APPLICATIONS OF NEXT GENERATION REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES (NGRMS)

This paper discusses application scenarios for Next Generation Remote Monitoring System (NGRMS) technologies and how data resulting from these applications may be utilized. These technologies are primarily designed for two application regimes: Treaty Verification and Nuclear Safeguards. The NGRMS technologies provide for active monitoring of important items and environments. These are greatly beneficial for applications where it is required that the information provided maintains high levels of information confidentiality, verification of source and a high degree of confidence in the security of the devices deployed. This paper provides a view of how these technologies can be deployed and how their data can be utilized for the application scenarios discussed and why certain capabilities are important for successful monitoring system implementation. The advantages of a common communication protocol for both wired and wireless transmissions, autonomous operation, information sign-store and forward as well as world-wide access to the sensor information are presented.