SkyLink CNPC

SkyLink meets or exceeds the Command and Control (C2) Data Link Minimum Operational Performance Standards (Terrestrial) for Control and Non-Payload Communication (CNPC) in support of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Infrastructure ready, SkyLink is an L-Band (960-1164MHz) bi-directional Multiple Input, Single Output (MISO) dual radisystem.

Features

• DO-362 with Class 1LYAM and 1LYGM configurations
• Configurable as the Airborne (ARS) or Ground (GRS) Radio
• Dual Radio System
  • User Plane Radio
    • Transparent bi-directional data link between GRS and ARS
  • Control Plane Radio
    • Handles signaling between ARS and GRS entities in support of link management functions
    • Handover function when passing piloting control from the Serving GRS to the Target GRS
    • Diversity radio after Switchover performing spatial, pattern diversity and polarization
• SMA, MMCX antenna connectors
• Status, integrity and health monitoring
• UTC synchronized TDMA, Geo synchronized FDMA and pseudo-random CDMA for Multiple Access
• Environmental DO-160G
• Software DO-178C Level C
• Complex Hardware DO-254 Level C

Regulatory

• FCC 47 CFR Part 87 ID 2AFFTC2XCP0