SRC's Communications Business Area has a long history of supporting customers in a broad range of communications programs.
The programs fall into three main categories:

• Large integrated communications & C2 systems

• Advanced communications technology with emphasis on
  SATCOM & antenna systems

• Specialty communications, including GPS

Large Integrated Communications & C2 Systems
SRC provides comprehensive support to customers in the system and user requirements definition; technology specification and evaluation; strawman system design and cost estimation; and in some cases, initial deployment. These large systems generally include complex wireline and wireless segments spanning a wide range of technologies and disciplines.  Effective support to the customer is only achieved by providing a comprehensive systems engineering view. SRC engineers have attacked the engineering challenges with rigorous and innovative approaches which provide fresh solutions and insight. Representative programs and customers include: C2 support to the Republic of Georgia Border Guard for the USCS; the Customs Secure Data Network (CSDN) for the USCS; the USCS Commissioner's Situation Room; and the Statewide Wireless Network (SWN) program for New York State. 

Advanced Communications Technology
SRC supports customers in the evaluation of advanced communications technology via the detailed analysis and simulation of proposed systems and technologies and the test and evaluation of prototype systems.  SRC's emphasis has been in the areas of satellite and land mobile radio communications and antenna systems. In the satellite communications arena, SRC supported the USAF in the evaluation of enabling technologies for future satellite systems, and generated future satellite studies for the NYS and federal governments. SRC's antenna expertise is broad, with a particularly long and successful history in the analysis, simulation, design, implementation and test of adaptive antenna systems for a variety of platforms and systems. 

Specialty Communications
SRC’s support to customers in the Specialty Communications area spans a wide range of technology products and services. SRC is currently developing a high data rate FPGA-based software defined radio. SRC has a long history in the development and demonstration of radar-responsive tags for a variety of applications. Related to the development of LPD/LPI communications, SRC has developed signal analysis algorithms and techniques for the evaluation of candidate waveforms and techniques.  SRC’s extensive system simulation and propagation modeling packages support the design and evaluation of large and small communications systems. For the GPS program, SRC has supported the analysis and test of the L-band and UHF antenna subsystems for the IIR, IIF and Modernized satellite programs.