JAS Profile Introductions

The JAS architecture defines a small number of Profiles that form the basis for building the components required for a sensor interface and data processing electronics system. A node inherits the attributes of one or more Profiles. A Profile describes the purpose of that node within the Architecture and defines how that node interacts with other nodes. Specific functions within a system are defined as instantiations of one of the JAS Profiles. The number and type of nodes required depends on the mission requirements. The system can be scaled to meet a wide range of processing requirements.

Conceptually, this architecture is very similar to an Object-Oriented (OO) programming methodology where objects inherit the properties of a class and extend that functionality to meet specific user needs. A Profile can be viewed as a class of hardware functionality providing a baseline set of electrical, mechanical, interface, and communications attributes. Specific mission functions are objects built upon the defined set of classes, or Profiles.

The figure below shows the currently defined Profiles for JAS: