The Secure Communication Interoperability Protocol (SCIP) over a VHF/UHF radio channel

Author

Alvermann, J.M. ; Kurdziel, Michael T.

Author_Institution

RF Commun. Div., Harris Corp., Rochester, NY

fYear

2008

fDate

16-19 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The secure communication interoperability protocol (SCIP) is a newly emerging application layer interoperability standard that is being developed for secure voice and data communication between international coalition partners. It was designed to operate independently of the characteristics of underlying media layers. This paper will present the results of an investigation into the performance of the SCIP point to multi-point protocol over a VHF radio narrowband channel and the SCIP point to point protocol over a VHF wideband channel. An ldquoover the airrdquo field demonstration using the Harris AN/PRC-117G multiband Manpack was designed and is described. Voice quality performance data was gathered over a range of radio configurations and channel conditions. Performance data is presented along with discussion and recommendations on future work.

Keywords

broadband networks; data communication; open systems; protocols; telecommunication security; wireless channels; Harris AN-PRC-117G multiband Manpack; SCIP point to multi-point protocol; VHF-UHF radio channel; application layer interoperability; secure communication interoperability protocol; voice quality performance; Communication standards; Data communication; Narrowband; Protection; Protocols; Public key cryptography; Radio frequency; Radio network; Standards development; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2008. MILCOM 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2676-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2677-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753183

Filename

4753183