Reqs Doc Best Source Selector (BSS).pdf

DIVERSITY COMBINER/BEST SOURCE SELECTOR

Requirements Document

For 704th Test Group/586 Flight Test Squadron

1 April 2025

1.0 PURPOSE

The 704th Test Group (704 TG) mission is to be the premier provider of unique test and evaluation capabilities relevant to tomorrow’s warfighter, through world-class people improving technical excellence, cost-effectiveness, and agility. The 586 Flight Test Squadron (586 FLTS) is assigned to the 704 TG and is the single Air Force Test Center (AFTC) squadron flying manned aircraft, devoted to evaluation, and prototyping of emergent technologies.

The 586 FLTS requires a purchase of a Diversity Combiner/Best Source Selector unit to provide the best incoming data selection from the many White Sands Missile Range data sources.

2.0 SCOPE

The Contractor shall deliver one (1) complete and fully functional GDP Space Systems Diversity Combiner/Best Source Selector (BSS).

2.1 Physical Requirements

2.1.1 19-inch Rack mount capable chassis with a 110-240 VAC 50/60 Hz auto power supply

2.1.2 Minimum of 16 input channels handling up to a 40 Mbps data rate each simultaneously

2.1.3 Must be able to do up to (6) best source selection group outputs

2.1.4 Must be able to support both 16 channel Data & Clock and Ethernet input/output data

2.1.5 Must be able to support both Data Quality Encapsulation (DQE) and Data Quality Metric (DQM) input data

2.1.6 Have an Ethernet Remote Control Graphical User Interface (GUI)

2.1.7 Decapsulate and Process Data and Quality information from remote sources per Range Commanders Council

(RCC) DQE/DQM IRIG-106 Standards

2.1.8 Use 75 Ohm BNC input and output connectors

2.1.9 Have Frame Sync Pattern Detectors

2.2.0 Include all required software for programming unit

2.2.1 Include Operator manuals

2.2.2 Unit shall have a Field Programmable Gateway Array

2.2.3 Unit will not have a Hard Drive with stored data

3.0 MILESTONES

3.1 The contractor shall deliver one (1) GDP Space Systems Diversity Combiner/Best Source Selector (BSS) no later than 120 days after receipt of order (ARO).

4.0 DELIVERABLES

4.1 The contractor shall deliver all equipment and documentation to Donald Pennington at 1141 Dezonia Road, Building 1020, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico 88330.