Centre of Excellence (CoE)

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Centre of Excellence – Communication System (CoE-Comm) was formed in May 2021 with strategic reasons to achieve self-sufficiency in generation of business by way of designing and developing state-of-art communication systems and solutions through in-house efforts. CoE Communication is created to attain leadership position in Communication Business Segment of BEL. The establishment of CoE-Comm will also strengthen the existing three-tier R&D structure of BEL by keeping up with changing business landscape to continue on a growth trajectory in a highly competitive and dynamic business scenario by fulfilling the needs of “Atma-Nirbhar Bharat”.

The CoE-Comm, headed by Chief Technology Officer – Communication (CTO-Comm), primarily focuses on designing and developing futuristic, state-of-the-art systems as well as system of systems. CoE-Com will also work towards bringing out new products, systems and technologies by collaborating with academia or industries interested to work in the area of communication domain.

CoE-Com is co-located with the Product Development and Innovation Centre (PD&IC) for administrative support for HR, Finance, and Material Management functions.

Core Strengths of CoE-Communication

Design and Development of various form factors of Software Defined Radios (SDRs).
Design and Development of waveforms and software for Radio Communication equipment’s.
Design and Development of hardware for Baseband system for SATCOM requirement.
Design and Development of forward & return channel physical layer modem & higher layer software design for Satcom.
Design, Development and Integration of Satcom systems.
Collaboration with the external agencies e.g. industries, academia, or startups to work with BEL R&D teams for future product/system based technologies.

Role of CoE-Communication:

Dedicated team for all Communication product/system and system of system requirements.
Drive innovation and improvements through multidisciplinary resources.
Implementation & adaption of new technology and develop demo systems to reduce time to market for new skills/technology.
System level architecture design
Value addition by participation in System/sub-system level design reviews
Identification of potential technology partners (in-house/external)
Acquiring state-of-the art technology ( global partners)
Critical algorithms (IPR related) development assigned to in-house R&D partners
Promoting IP re-use within organisation across various Communication system Projects
Consultation/collaboration with academia/domain experts
System integration coordination with SBU’s/in-house/external development partners
Envisage vision for Global foot print in Communication systems technology
Create a set of standardized practices/Technology modules that BEL can leverage for communication products/ system.
Envisioning potential opportunities in the area of Communication system.
Single point of contact for Communication system Solutions.

Mission:

To develop reliable and cost effective products on time and exceeding customer expectation

Vision:

To design develop and prototype world class technology/ modules/ Subsystems/ Systems including embedded software solutions through continuous innovation, ensuring high value- addition and thereby achieving self- reliance.

Human Resource at CoE-Com

26 Highly motivated Engineers including 15 Post Graduates recruited from premium institutes like IITs, NITs

Achievements:

Patents

Filed more than 15 patent
Granted Patent : 5

Copyright
- Filed 5 Copyright

Papers
- More than 12 Technical Papers published in various reputed International/National Conferences and Journals such as IEEE explorer

Awards and Recognition:

Raksha Mantri’s Excellence Award
SODET Award for Technology Innovation and Product (Gold)
BEL R&D awards

Major Products Developed by CoE-Communication

Radio waveforms for WDTE of ADCRS program.
DMR handheld radio, Base station Radio and Repeater station with VHF and UHF bands for IAF and ARMY
Hand Held Controller and Remote-Control Panel for BUC
Two Way Reporting Terminal
VHF IMM Radio for CSS
Mod-5 Modem for IFF MIK XIIA CIT
Open VPX standard SDR for airborne applications
Burst Modulation waveform
Programmable Radio Hardware Platform (PRHP) for DEAL SDR
DVB-S2X SATELLITE MODEM SYSTEM
DATA TRANSFER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR FICs – NAVY TIF
Modem Hardware for GSAT-7R
Network Accelerator for remote terminal
Low data rate Satellite Modem