Boarding Team Communications Phase I: Product Development and Evaluation.

摘要

The U.S. Coast Guard (CG) Research and Development Center has developed Boarding Team Communications (BT COMMS), a wireless ad hoc mesh network solution for the CG Boarding Team below-decks connectivity problem. BT COMMS works where UHF/VHF radios do not and overcomes the problems associated with conventional radio frequency voice repeaters. BT COMMS has proven its capability for providing 100 percent connectivity in critical boarding areas during exercises on a variety of vessels. During simulated scenarios conducted at the Department of Defense Interoperability Communications Exercise, BT COMMS has also shown that it is capable of connecting the boarded vessel to the parent cutter, the CG sector and with afloat and landbased agencies using disparate radio systems. Functional specifications for BT COMMS will be developed with operational field units during the next phase of this project. They will serve as input to the System Development Life Cycle process. When completed, the CG will have a reliable below-decks connectivity system that can be deployed with Boarding and Inspection Teams and/or Maritime Security Response Teams.