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58 -- COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES - POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT POC Nancy Jurke, 618-256-1900 ext 310, Contract Specialist, Barbara Steinmann, Contracting Officer, 618-256-1900 ext 261. (Collect calls will not be accepted). The Air Force Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Agency (AFC4A) is gathering information on the following communication technologies: (1) High speed data cable technologies. (2) Battery technology, particularly portable. (3) Wireless interfaces to commercial telephone systems. (4) Multi-band and multi-protocol radios. (5) Wireless LAN. (6) Personal communications, including personal digital assistants and handheld wireless PCs. (7) Cellular systems, including code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA) and portable cell sites. (8) Switching systems and packetizing protocols, including synchronous transfer mode (ATM), synchronous optical network (SONET) and the fiber distributed data interface (FDDI). (9) Commercial satellite, including worldwide voice and data capabilities and broadcast satellites. The Air Force intends to use the requested information to identify digital communications trends in the commercial environment. The Air Force is evaluating the cost, security, deployability, and ease of integration of each of the identified key technologies into an interoperable, flexible, pay-for-use communications structure. The Air Force is developing communications architecture's to meet user requirements by providing compatible communications data formats suited for transferring common types of information across interoperable systems. Information is requested by 13 Mar 95. This Request for Information is not a commercial solicitation and the Government will pay neither for any information submitted nor for any costs associated with providing this information. Send information to: HQ AFC4A/TNAA, Attn Capt Guy C Werner, 607 Pierce St, Room 301, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5421, Phone (618) 256-3788/2275 or Mr Daniel Casey (618)256-2690. (0044)

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