Backhaul Infrastructure For Critical Satellite Based Continuity Of Communications Solutions

By Joshua L. Korson and Richard J. Stewart, Microwave Photonic Systems Inc.

The ever present threats from terrorism and natural disasters have brought to the forefront a renewed focus on emergency backup communications strategies and solutions for federal, state, and commercial enterprises. Otherwise known as Continuity Of Communications, organizations worldwide are instituting initiatives to seek and develop the means by which to achieve rapidly deployable and robust systems in support of Infrastructure Security, Disaster Relief and Emergency Preparedness. These initiatives have yielded requirements that have been derived into a solution set of optical fiber communication system technologies which are now being deployed to provide a non-terrestrial based back-up communications capability.

Microwave Photonic Systems (MPS) has been at the vanguard of the engineering development and deployment of RF Photonic Communication Systems for more than 15 years. MPS's dedicated research, design and manufacturing team has leveraged its expertise to develop robust commercial communication products that are immediately available to meet the needs of the global community for continued Continuity of Communications. MPS's complement of RF, Microwave and Fiber Optic products stand ready for incorporation within temporary disaster recovery networks or for prepositioning within communication contingency network architectures.