Recent technological advances in meteor burst communications

The author tracks the evolution of meteor burst technology advances in system architectures of operational systems, from the first data acquisition system (1977), through the addition of communications capabilities in 1980, to the fully interoperable communications/data acquisition networks now becoming available. He shows how advances in computer technology have allowed more sophisticated capabilities, while avoiding specialized system designs, leading to generalized networks able to support a myriad of applications. He concludes that interoperability requirements will become more important and will eventually become mandatory for ensuring product compatibility between vendor supplied systems. A figure illustrating the evolution of interoperability is presented.<>