Future Navy support of joint operations using enhanced SHF SATCOM capabilities

Author

Cox, Steve ; McCollum, Alan ; Thomas, Tom

Author_Institution

MITRE Corp., Reston, VA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1993

fDate

11-14 Oct 1993

Firstpage

838

Abstract

The Navy is expanding its communications capabilities in support of joint tactical operations. The use of Super High Frequency (SHF) satellite communications (SATCOM) is greatly expanding across the fleet. As this expansion evolves, the Navy will use new networking approaches to increase communications flexibility and make efficient use of assigned satellite resources. This paper presents new concepts for SHF SATCOM to support joint tactical operations. These concepts support planned SHF SATCOM services and networks using an updated WSC-6 terminal installed on many Navy platforms. Also, in this paper the satellite resources required to support new Navy capabilities are estimated for an example deployment. In addition, an approach using direct ship-to-ship SHF SATCOM links is considered. Also, a method for optimizing satellite transponder loading is introduced

Keywords

mobile satellite communication; naval engineering; planning; satellite ground stations; satellite links; ships; technological forecasting; telecommunication terminals; transponders; SHF; US Navy; communications flexibility; joint tactical operations; networking; satellite communications; satellite transponder loading; terminal; Artificial satellites; Frequency; Marine vehicles; Optimization methods; Relays; Satellite communication; Storms; Surveillance; Transponders; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1993. MILCOM '93. Conference record. Communications on the Move., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0953-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1993.408702

Filename

408702