The Modular Covert Communications System (MCCS) Navy SBIR FY2016.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2016.1 Topic No.: N161-068 Topic Title: The Modular Covert Communications System (MCCS) Proposal No.: N161-068-0035 Firm: JPAnalytics LLC 638 Brick Kiln Road Falmouth, Massachusetts 2540 Contact: James Preisig Phone: (508) 566-0236 Abstract: The Modular Covert Communications System (MCCS) will bring together the world leading expertise of JPAnalytics LLC in the areas of adaptive signal processing, underwater acoustic communications and high frequency acoustic propagation analysis, the experience and expertise of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in designing and developing small low-power deployable systems of systems for the oceanographic and commercial communities and the U.S. Navy, and the system development and integration experience of BAE Systems. The MCCS will incorporate proprietary technologies in signal coding and modulation and low-SNR multi-stage adaptive equalization and decoding, and the proven methods of WHOI in integrating communication systems into operational UUVs and Navy assets. The resulting system provide the Navy with highly capable modular system that will enable multiple types of platforms to communicate seamlessly over a wide range of environments while still maintaining an LPD posture. Benefits: The Modular Covert Communications System (MCCS) will feature an unprecedented level of modularity and flexibility to bring a unified signal structure and suite of processing algorithms to a broad range of Navy platforms. The flexible nature of the algorithms will allow signal characteristics to be optimized for specific applications based upon requirements such as required data rates and communications ranges as well as the assets available on the communicating platforms. The system will be capable of reliable operation at very low SNRs both enabling the system to maintain a LPD posture against hostile intercept receivers. This capability will also allow the system to minimize the power that is uses in transmitting signals thus improving the capability of the system for long-term deployments. The relatively low required transmit power will also make the system attractive to commercial organizations which, like the U.S. Navy, need to be concerned about the adverse impact of their acoustic signals on populations of marine mammals. Commercial interests will also be very interested in the multiple levels of hardware options that the MCCS will offer to allow them to best integrate the MCCS into their own systems. Return