“The Future of SDR in Tactical Networking"
Dr. Ron Jost, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3, Space and Spectrum, US Department of Defense

The use of SDR technology in future tactical networks offers significant warfighter benefits in flexibility, adaptability, and general capabilities.  One of the more notable programs is the JTRS radio program which has already seen production quantities and deployments of handheld units, and many new designs and form factors will reach production and deployment next year. 

In addition to the JTRS program, many other SDR platforms have been designed, developed, and deployed. In the coming years the flexibility of SDR will be leveraged more and more to accommodate multiple coalition waveforms and in-service feature upgrades to support new applications.

This presentation provides insight into the tactical network SDR implementation aspects and the benefits offered by future SDR.

Biography
Ronald C. Jost is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3, Space and Spectrum in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration.  Prior to assuming this position in 2004, Dr. Jost was the Principal Deputy for the DASD, and the Director for Wireless.

Prior to his appointment to the Senior Executive Service with the Department of Defense, Dr. Jost was a Corporate Vice President with Motorola.  After 26 years with Motorola, he retired in 2002.  During his tenure at Motorola, he served as the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Group General Manager and as Chief Architect for Motorola infrastructures.  While at Motorola, he managed various divisions engaged in CDMA multibillion dollar infrastructure systems development and business areas.  During this time period, he was also the Chief Architect for all infrastructure activities.  In addition, he was responsible for the advanced technology, the high available computing environment, and the company’s program management center of excellence.

Dr. Jost also served as the Vice-President, Chief Architect and Engineer for the Motorola Space and Systems Technology Group, and the Chief Engineer and Systems Manager for the IRIDIUM Program.

Prior to joining Motorola, Dr. Jost worked for E-Systems (Garland Division) as the Managing Director for Advanced Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Systems on classified tactical and strategic intelligence processing, communications, networking, data processing, and war simulations systems.

Before joining E-Systems, Dr. Jost worked for Motorola Government Electronics.  In this position, he was responsible for developing tactical communications systems and satellite payloads.

Dr. Jost graduated from Bradley University with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.  He later earned a M.S. and a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.  He has been awarded multiple engineering awards including the Motorola Distinguished Engineering Award.