Caution! roadwork ahead: widening of the Defense Switched Network (DSN) information highway in the Pacific

Author

Holt, Gary K.

Author_Institution

Defense Inf. Syst. Agency-Pacific, MITRE Corp., Wheeler AAF, HI, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

35010

Firstpage

460

Abstract

Downsizing and centralization of military elements has caused an increase in user demands for the transport of large amounts of data within the Pacific theater. This demand has increased the need to modernize the Defense Switched Network (DSN) in order to offer higher speed data service to its customers. Increased requirements for the transport of textual, database, imagery and video products between various locations are exceeding the capabilities of voice grade modem networks. The Defense Information System Agency-Pacific (DISA-PAC) has embarked on a program to modernize system capabilities by “widening the information highway” to provide switched 56 kbps and integrated services digital network (ISDN) services to support these demands. This paper reviews the progress, pilot programs, problems, service availability and implementation status of this effort

Keywords

ISDN; data communication; information networks; military communication; switching networks; telephone networks; 56 kbit/s; DISA-PAC; DSN; Defense Information System Agency-Pacific; Defense Switched Network; ISDN; Pacific; database; high speed data service; imagery products; information highway; integrated services digital network; military communication network; pilot programs; service availability; switched services; textual products; video products; voice grade modem networks; Application software; ISDN; Information systems; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Modems; Road transportation; Teleconferencing; Telephony; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1995. MILCOM '95, Conference Record, IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2489-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1995.483509

Filename

483509