Tactical Communications Simulator

RSI’s Tactical Communications Simulator (TacSIM) is an off-the-shelf PC based tactical communications simulation system supporting the systems integration, test and training missions for U.S. and allied armed forces, and major defense suppliers around the world. TacSIM has been validated by the U.S. Army for use in interoperability testing on Link 16 (TADIL J), Link 11 (TADIL A) and Link 11B (TADIL B). TacSIM is highly configurable by utilizing RSI’s Simulation Core user interface package and then layering multiple tactical data link, simulation data link and/or radar interfaces from RSI’s Interface Package Library (IPL). New customer application-specific requirements are easily accomodated.

TacSIM is a PC based tactical communications and radar simulation system that uses ruggedized, commercial off-the-shelf hardware conÞgurations for enhanced reliability and durability. TacSIM functions much like an actual Tactical Data System (TDS) except that the Simulation Object Database from which messages are generated is initiated through manual operator actions, scenario events, and/or simulation data link input (e.g. DIS) instead of from sensor inputs. External interfaces configured into the TacSIM independently scan the Simulation Object Database and generate the appropriate primary and amplifying messages for each object. Message generation is based on the visibility of the object (e.g. radar coverage area), availability of data, and requirements of the associated specification (e.g. MIL-STD-6016E). Data received over a configured external interface is validated for errors and processed for automatic link responses (R 2 shifts, ID conflict processing, command processing, etc.), presentation of new data in hook readouts, real-time data reduction, and automatic alerts. Non-periodic message traffic such as Data Update Requests, ID Differences, etc. are generated in response to operator actions (and scenario events) as well as in response to received messages.