Multimedia communications in a tactical environment

Author

Fitzpatrick, Stephen K. ; Hargaden, Paul J.

Author_Institution

Command Control Inc., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

2-5 Oct 1994

Firstpage

242

Abstract

This paper discusses the use of multimedia communications in a tactical environment. Multimedia requirements for command and control are presented. Also discussed are the network requirements for handling the various multimedia data types. An overview of a tactical multimedia communications system is presented. Its layered communications architecture combines traditional OSI-like packet-switching capabilities with asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) capabilities to support the communication of text, graphics, voice, video, and still imagery

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; command and control systems; military communication; multimedia communication; open systems; packet switching; telecommunication control; ATM; OSI-like packet-switching; asynchronous transfer mode; command and control; graphic; layered communications architecture; multimedia data types; network requirement; still imagery; tactical environment; tactical multimedia communications system; text; video; voice; Asynchronous transfer mode; Command and control systems; Communication system control; Electronic mail; Graphics; Image storage; Intelligent networks; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Streaming media;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1994. MILCOM '94. Conference Record, 1994 IEEE

Conference_Location

Fort Monmouth, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1828-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1994.473935

Filename

473935