Abstract :
During Operation Desert Storm, the US military used a packet-switched wide area network (WAN) to support the Army Central Forces Command and Control Information System (AC2IS) for the first time. The lessons learned from the difficulties encountered connecting a digital computer network using tactical signaling and switching equipment are outlined. The communications support which was available in Saudi Arabia, the AC2IS WAN configuration, and the performance of the packet switches used in the network are described. Operational statistics of circuit performance are presented.<>
Keywords :
command and control systems; computer networks; military computing; military systems; packet switching; AC2IS WAN; Army Central Forces Command and Control Information System; Operation Desert Storm; Saudi Arabia; US military; circuit performance; digital computer network; packet-switched wide area network; tactical signaling; Command and control systems; Communication switching; Computer networks; Information systems; Joining processes; Military computing; Packet switching; Storms; Switches; Wide area networks;
