System and associated methods for a data handler and communication device

A device for data handling and communication comprising:

• a housing;
• and
• a communication hub carried by the housing and comprising:
• a main controller;
• a transceiver controller in communication with the main controller;
• and
• a plurality of transceivers positioned in communication with the transceiver controller and positionable in communication with a respective plurality of hardware devices;
• wherein the transceiver controller is operable to control communication between each one of the plurality of transceivers to selectively route and bridge communication between each of the respective plurality of hardware devices;
• wherein the main controller is operable to generate and send a control signal to the transceiver controller;
• and
• wherein the transceiver controller selectively routes and bridges communication between each of the respective plurality of hardware devices by controlling communication between the plurality of transceivers based on the control signal;
• and
• wherein the housing comprises a radiation hardened housing;
• wherein the communication hub is configured to withstand radiation doses that are not greater than 5000 radiation absorbed dose (“rads”);
• wherein the communication hub is configured to withstand Single-Event Latchups (“SEL”) that are not greater than 100 MeV*cm2 per milligram;
• wherein the communication hub has a Single-Event Transient Bit Error Rate (“SET-BER”) of 7×(10{circumflex over ( )}(−17)) errors per day;
• and
• wherein the communication hub is operable in temperatures between −55 degrees Celsius and +105 degrees Celsius.