Title :
A reliable transport protocol for the tactical internet
Author_Institution :
Mitre Corp., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a candidate transport protocol that is being developed to provide reliable data transfer over tactical communications systems. The paper addresses data transport requirements, protocol comparisons, and baseline protocol modifications. The modifications include improvements in communications efficiency for large or small messages and communications reliability within a tactical internet. The baseline protocol selection is the block transfer protocol NETBLT
Keywords :
internetworking; military communication; telecommunication network reliability; transport protocols; baseline protocol modifications; block transfer protocol; communications efficiency; communications reliability; large messages; protocol comparisons; reliable data transfer; reliable transport protocol; small messages; tactical communications systems; tactical internet; Access protocols; Application software; Automatic control; Automatic repeat request; Delay; Interference constraints; Internet; TCPIP; Telecommunication network reliability; Transport protocols;
Conference_Titel :
MILCOM 97 Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4249-6
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1997.648694
