Combat net radio (CNR) protocols: a means for battlefield digitization

Author

Barone, Salvatore ; Latham, Jay W. ; Wollman, William V.

Author_Institution

Command, Control & Syst. Integration Directorate, US Army Commun.-Electron. Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

2-5 Oct 1994

Firstpage

210

Abstract

The paper summarizes the results of a joint effort between CECOM and MITRE. The effort focused on evaluating communication protocols as a means for battlefield digitization. Preliminary observations are made on the effectiveness of MIL-STD-188-220 as the standard protocol for CNR nets. This paper identifies key features impacting network performance and poses recommendations for further investigation. Hybrid voice and data networks, internetworking, and their impact on performance is also addressed. Some of the proposals are tentative and cannot be fully evaluated without the benefit of modeling and simulation (M&S). M&S can be used to optimize system parameters and estimate the impact of recommended changes to system performance. Accordingly, recommendations are given for follow-on M&S activities

Keywords

command and control systems; data communication; digital radio; internetworking; land mobile radio; military communication; military standards; radio networks; transport protocols; voice communication; CECOM; CNR nets; MIL-STD-188-220; MITRE; TCP/IP; VHF; battlefield digitization; command and control; communication protocols; hybrid voice/data networks; internetworking; modeling; network performance; simulation; standard protocol; system parameters; system performance; Arm; Command and control systems; Communication system control; Control systems; Data handling; Internetworking; Parameter estimation; Proposals; Protocols; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1994. MILCOM '94. Conference Record, 1994 IEEE

Conference_Location

Fort Monmouth, NJ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1828-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1994.473941

Filename

473941