Planning, designing, developing, deploying, and managing infrastructure and network systems present many challenges, especially when guided by requirements of harsh operating environments, stringent security concerns, or above-average reliability.

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) engineers have extensive expertise with:

Infrastructure Design and Analysis
- Communications master plan development
- On-call infrastructure design support services
- Requirements definition and specification development
- Equipment Interoperability and Performance Testing
- Hybrid video and data network design
- Server system design and integration
Network and System Security
- Network compromise and vulnerability assessment
- Classified network system design and integration
- Advanced protocol security analysis
Network System COTS Design
- Niche Application commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) system design
- Mobile communication research
- Low-cost video distribution system design

The primary research focus for communications infrastructure and network systems at SwRI has been design, integration, and analysis for end clients such as:

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
National Communications System (NCS)
Educational agencies
Governmental agencies
Commercial clients

Examples of Infrastructure and Network Systems Projects

Consulting, Analysis,
and Specification
Development

COTS Integration

Custom Design and Prototype Development

Communications Master Plan

Network Security Plan Development and Vulnerability Assessment

Technology Studies for NCS

LifeLink™ Mobile Video System

Bus Incident Monitoring System Wireless Video

Satellite Video Link

ITS Communications Network

Turn-Key Server System Design and Integration

For more information about infrastructure and network systems capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Gary Ragsdale, Ph.D., at gragsdale@swri.org or (210) 522-3743. We can offer you the best approach for developing your infrastructure and network system.

Contact Information

Gary Ragsdale, Ph.D.

Communications and Embedded Systems

(210) 522-3743

gragsdale@swri.org

Related Terminology

communication devices

communication networks

infrastructure design and analysis

network and system security

equipment interoperability and performance testing

network system COTS design

communication systems

specification development

COTS integration

communications engineering

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Southwest Research Institute^®(SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

November 16, 2009