6400 Laptop Mil Spec – fully rugged Intel Core 2 Processor

Able to process multiple apps and video streams

Loaded with SAMS – TGGRS build

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TGGRS – Software Applications Applications are part of the SAMS C2 baseline SADL Radio

Jockey is the application used to set-up and control the SADL radio – uses CoT schema

AN/PRC-117G Radio #1 – ANW2 Services Too is the application used to set-up and configure ports

and identify IP addresses for various services (Streaming Video, Chat, and Composite SA Data)

AN/PRC-117G Radio #2 – UHF SATCOM HPW and PDA-184 for messaging (RF email) IPoL provides connection for legacy CoT applications Message Router for routing of CoT to SIPRNet BareBack/GetNineLine for targeting

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TGGRS Kit - Prototype

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TGGRS Antenna Layout

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Antennas connect to RF patch panel

on rear of the TGGRS case using low loss LMR-400

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Antenna Boom

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TGGRS Bottom Line

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Immediate fix for current shortfall Enables increased SA and M2M targeting

Field tested and validated during ST Exercise at Nellis Used as RF gateway for M2M targeting and SA data

Rapidly deployable and flexible solution Used for C2 nodes and disadvantaged users Interfaces with all AFSOF radio network Connect to SIPR/NIPR and closed networks

TGGRS DEPLOYING TO SUPPORT COMBAT OPS IN AUGUST

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Questions

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