Government Communications LabGovernment Communications Lab
The Government Communications Lab of LGS Innovations interprets and applies the research findings of Bell Labs to address the unique needs of U.S. Federal Government. It is comprised of two primary facilities, with smaller locations providing specialized support.
The first primary location, the Dr. William J. Perry Research Center in Florham Park, N.J., provides custom research and development to meet the needs of the U.S. Federal Government’s most demanding missions. Named after the former U.S. Secretary of Defense and first Chairman of the LGS Innovations Board of Directors, the Perry Research Center maintains the Bell Labs tradition of excellence as a national asset supporting the U.S. Government. Home to more than 200 R&D professionals with industry-leading expertise across the disciplines of science and technology, the Perry Research Center provides advanced technology solutions to support today’s warfighters and other government personnel, and continues to play a vital role in supporting U.S. national interests and the interests of the Advanced Programs community.
The Perry Research Center includes Centers of Excellence for the following disciplines:
- Advanced cybersecurity capabilities, including a state-of-the-art Internet Research Laboratory
- Advanced multimedia communications and networking, to include Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), tactical communications, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) defeat, and innovative aperture solutions
- Photonics application and development (PAD), to include optical design and development, custom optics integrated circuits, planar lightwave circuit design and development, and optical modeling and simulation
The second primary location of the LGS Innovations Government Communications Lab is in Westminster, Colo., where 200 engineers focus on delivering custom solutions to U.S. Federal Government customers. These solutions leverage commercially available technologies developed by parent company Alcatel-Lucent and its vendor partners that can be customized to meet specific mission and operational requirements of the U.S. Federal Government.
Departments within the LGS Innovations Government Communications Lab include the Internet and Cybersecurity Research Department, the Internet Research Lab, Advanced Multimedia Communications and Networking, and Photonics and Applications Development.
The Internet and Cybersecurity Research Department (ICRD)
The ICRD has a broad charter to investigate security-related technology related to IP networks. Most of the work focuses on cyber-related activities including network reconnaissance and mapping, fingerprinting, red team mission planning, network forensics, malware analysis, software protection and network architecture, design, and implementation.
The ICRD is comprised of experienced scientists and engineers, including Ph.Ds. and other professionals with advanced degrees in computer science, mathematics, physics, and operations research; many also have CISSP certifications.
Internet Research Lab
The Internet Research Laboratory (IRL) serves as a cybersecurity technology development and test facility for systems, tools, technologies and processes for cyber-related applications. The IRL network can be configured to emulate various network architectures, such as what a typical U.S. Federal Government agency may deploy, to research, develop and test network facilities. This insight helps LGS Innovations learn how to identify threats and risks that could potentially harm a government agency network and develop products, services and solutions to prevent such attacks from occurring in a real-world setting.
Advanced Multimedia Communications and Networking
The Advanced Multimedia Communications and Networking Department researches and develops field-ready solutions in five strategic focus areas:
- Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), using both wireless radio frequency (RF) signals and wired signals from the Radio Access Network (RAN) and Core Network (CN)
- Tactical communications, where the department provides research and solutions for agile laser communications (ALC) and specialized custom RF communications
- Solutions to combat improvised explosive devices (IEDs), to help military forces find, identify, jam, or intentionally trigger IEDs in a manner that vastly increases the safety and security of warfighters
- Innovative Aperture Solutions (IAS): the design, build and deployment of advanced integrated RF front-end and antenna technology designed for specific environments, signal waveforms, power levels and geometry.
- Quick Response Capability (QRC), which cuts across the other areas to enhance LGS Innovations’ ability to rapidly and effectively realize the creation and deployment of products to the field in a rapid-spiral manner
Photonics and Applications Development
The Photonics Applications and Development Department is a multidisciplinary department consisting of physicists, optical, electrical and mechanical engineers, material scientists and other technical disciplines. The department is organized around the following strategic initiatives:
- High-Power Sources for Remote Sensing: research and development of high-power optical sources for remote sensing applications, including LIDAR transmitters for active imaging
- High-Power Sources for Missile Defense: development of revolutionary high-power, high efficiency, electrically-driven laser technology that can be turned into a ruggedized and militarily useful optical system
- Cyber Network Security and Performance Enhancement in Government Operated Fiber Networks: research, design, and development of state-of-the-art optical fiber networks and next-generation high-speed encryption to provide secure operational and performance enhancement solutions to U.S. Federal Government-operated networks
- Broadband Networking to the Warfighter Regardless of Location: development of free-space lasercom and high-sensitivity optical receivers for free-space lasercom applications
- Optical Systems for Climate Change Measurement and Space Exploration: research and development on LIDAR transmitters capable of high-resolution spectroscopy for application to precision measurements from Earth orbit of atmospheric greenhouse gasses and custom hardware required for space exploration missions
To learn more about how the research capabilities of LGS Innovations and the Government Communications Lab can help you defend the nation, achieve mission success and enrich the communications experience for U.S. citizens around the globe, please contact us.
