The Secure Communication Interoperability Protocol (SCIP) over an HF Radio Channel

Author

Alvermann, John M. ; Kurdziel, Michael T. ; Furman, William N.

Author_Institution

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

fYear

2006

fDate

23-25 Oct. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The secure communication interoperability protocol (SCIP) is a newly emerging application layer interoperability standard that is being developed for secure voice and voice band 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 the first phase of an investigation into the performance of SCIP over a high frequency radio link. A simulation using the Watterson model for HF propagation was created 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

HF radio propagation; data communication; open systems; protocols; radio links; telecommunication security; telecommunication standards; voice communication; wireless channels; HF radio channel; SCIP; Watterson model; application layer interoperability standard; high frequency radio link; international coalition partner; media layer; secure communication interoperability protocol; secure voice; voice band data communication; voice quality performance data; AWGN; Communication standards; Data communication; Fading; Protocols; Public key cryptography; Radio frequency; Radio link; Signal to noise ratio; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0617-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0618-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302132

Filename

4086777