Title :
Network interface to tactical communications
Author_Institution :
ITT Aerospace/Communications Div., Clifton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Interconnection of a large number of disparate users and heterogeneous networks for multiple Services to form a seamless communications infrastructure has many complex problems and issues. Some of the key problems in providing network interfaces to tactical communications (NITC) for the Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination (BADD) program relate to interoperability among tactical communications networks, efficient use of the limited bandwidth and limited on-the-move abilities of today´s tactical communications systems, and the need to extend the “reach” of the tactical communications by augmenting IP capabilities. This paper examines these problems and issues and identifies an architectural concept for the NITC
Keywords :
command and control systems; military communication; network interfaces; open systems; telecommunication networks; BADD program; Battlefield Awareness and Data Dissemination; C4I; NITC; bandwidth; heterogeneous network interconnection; interoperability; network interface; seamless communications infrastructure; tactical communications networks; tactical communications systems; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Communication networks; Costs; Electronic mail; Information management; Intrusion detection; Network interfaces; Network servers; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
MILCOM 97 Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4249-6
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1997.646700
