Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions (ROCS)
The Resilient and Open Commercial Solutions (ROCS) Line of Effort drives both military and commercial progress by leveraging minimally customized, readily available systems. ROCS shapes Open RAN and open source communication approaches and cultivates a skilled workforce to operate these advanced technologies. By motivating industry support for future warfighter needs, ROCS also fosters collaboration and innovation through research in open solutions, workforce development, wireless components, and other dual-use technologies.
Revolutionizing Spectrum Management and 6G Deployment
We Aim To:
Encourage privacy enhancing technologies.
Promote training and workforce development.
Support vendor diversity through competition.
Leverage advances in hardware, software, and various applications.
Highlighted Projects:
ROCS leverages commercial standards compliant technology solutions and utilizes them for Department of War (DoW) specific needs. The portfolio is tackling two critical DoW challenges: efficient spectrum utilization and secure deployment of advanced wireless technologies. Two key initiatives within ROCS are poised to transform how the DoW operates:
Automated Spectrum Deconfliction: ROCS researchers have developed a groundbreaking automated spectrum utilization capability. This system dramatically reduces spectrum planning deconfliction time from hours to mere seconds, replacing the current, labor-intensive manual process. This near-real-time capability enables more dynamic, efficient spectrum management and maximizing the utility of this crucial resource.
Open Centralized Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU):
This initiative is paving the way for dual use secure and sustainable adoption of 5G and 6G technologies within the DoW. OCUDU will deliver DoW-unique 6G wireless capabilities on commercially sustainable diverse platform(s) including CPU, GPU and FPGA. This approach ensures alignment with industry advancements, providing cost savings and a crucial asymmetric advantage on the battlefield. By leveraging commercial technologies and incorporating specific DoW requirements, OCUDU offers a secure and adaptable path for future acquisitions, keeping pace with the rapid evolution of wireless communication
