DocumentCode :
319360
Title :
Modeling 21st century tactical communications networks
Author :
Harrington, Ed ; Josephson, Bill ; Paclik, John
Author_Institution :
Commun. Syst. Div., GTE Gov. Syst. Corp., Taunton, MA, USA
Volume :
2
fYear :
1997
fDate :
2-5 Nov 1997
Firstpage :
671
Abstract :
Emerging technologies in wireless communications and internetworking are revolutionizing the development of tactical communications networks. Key areas such as packetized voice and integrated terrestrial/satellite networking need to be investigated for their performance in the future tactical environment. This paper discusses the effort to identify critical user requirements/enabling technologies and model their effect on, and performance in, the 21st century tactical warfighter communications environment. A set of candidate network architectures was developed around the critical enabling technologies and user requirements and then modeled using a network simulation tool. The simulations are based on packetized wireless communications in an integrated terrestrial/satellite networking environment. Preliminary results for several mobile wireless architecture simulations are presented and future areas of research are also discussed. The mobile wireless network architectures that were modeled and evaluated included the impact of highly mobile users supported by an associated mobile tactical communications infrastructure
Keywords :
digital radio; digital simulation; internetworking; land mobile radio; military communication; packet radio networks; satellite communication; voice communication; 21st century; digitized battlefield; integrated terrestrial/satellite networking; mobile tactical communications infrastructure; mobile wireless network architectures; network simulation tool; packetized voice communication; packetized wireless communications; performance; research; tactical communications networks; user requirements/enabling technologies; wireless communications; wireless internetworking; Artificial satellites; Communication networks; Communications technology; Documentation; Government; Mobile communication; Performance analysis; Pulp and paper industry; Wireless communication; Writing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
MILCOM 97 Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4249-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1997.646705
Filename :
646705
Link To Document :
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