Networked Communications Capability
Abstract
The Networked Communications Capability Program (NCCP) seeks to accelerate the wireless mobile networking capability of Department of Defense’s (DoD) current and planned investments in response to national military strategy and ever growing needs. Today's Warfighter rely more and more on communications networks to support and enable actions from targeting and shooting weapons to video-conferencing. Though military basic infrastructure capabilities follow the mainstream commercial internet, for many reasons (security, mobility, and robustness), commercial telecommunications especially commercial wireless (tactical edge) communications are not well-matched with the requirements of today’s warfighter. These trends will continue as the military data load becomes more diverse and heavy. These tactical edge technology challenges cut across all warfare domains (space, air, ground, and sea). In response to recognized technical problems today, as well as anticipated problems in the future, this research will focus on two key problems in networked technologies: the need for "Joint interoperability" and "expanded reach" (resilient and robust) where no communication infrastructure exists. The main research objectives of this program are to: – Perform Network Communications Analysis to establish the scientific foundations for tactical mobile networking with a specific emphasis on integrating heterogeneous Networks and Integrated Network Operations (NetOps) for tactical networks. – Complete the enhancements of joint integrated capability to predict performance of heterogeneous communication networks and expand the reach/connectivity and capacity. – Jointly manage and operate existing and planned diverse communications networks, services and applications. – Create mature products for transition to programs of record (POR) or directly to field. 1) Wireless mobile network design, development and operations, spectrum management, information assurance and information dissemination management software tools. 2) Joint Aerial Layer Networking (JALN), services and applications packages including hardware and software systems and integrated/joint network operations software tools and new information architectures. This research provides the technical basis to standardize the implementation of military network communications capabilities in the areas of joint airborne network gateways and network communications analysis across the military services, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and defense agencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0603662D8Z_3_0400_PB_2015
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Office of Secretary Of Defense
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