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Wireless Innovation Forum Congratulates JTNC on Mandating SCA 4.1 Standard, Updates on Supporting Projects
The
Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnForum), a non-profit international
industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio
communications and systems worldwide, would like to congratulate the
Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) on the announcement that SCA 4.1
has been entered into the Department of Defense Standards Registry as
the mandated tactical radio standard (http://bit.ly/2ptDwuW).
In January 2015, the JTNC announced publication of the Software
Communications Architecture (SCA) 4.1 Draft, an architecture framework
developed to assist in the development of software defined radio
communication systems, capturing the benefits of recent technology
advances which are expected to greatly enhance interoperability of
communication systems and reduce development and deployment costs. The
Forum's CC SCA worked with the JTNC to develop those technical
recommendations and WInnForum Standards for SCA 4.1 since November 2013.
Following the release of the draft standard in January 2015 the CC SCA
also adjudicated issues submitted by the general public and submitted
subsequent recommendations.
The JTNC announced publication of the final SCA 4.1 specification in
August 2015; available through the JTNC website: http://jtnc.mil/sca/Pages/default.aspx.
The Forum endorsed the SCA 4.1 in December of the same year (http://bit.ly/2GP1RTi).
As a group focused on advancing radio technologies that support
essential or critical communications worldwide, the Forum and its
membership has been supporting the creation and evolution of the SCA
since 1997 (see the history of the SCA here: http://www.wirelessinnovation.org/history-of-the-sca).
From 2002 to 2009, the Forum was active in supporting the advancement of
the SCA and related specifications around the world, first through its
Mobile Working Group (2002 to 2005) and then through the SCA Work Group
(2005 to 2009). The Forum had endorsed SCA 4.1's predecessor, SCA 2.2.2,
in September 2008 (http://bit.ly/2GORRge)
which is currently in deployment in over 500,000 software defined radios
worldwide (http://bit.ly/SCAStandards).
In 2010, the Forum created the Coordinating Committee on International
SCA Standards (now the Software Defined Systems Committee) with a
mandate to support the harmonization of the SCA standards for the mutual
benefit of all stakeholders. Entering the SCA 4.1 into DISR as the
mandated standards confirms the years of work invested by the Forum
membership and the well over 2000 hours volunteered by Forum member
representatives in developing solutions contained in the standard.
Since the initial publication of SCA 4.1, the Forum has launched
supporting projects including the SCA 4.1 Requirements Allocation,
Objectives, and Verification Criteria document, completed March 2017 (http://bit.ly/2ufPWLV)
and the current SCA 4.1 Applications Verification Work Group (http://www.wirelessinnovation.org/sca-41-applications-verification).
The latter project is expected to be completed this summer.
Supported by platinum sponsors Motorola
Solutions, Leonardo,
and Thales,
WInnForum has several working groups focusing on projects related to SCA
and Spectrum (News - Alert) Innovation. Visit http://www.WirelessInnovation.org
to learn more. Individuals or organizations wishing to participate in
WInnForum Working Groups should contact Lee Pucker at [email protected].
About the Wireless Innovation (News - Alert) Forum
Established in 1996, The Wireless Innovation Forum (SDR Forum Version
2.0) is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation dedicated to advocating
for spectrum innovation and advancing radio technologies that support
essential or critical communications worldwide. Members bring a broad
base of experience in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio(CR)
and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies in diverse markets and at
all levels of the wireless value chain to address emerging wireless
communications requirements. To learn more about The Wireless Innovation
Forum, its meetings and membership benefits, visit www.WirelessInnovation.org.
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