Lockheed Martin delivers first 5G testbed to U.S. Marine Corps, begins mobile network experiments
Annapolis Junction, Maryland; August 31, 2023 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced the Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solutions (OSIRIS) final phase 1 initial prototype 5G testbed variant for the Marine Corps (USMC) base It was turned over to the Marine Corps Program Management Team on camp. Mobile network experiment begins in Pendleton, California. OSIRIS is his FutureG & 5G Office at the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E) and his 5G communications network infrastructure testbed for the USMC’s Expeditionary Operations Experiments, ordered by Lockheed Martin in 2021 .
Phase 2 experiments continue the partnership between Lockheed Martin and USMC to integrate specific mission applications into the OSIRIS 5G testbed for evaluation. In parallel, new wireless technologies will be evaluated and selected for use as part of the continued construction of the OSIRIS 5G testbed, which will ultimately result in three different 5G standalone network configurations.
- 5G nomadic tower mounted on a trailer.
- 5G mobile relay with ATV.and
- 5G operational facility that can be deployed in a shipping case.
“In close collaboration with the U.S. Marine Corps, the Lockheed Martin-led team has proven that rapidly evolving 5G commercial technology can be leveraged in near real-time to solve current and urgent mission challenges.” said Deon Wiergatz, vice president of Lockheed Martin. Spectral convergence. “The OSIRIS program leverages Lockheed Martin’s experience in maturing vendor-interoperable solutions based on open standards, enabling a wide range of configurable 5G solutions to suit any mission or platform. Become.”
The Lockheed Martin-led team is working closely with the Camp Pendleton PM team, along with subcontractors Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS), and Rampart Communications, Inc. , the teams plan to continue working closely together. Over the next 15 months, we will work with USMC and OUSD R&E to test, evaluate, and ultimately demonstrate the technology as part of a Fleet Marine Force (FMF) event in the Southern California region.
Increased bandwidth and speeds in minutes instead of hours
To advance from Phase 1 to the experimental phase, the team will deploy a Lockheed Martin hybrid base station and open radio unit (O-RU) running Intel’s FlexRAN reference software and hardware technology, including Intel Xeon processors, Ethernet adapters, and accelerators. was successfully integrated. This integration makes the OSIRIS system one of the first tactical 5G standalone small cell systems compliant with Open-Radio Access Network (O-RAN) 7.2 split architecture.
O-RAN 7.2 split architecture compliance optimizes OSIRIS systems to oversee increased bandwidth while also maximizing the virtualization of shared resources such as radios.
This is critical to supporting the U.S. Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO) objectives, where Marines operate in conflict environments with increased bandwidth requirements. Additionally, the OSIRIS system aims to reduce overall setup time.
A major initiative of Lockheed Martin’s 5G.MIL® program, OSIRIS helps address the need for test facilities that enable rapid experimentation and prototyping of dual-use applications. Here’s how:
- This testbed will identify areas for further synergy between 5G networks and DoD platforms to enhance customer capabilities.
- This infrastructure will enable the connectivity of a variety of 5G-enabled user devices, sensors, vehicles, and endpoints to explore the military utility of commercial 5G technology and support the onboarding of new technologies from other OUSD investments. Pave the way and address cybersecurity requirements at the same time.
- This capability further enables and advances the Department of Defense’s concept of joint full-domain operations.
For more information, please visit our website at www.lockheedmartin.com/5G.
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