Interactive Demonstration

September 27, 2019 Bruce Freund,

AAR3AV/AAA3RX

2

Virtual Radio Net

RMI-10

RMI-32 RMI-22

DMT etc.

RMI-n

MM-1

SM V2

SM V4

V3 Term

? Term

Term

…

DMT etc.

DMT etc.

DMT etc.

DMT etc.

3

WiFi LAN

RMI-10

RMI-21 RMI-31

DMT

RMI-n1

MM-10

SM V2

SM V4

V3 Term

? Term

Term

…

DMT

RMI-11

RMC

A

B C

N

DMT DMT

RMI-22

DMT

DMT

RMI-32

Fundamentals

Station Manager

Region Message Center

4

Generic V4 Data System

Radio Modem Terminal Message

Processing

MS-DMT Station

Manager

V4

Message

Manager

Encrypted

Text File

ACP

Formatted

Text File

Message

Content

Audio

Modulated

RF

Digitally

Modulated

Audio

Generic Message Center

Radio Modem Terminal Message

Processing

MS-DMT Station

Manager

V4

Message

Machine

Decrypted

Text File

Request

or

Message

Encrypted

Text File

Formatted

Text File Reply

Audio

Modulated

RF

Digitally

Modulated

Audio

Message Center Operating Signals (OPSIG) ◦ INT QRU – Do you have any messages for me?

◦ QTC – I hold these messages for you

◦ ZEE – Send me these specified messages.

◦ QSL – I acknowledge receipt for these messages.

Station Manager Buttons ◦ QRU – Query for these Routing Indicators

◦ ZEE - Send these messages

◦ QSL – Receipt acknowledged for these messages

◦ VER – Send software version of Message Machine

◦ Arguments (“these”) are placed in Orderwire window

RMC Interaction

Station

Manager

Message

Machine

Radio Modem Terminal

QRU

ZEE

QSL

QTC

Table

Message(s)

QSL

Ack

Select Search

String(s)(RIs)

Select Desired

Messages from

QTC Table

Acknowledge

Received

Messages

VER

Version #

Find Active

Message Center

Radio Modem Terminal Message

Processing

Message Center Operating Signals (OPSIG) ◦ INT QRU – Do you have any messages for me?

◦ QTC – I hold these messages for you

◦ ZEE – Send me these specified messages.

◦ QSL – I acknowledge receipt for these messages.

Station Manager Buttons ◦ QRU – Query for these Routing Indicators

◦ ZEE - Send these messages

◦ QSL – Receipt acknowledged for these messages

◦ VER – Send software version of Message Machine

◦ Arguments (“these”) are placed in Orderwire window

RMC Interaction

Station

Manager

Message

Machine

Radio Modem Terminal

QRU

ZEE

QSL

QTC

Table

Message(s)

QSL

Ack

Select Search

String(s)(RIs)

Select Desired

Messages from

QTC Table

Acknowledge

Received

Messages

VER

Version #

Find Active

Message Center

Radio Modem Terminal Message

Processing

QTC Table Sample Entry:

VZCZCMMM006

RR UHEHCVA

DE UHEHCVA #0006 0431153

ZNY EEEEE

R 121153Z FEB 2019

FM MARS STATION AAR3GZ

TO UHEHCVA/ARMY MARS VIRGINIA OPERATIONS OFFICER

INFO UHEHCVA/ARMY MARS VIRGINIA DIRECTOR

BT

UNCLAS

EXER/COMEX 19-1//

MSGID/GENADMIN/MARS STATION AAR3GZ/6//

{QTC Serial #}

{DB Serial #} {FL3} {FL12 MSGID} {FL2} //

- --> //

{QSL

List} _ _ {FL2 Prec}

7 28

Message Center

◦ Message Processor

Converts Text to/from Formatted Message Files

Stores / Retrieves Text Files

Automatically Responds to Formatted Text Requests

Station Manager

◦ Terminal

Converts Formatted Message Files to Encrypted Data Stream

Converts Formatted User Inputs to Encrypted Data Stream

Converts Received Data Stream to Decrypted Files

12

Radio Modem Terminal Message

Processing

Radio Modem Terminal

Generic ACP-Formatted Message

Heading

FL 1-10

Ending FL 14-16

Text FL 12

RMC Interaction

Station

Manager

Message

Machine

Radio Modem Terminal Radio Modem Terminal Message

Processing

QRU

ZEE

QSL

QTC

Table

Message(s)

QSL

Ack

Select Search

String(s)(RIs)

Select Desired

Messages from

QTC Table

Acknowledge

Received

Messages

Generic ACP-Formatted Message

Heading

FL 1-10

Ending FL 14-16

Text FL 12

Generic USMTF-Formatted Message

Text FL 12

USMTF Information Sets

SET NAME 1/(data field a)/(data field b)/…/(data field n//

SET NAME 2/(data field a)/(data field b)/…/(data field n//

SET NAME 3/(data field a)/(data field b)/…/(data field n//

SET NAME 4/(data field a)/(data field b)/…/(data field n//

SET NAME 5/(data field a)/(data field b)/…/(data field n//

RMC Metadata-based Storage Received

Order FL2 FL3 FL5 FL5 FL3 FL12 FL12

Radio Source

Previous Customers

RMC-Friendly Files

FL1 FL2 FL3 FL5 FL11

FL12

FL13

FL16

FL12