The 2016 annual International Data Link Symposium (IDLS) proved to be a valuable, interesting and enjoyable event at which we had the opportunity to meet with colleagues and customers throughout the Tactical Data Link (TDL) Community.
In keeping with our overall business objective to create an integrated TDL Community, we were pleased to see so many delegates participate in our ‘Follow the Link’ competition. Congratulations go to Roberto Silva from Ultra Electronics and Simon Verduijn from the Royal Netherlands Navy who each won a Kindle Fire.
Our training day for this year’s show took an interactive approach where we provided a Joint Range Extension Application Protocol (JREAP) training course. Our trainers, Paul Czajkowski (Ski) and Tony Castle, delivered the ‘JREAP - How does it work and what does it provide the user?’ training course, which delivered a definition of JREAP along with how JREAP users can interact with Link 16 networks, together with advantages and capabilities. The training was split into two parts which enabled attendees to apply the learnt theory in a simulated training environment using the Daronmont Data Link Training Suite (DLTS) and the Engility Joint Range Extension (JRE) software.
Our educational contribution did not end there. For delegates particularly interested in Variable Message Format (VMF), Tony Castle delivered a presentation on day one giving an introduction to this subject covering VMF capabilities, message and header format and users.
On day two, Ski delivered a 45 minute lesson aimed at all international delegates who sought an interesting introduction to Link 22. The lesson referenced NATO standards and documents, and also examined the main features of Link 22, Operational Net Cycle Structure and Assignment Slots. Ski also provided a comparison of Link 22 versus other Links such as Link 11 and Link 16.
Tony Castle rounded up our educational presentations with a condensed version of the JREAP training day, which was aimed at delegates who were interested in high level information relating to JREAP. Tony examined many elements including; the need for JREAP, common time references, JREAP media types and management messages.
You can access all the presentation material relevant to our workshops on the IDLS website.
IDLS gave us an excellent opportunity to distribute the latest issue of our ‘TDL Technology’ magazine and we were glad to speak to many members of the community who have great ideas for features in the ‘Community Forum’ section of the magazine. Please contact sarah_thomas@synthesys.co.uk if you would like to feature in future magazines.
For further information on any of our services, or to hear more about how we are involved with the International Data Link Society, please contact info@synthesys.co.uk.