The Impact of the Defense Message System (DMS) on the United States Surface Navy

Abstract

This thesis examines the planned implementation of the DMS and its impact on the Department of Defense (DoD), the Navy and, specifically, naval surface ships. The DMS 'phased' planning will be evaluated, with a concentration on several key technological developments that will support the modernization of the DoD messaging system. The primary link to the DMS will be provided by the Base Information Transfer System (BITS) which is the Navy's plan for base-level communication system modernization. The BITS will network all units attached to the base and include a pierside interface for ships. An overview of the BITS system will be presented with an emphasis on the shipboard interface. Several automated shipboard messaging systems will be reviewed with the primary attention toward their ability to meet future telecommunications requirements in terms of degree of automation, bandwidth constraints, security, manning, training and design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245277

Entities

People

  • Joseph J. Kinder

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Transfer
  • Local Area Networks
  • Message Systems
  • Processing Equipment
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States

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