Common Data Link
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Common Data Link is a secure U.S. military communications protocol
. It was established by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1991 as the military's primary protocol for image
ry and signals intelligence CDL operates within the at data rates up to 274 Mb/s. CDL allows for full duplex data exchange.
The FY06 Authorization Act (Public Law 109-163) requires use of CDL for all imagery, unless waiver is granted. The primary reason waivers are granted is from the inability to carry the 300 pound radios on a small (30 pound) aircraft. Emerging technology expects to field a 2-pound version by the end of the decade (2010).
Communications protocol
A communications protocol is a system of digital message formats and rules for exchanging those messages in or between computing systems and in telecommunications...
. It was established by the U.S. Department of Defense in 1991 as the military's primary protocol for image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
ry and signals intelligence CDL operates within the at data rates up to 274 Mb/s. CDL allows for full duplex data exchange.
The FY06 Authorization Act (Public Law 109-163) requires use of CDL for all imagery, unless waiver is granted. The primary reason waivers are granted is from the inability to carry the 300 pound radios on a small (30 pound) aircraft. Emerging technology expects to field a 2-pound version by the end of the decade (2010).