Title :
Technologies for worldwide military paging: an assessment
Author :
Shake, Thomas H. ; Niessen, Charles W.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Networks & Applications Group, MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
US warfighters must often operate in areas of the world where there is no infrastructure that will support the type of paging capability that is ubiquitous in urban areas. The US Army and Air Force have funded research and development concerning how to provide paging support for warfighters anywhere in the world. This work has included analytical studies, hardware development, and demonstrations of more than one type of system. This paper provides a review of the context and mission requirements for worldwide paging, followed by an assessment of the performance of two particular prototype implementations, a direct broadcast satcom (DBS) paging system and an unmanned air vehicle-based system. Other alternatives for supporting paging of mobile warfighters, such as commercial solutions, are also discussed.
Keywords :
direct broadcasting by satellite; military communication; mobile satellite communication; paging communication; remotely operated vehicles; DBS; US Air Force; US Army; direct broadcast satcom paging system; hardware development; mobile warfighters; research and development; unmanned air vehicle-based system; worldwide military paging; Communication equipment; Contracts; Hardware; Information technology; Merging; Personal communication networks; Prototypes; Satellite broadcasting; Transmitters; Urban areas;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2001. MILCOM 2001. Communications for Network-Centric Operations: Creating the Information Force. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7225-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2001.985826
