National Defence University
Solar Storm– a Case for Free Space
Optics for Future Force Warrior
Equipment
Maj Tapio Saarelainen
STEKNL/MPKK
15. kesäkuuta
2010
Solar Storm Agenda
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Threat Scenario Solar Storm
Year 2012
Society and infra collapsing
What is a Solar Storm (threat)
Solution for chaos – Future Force Warrior
Comm System which…
Free Space Optics – FSO
The FFWs as data providers
The utilization of UVs
Principle of data processing
Results
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1. Threat Scenario
- NASA warnings
-The Mayan prophecy – year 2012
The end of the world
- Electricity and society are shutted
down and natural and man-made
catastrophes occur
- Riots, looting, unrest
- Communication nets shuts down
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2. Year 2012
- Unrest
- Riots
- Looting
- Infrastructure is shutted down
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3. Society and infra collapsing
- Fear, violence, society collapsing
- no adequate means nor
communication for authorities nor
soldiers contrary to forwarded type and
amount of data
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4. What is a Solar Storm (threat)
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Strong magnetic storm in the sun
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)
Power grid protected against magnetic storms, we cannot ensure
that the power grid system stays up if a major magnetic storm
occurs (CME).
A magnetic storm may also destroy satellites and disable radio
communication on high frequencies
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5. Solution for chaos – Future
Force Warrior
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Two platforms: FFW itself and the UAV as a platform
Data collectors
Assists peace-time authorities with collecting data
Benefits on the use of UAVs
Not to cost anything, not to weight
anything, cheap…
• Transfer large amount of data
• Raw pictures for Data processing
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6. Comm System which…
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Replaces the paralyzed systems
Does not cost anything
Does not weight anything
Utilizes the existing technology
Applied and reliable technical solutions (COTS)
Adequate bandwith for raw data (pictures)
Other available military solutions
Resistant against the HPM impact
ANSWER: Free Space Optics (FSO)
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7. Free Space Optics - FSO
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The FSO, optical communication technology
Uses light propagating in free space to transmit data from point-to-point
(and multipoint) uses low-powered infrared lasers
The FSO technology is useful in military operations where data providing
processes are time-critical
The FSO technology can offer a high-capacity, low power per bit ratio, low
cost and easy deployment
Time saving application offering improved security
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7. FSO Technology
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The FSO transmission rates are between 10 Mbps and 2.5
Gbps, and rates over 10 Mbps, Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (WDM)
Transmission powers btw 10 to 650 mW.
The wavelength of a transmission signal either 800 nm or
1550 nm
The frequency of the FSO is usually 2.4 GHz
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8. The FFWs as data providers
• The FFWs’ main task is to locate the POIs
• Collect relevant data
• Forward these data to the CP for further data
mining and analysing.
• FSO is utilized as a one-way transmission system
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9. The utilization of UVs
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10. Principle of data processing
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11. Results
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FFW is a data provider
Less trained FFW can do the task
FSO technology is beneficial and
adoptable offering adequate bandwidth
and reliable means to forward data
UVs
The principle of
theFSO
technology
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… the very end of the world…
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Thank you for your attention.
Questions, please!
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10. Thank you. Questions please
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