In the past decade, the ability to connect and communicate with others via wireless technologies has extended beyond personal messaging to include various data paths and connection scheme(s) to support entertainment, commerce, military devices, and a myriad of other functions. With this rapid expansion, however, many challenges emerge. For example, systems that work to incorporate a wide range of wireless devices and technologies in a confined training space can quickly clutter the Radio Frequency (RF) space available in that environment. As such, many commercial technologies for short distance communication (Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc.) occupy the same RF space as higher performance wireless standards (802.11 a/b/g/n) and can cause random interference with one another resulting in significant data drop. In a tactical environment (including mission rehearsal), such interference and signal losses are unacceptable as war-fighters lives may directly depend on reliable communication and connectivity. Limited fidelity and transmission latency also have a big impact on training realism. Thus, the development of a modular, scalable, RF technology independent wireless high definition (HD) video transmission system, that supports remote high end graphics rendering Image Generation (IG), improves training realism, reduces equipment weight, and minimizes information dropout by managing the RF spectrum, will be a highly effective training solution in supporting war-fighters immersion in a wireless virtual training environment. This paper will explore the development and lessons learned of those critical capabilities that directly impact military training such as obstructed transmission range from the IG to Head Mounted Display (HMD), power source requirements, transmission security issues, as well as system portability and the integration of innovative technologies used in military training.
Innovative Wireless Secure Data Transmission Technology (IWSDTT)
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