Title :
Application of network voice to Navy and DoD telecommunications
Author :
McBeth, Michael S. ; Adamson, R. Brian ; Cole, Raymond, Jr.
Author_Institution :
Charleston Commun. Syst. Dept., Space & Naval Warfare Syst. Center, Yorktown, VA, USA
Abstract :
The application of network voice technology to the Navy and DoD telecommunications offers possibilities for highly integrated communications services including voice, data, and video while maintaining interoperability with legacy communication systems. The need for network voice technology can be understood by considering the level of voice integration being achieved in contemporary shipboard backbone networks. Voice transport across shipboard asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks being installed under the Navy´s Information Technology for the 21st Century (IT-21) initiative is limited to using the ATM Forum´s Circuit Emulation standard. Using Internet Protocol (IP) and application programming interfaces (API) for conducting H.323 multimedia conferencing sessions to handle shipboard voice traffic is an attractive option for overcoming this limitation. We identify options available for developing network voice applications for military communication systems. A specific example of applying network voice technology for developing a solution for interoperating with legacy shipboard communications is discussed
Keywords :
application program interfaces; asynchronous transfer mode; information technology; integrated voice/data communication; local area networks; military communication; military computing; multimedia communication; open systems; ships; telecommunication standards; API; ATM Forum; ATM networks; Circuit Emulation standard; DoD telecommunications; H.323 multimedia conferencing; IP; IT-21 initiative; Information Technology for the 21st Century; Internet Protocol; LAN; US Navy; application programming interfaces; asynchronous transfer mode; data; integrated communications services; interoperability; legacy communication systems; military communication systems; network voice technology; shipboard backbone networks; video; voice integration; voice traffic; voice transport; Asynchronous transfer mode; Circuits; Computer architecture; Emulation; ISDN; Marine vehicles; Space technology; Spine; US Department of Defense; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4506-1
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722544
