USER PROGRAMMABLE REAL-TIME PROCESSING IN MODERN TELEMETRY SYSTEMS

Abstract

This paper describes a method for providing user programmability to telemetry ground stations. It describes the inadequacies of a traditional computer and proposes the use of a data flow architecture to meet real-time processing requirements. The general characteristics of data flow architectures are discussed along with the reasons why telemetry processing is a natural problem class to be solved using data flow techniques. Finally, the practical application of a Loral DATAFLO™ telemetry system is presented.