An Analysis of the Army's Tactical Packet Network.

Abstract

This thesis represents an analysis of the U.S. Army's Tactical Communications System with particular emphasis on the Tactical Packet Network (TPN). It is a study of the Army's TPN and the proposed upgrade solutions. The U.S. Army awarded GTE a contract to replace the TPN Exterior Gateway Protocol with the Border Gateway Protocol. Additionally, the U.S. Army intends to upgrade the bandwidth of the Small Extension Node Switch and the Node Center Switch. The goal of both upgrades is to enhance the TPN. One cannot look at TPN without looking at the overall infrastructure or the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS). Even this view is shortsighted. The ATCCS continues to evolve to meet the information requirements of the warfighter. Thus, a fair study must include our current capabilities and our future intentions for C4I. This thesis analyzes both.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312922

Entities

People

  • Earnest E. Hansley

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Control Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Military Communications
  • Routing Protocols
  • Tactical Communications

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control