Advanced link quality analysis for ALE HF radio

Author

Desourdis, Robert I., Jr. ; Johnson, Eric E.

Author_Institution

Science Applications Int. Corp., Marlborough, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1993

fDate

11-14 Oct 1993

Firstpage

91

Abstract

The authors describe an approach for measuring the performance of high frequency (HF) links that is currently being evaluated for inclusion in MIL-STD-187-721, the planning standard that provides input for MIL-STD-188-141A. Several proposed advanced link quality analysis (ALQA) techniques for both digital and voice HF links are presented, including both channel quality measures (CQMs) and link performance measures (LPMs). CQMs provide the ALQA process with the HF link performance measurements needed to select operating frequencies or logical channels. These data are generated upon reception of a valid automatic link establishment (ALE) signal and may differ in opposite link directions due to propagation nonreciprocity and differing noise and interference environment. LPMs provide a combined link quality/traffic load measure for HF network node controllers to select optimum message routes

Keywords

controllers; military standards; quality control; radio links; telecommunication channels; telecommunication control; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; HF network node controllers; HF radio; MIL-STD-187-721; MIL-STD-188-141A; advanced link quality analysis; automatic link establishment; channel quality measures; link performance measures; planning standard; propagation nonreciprocity; select optimum message routes; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Hafnium; Interference; Measurement standards; Noise generators; Performance analysis; Signal generators; Speech analysis; Working environment noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1993. MILCOM '93. Conference record. Communications on the Move., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0953-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1993.408540

Filename

408540