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SATCOM on the Move
Wexler, Richard ORGANIZER: Wexler, Richard
This session focuses on some of the challenges facing the design of Satellite Communications (SATCOM) On-The-Move (OTM) systems for use with both DOD and commercial satellites. The session also cover the evolving SATCOM OTM technology and design drivers including affordability, spectrum management, link closure challenges, regulatory issues, principle elements of a viable SATCOM system, consideration of channel access, modulation, and coding for SOTM, and the challenges of supporting IP traffic over a SOTM link.
Mr. Wexler is the SATCOM lead engineer within the MITRE Corporation’s Fort Monmouth office. Mr. Wexler is currently supporting the development of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) system with focus on the development of WIN-T’s transmission architecture. Previously, Mr. Wexler as Principal Investigator had led the design and build of a prototype proof-of-concept SATCOM On-The-Move (SOTM) terminal under a MITRE Corp. sponsored Mission Oriented Investigation and Experimentation (MOIE) program. Mr. Wexler has also assisted in the development a variety of transportable triband SATCOM terminals (e.g., STAR-T, TSS, GMF TACSAT Terminals), the Heavy Terminal (HT) Modernization program, and the Universal Modem System (UMS). He has previously investigated the role of SATCOM for the Future Combat Systems (FCS). He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1975 from the City College of New York and a M.S. in Management Science in 1980 from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has previously served as the AFCEA Fort Monmouth Chapter President and remains active in the AFCEA organization. Mr. Wexler has served as both MILCOM session chair/organizer and author for a number of prior MILCOM conferences.