An Effectiveness Study for Prioritization Algorithms in a Communications Node Model for the Copernicus Tactical Data Information Exchange System (TADIXS)

Abstract

The U.S. Navy has published its vision of the future in Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I): Copernicus. Copernicus takes advantage of new technology and attempts to answer the demand for larger amounts of more timely information. Despite the advances in technology, new transmission methods and increased bandwidth, the U.S. Navy still does not have all the communications throughput that it desires. The author examines message prioritization algorithms as a way of making more efficient use of scarce communications resources. Through a simple communications node model and two algorithms, it is statistically proven that prioritization algorithms can improve the efficiency of a communication system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA337403

Entities

People

  • Christopher H. Halton

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Command And Control
  • Command Centers
  • Command Control Communications
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Information Transfer
  • Message Systems
  • Military Communications
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Network Protocols

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Operations Research
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

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