Artech House Information Warfare Library

By: Michael J. Ryan, Michael R. Frater

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Hardcover | 31 March 2002

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Traditional tactical communications systems consist of a number of separate subsystems with little interworking between them and with external sensors and weapons systems. Combat net radio (CNR) has provided the high-mobility communications required by combat troops, while trunk communications systems have provided high-capacity communications between headquarters at the expense of mobility. The focus of this book is on new, information-age technologies that promise to offer seamless integration of real-time data sharing, creating a single logical network architecture to facilitate the movement of data throughout the battlespace. Because the structure of this network is constrained by the fundamental trade-off between range, mobility and capacity that applies to all communications systems, this network is unlikely to be based on a single network technology. This book presents an architecture for this network, and shows how its subsystems can be integrated to form a single logical network.

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Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
The Need for an Architecture	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Operational Environment	p. 2
Command and Control	p. 5
An Increased Vulnerability	p. 7
Tactical Communications for the Digitized Battlefield	p. 8
The Need for an Architecture	p. 10
Endnotes	p. 12
An Introduction to Communications Technology	p. 15
Introduction	p. 15
Communications Model	p. 16
Source/Sink	p. 17
Source Coding	p. 27
Encryption	p. 29
Channel Coding	p. 31
Modulation	p. 33
Multiplexing	p. 41
Frequency Spreading	p. 42
Multiple Access	p. 46
Transmitters	p. 48
Receivers	p. 48
Transmission Lines	p. 49
Optical Fibers	p. 52
Antennas	p. 53
Propagation	p. 57
Switching	p. 64
Networking and Internetworking	p. 67
Types of Systems	p. 75
Endnotes	p. 81
Introduction to Land Force Structures	p. 87
Introduction	p. 87
Spectrum of Military Operations	p. 87
Army Structure	p. 89
Joint Forces	p. 102
Dispersed Forces	p. 103
Characteristic Distances for Communications	p. 105
Summary	p. 106
Endnotes	p. 107
Development of Tactical Communications	p. 109
Introduction	p. 109
Early History of Battlefield Communications	p. 110
CNR	p. 115
Trunk Communications	p. 119
Principles of Military Communications	p. 140
Summary	p. 144
Endnotes	p. 145
A Communications Architecture for the Digitized Battlefield	p. 149
Introduction	p. 149
Design Drivers	p. 150
Options for a Mobile Tactical Communications System	p. 162
An Architectural Framework	p. 173
Summary	p. 183
Endnotes	p. 184
Tactical Trunk Subsystem	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Key Architectural Drivers	p. 189
Architectural Overview	p. 195
Types of Bearers	p. 197
Nodal Topology	p. 200
Switching Node Composition	p. 204
Mobile Access for Trunk Network Subscribers	p. 210
Interfaces to the Tactical Trunk Subsystem	p. 214
Summary	p. 215
Endnotes	p. 216
The Combat Radio Subsystem	p. 217
Introduction	p. 217
Key Architectural Drivers	p. 219
Multiple Access	p. 222
Candidate Solutions	p. 227
Squad Radio	p. 249
Migration of Analog CNR Systems	p. 254
Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 257
Endnotes	p. 257
Tactical Data Distribution Subsystem	p. 261
Introduction	p. 261
Key Architectural Drivers	p. 263
Multiple Access	p. 266
Possible Solutions	p. 269
Preferred Solution	p. 288
Conclusion	p. 288
Endnotes	p. 290
Tactical Airborne Subsystem	p. 293
Introduction	p. 293
Advantages of an Airborne Communications Platform	p. 294
Platform Height	p. 295
Payload Requirements	p. 297
Some Limitations	p. 303
Payload Architecture	p. 307
Potential Platforms	p. 308
Costs	p. 317
Conclusions	p. 318
Endnotes	p. 318
Tactical Network Interfaces	p. 321
Introduction	p. 321
Basic Requirements	p. 322
User Terminals	p. 324
The Local Subsystem	p. 324
Internal Interfaces	p. 329
External Interfaces	p. 333
Conclusion	p. 340
Endnotes	p. 341
List of Acronyms	p. 343
About the Authors	p. 353
Index	p. 355
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