Airborne Directional Networking: Topology Control Protocol Design

Abstract

This research identifies and evaluates the impact of several architectural design choices in relation to airborne networking in contested environments related to autonomous topology control. Using simulation, we evaluate topology reconfiguration effectiveness using classical performance metrics for different point-to-point communication architectures. Our attention is focused on the design choices which have the greatest impact on reliability, scalability, and performance. In this work, we discuss the impact of several practical considerations of airborne networking in contested environments related to autonomous topology control modeling. Using simulation, we derive multiple classical performance metrics to evaluate topology reconfiguration effectiveness for different point-to-point communication architecture attributes for the purpose of qualifying protocol design elements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2016
Accession Number
AD1053813

Entities

People

  • Barry C Geise

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Networks
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Mesh Networks
  • Multiple Access
  • Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • Multiplexing
  • Network Science
  • Tactical Networks
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wireless Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers