A Survivable Network of Ground Relays for Tactical Data Communication.

Abstract

A concept and preliminary design parameters are presented for a multiple-connected network of ground-based data communication relays. Resistance to jamming is achieved by electronically steerable directive antennas with adaptive nulling and by spread-spectrum modulation. Adaptive store-and-forward routing provides protection against network disruption. A specific application is the information exchange among distributed tactical command and control facilities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA064440

Entities

People

  • K. W. Rau
  • L. G. Darian
  • S. M. Sussman

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Beam Steering
  • Circuit Boards
  • Code Division Multiple Access
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Modulation
  • Multiple Access
  • Printed Circuits
  • Repetition Rate
  • Spread Spectrum
  • Waveforms

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems