Assured Information Flow Capping Architecture.

Abstract

The tactical Air Control System (TACS) is that set of Tactical Air Force assets used to assess the air and ground situation, and to plan, allocate, commit, and control assigned resources. Previous studies noted that the TACS elements should be more highly distributed to improve survivability in the battlefield of the future. This document reports on the results of the Assured Information Flow Capping Architecture study, which developed governing concepts for communications architectures that can support the information flow requirements of a future, distributed TACS. Architecture comprising existing and planned communications equipment were postulated and compared with a set of goals to identify deficiencies. Architectures using new equipment that resolve many of the deficiencies were then postulated, and areas needing further investigation were identified. Keywords: Adaptive networks; Assured communications; Communications architectures; Distributed communications; Information flow; Message routing; Packet switching; TACS-2000; and Tactical Communications.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA155392

Entities

People

  • M. D. Black
  • N. A. Carvin

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Control Centers
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Protocols
  • Computer Networks
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Digital Communications
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Multiple Access
  • Multiplexing
  • Packet Switching
  • Radio Equipment
  • Satellite Communications
  • Voice Communications
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computer Networking
  • Software Engineering