The communications domain grew from its initial focus on onboard
networks to the seamless integration of ground control networks as
well. This led to the first high-fidelity, commercial implementation
of the Space Communication Protocol Standard, or SCPS-TP
(MIL-STD-2045-44000). This SCPS adaptation of the Internet protocols
also had a profound ability to increase the capacity of existing
commercial satellite-based data links, and quickly found a home in
the nascent, high-value satcom data acceleration market. In 2007,
Xiphos spun-off its
XipLink
business unit as an independent company that now provides commercial
products to customers worldwide, for accelerating wireless and
satellite data transmission.
The networked processors have become a line of high-performance,
fault-tolerant flight control and sensor processing products
primarily for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and spacecraft. Xiphos
hardware and software are presently flying on several satellites,
running experimental equipment on the International Space Station,
controlling autonomous drilling and mineral sampling equipment, and
acting as integrated autopilot / mission managers on board UAVs