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Communications

The area of Communications deals with the definition, design, implementation, and management of digital and integrated communications systems, which may be terrestrial and satellite based. It includes local area networks (LANs), metropolitan area networks (MANs), wide area networks (WANs), enterprise systems, Internet/Intranet-based networks, and any combinations thereof, including all forms of digitization and incorporation of multiple media types, e.g., data, digitized voice, video, or imagery, as well as high bandwidth and demand bandwidth technologies. Tasks may include any type of study, integration support, development, evaluation, and implementation having to do with digitized, integrated communications, including secure communications and satellite communications requirements. Typical tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Characterize the design features and/or architecture (e.g., fiber, token ring, star, hybrid) as part of requirements definition for communications systems
  • Identify current system communications and interoperability capabilities
  • Identify deficiencies and shortcomings of current communications networks
  • Develop alternative architectures to meet requirements or alleviate shortcomings
  • Evaluate configuration alternatives, including conducting cost analyses, risk analyses, and performance predictions
  • Define and implement automated design procedures and systems
  • Design communications systems
    • Develop representation, including prototypes, of existing or proposed communications network concepts
    • Evaluate designs and concepts including tradeoff analyses, economic analyses, risk assessments, mathematical analyses, analytical models, performance predictions, simulations, and prototypes
  • Design and inspect communications support facilities
  • Analyze the performance and operation of communications systems. Develop representative workload scenarios, including workload characterization and quantification
  • Procure, install, and integrate communications systems (including extending, upgrading, or enhancing existing systems)
  • Provide supervision, labor, installation services, cable plant, hardware and software components, testing, documentation, training, and technical support
  • Provide maintenance service, on-call and/or on-site
  • Design and maintain communication records databases
  • Conduct studies and analyses related to open standards and/or EDI