Title :
WIN-T-the Army´s new tactical intranet
Author :
Sharret, Igal P.
Author_Institution :
TELEGRID Technol. Inc., Eatontown, NJ, USA
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T), the US Army´s objective replacement for the legacy tri-service tactical communications (TRI-TAC) system and the mobile subscriber equipment (MSE). These systems, known collectively as the area common user system (ACUS) are now nearing the end of their planned life cycle. Their replacement, WIN-T, will provide an advanced seamless multimedia transport system that will connect and serve all Army echelons. It will be a mobile high capacity secure and survivable network. This paper describes the existing systems and the way in which WIN-T will provide an operational replacement. The paper also addresses the cost as an independent variable (CAIV) acquisition method that will be used by the Army to acquire the new system
Keywords :
information networks; intranets; land mobile radio; military communication; military computing; multimedia communication; CAIV acquisition method; US Army; WIN-T; Warfighter Information Network Tactical; area common user system; cost as an independent variable; legacy tri-service tactical communications system; life cycle; mobile high capacity secure network; mobile subscriber equipment; seamless multimedia transport system; survivable network; tactical Internet; tactical intranet; Bandwidth; Command and control systems; Communication switching; IP networks; Logistics; Military computing; Packet switching; Switches; Switching circuits; Wide area networks;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference Proceedings, 1999. MILCOM 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlantic City, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5538-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1999.821430
