Title :
DARPA progress towards affordable, dense, and content focused tactical edge networks
Author :
Marshall, Preston
Author_Institution :
Defense Adv. Projects Agency, Arlington, VA
Abstract :
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) wireless network after next (WNaN) program was established in order to develop the technologies for, and to demonstrate the viability of military networking using high density, low cost cognitive radio nodes that can leverage commercial components in a military purpose-built wireless node. The network of these nodes would derive its reliability and robustness from adaptive networking technology, such as dynamic spectrum access (DSA), content-based networking, (CBN), delay and disruption tolerant networking (DTN), and reliance on policy-based controls for network and spectrum decision-making. The objectives of this program are to show self-managing, dense and scalable content networks, and volume production cost of under $500 per multi-transceiver node.
Keywords :
cognitive radio; military communication; radio networks; DARPA; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; adaptive military networking technology; cognitive radio node; content-based networking; delay tolerant networking; disruption tolerant networking; dynamic spectrum access; multitransceiver node; policy-based control; spectrum decision-making; tactical edge network; wireless network-after-next program; Adaptive control; Adaptive systems; Cognitive radio; Costs; Decision making; Disruption tolerant networking; Production; Programmable control; Robust control; Wireless networks;
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
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2008.4753577
