The WIN-T MF-TDMA Mesh Network Centric Waveform

Author

Wiss, John ; Gupta, Rohit

Author_Institution

L-3 Communications Linkabit Corporation, San Diego, CA

fYear

2007

fDate

29-31 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) community has selected the L-3 Linkabit multi frequency-time division multiple access (MF-TDMA) demand-assigned multiple access (DAMA) Network Centric Waveform (NCW) as the networking standard for fullmesh IP over SHF satellite communications. The NCW supports a heterogeneous network of terminals with varying antenna, power, and overall transceiver characteristics, ranging from large-aperture strategic terminals to small-aperture tactical/mobile terminals employing satellite communications on the move (S-COTM), and, by employing an advanced network scheduler, maximizes network data throughput and terminal population by making near optimal use of satellite and terminal resources. This paper describes the key features of the waveform MAC and Physical Layers.

Keywords

Artificial satellites; Communication standards; Frequency conversion; Mesh networks; Mobile antennas; Physical layer; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication; Throughput; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2007. MILCOM 2007. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1513-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1513-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2007.4454797

Filename

4454797