Adapting Future Wireless Technologies
Abstract
The Army Science Board Panel focused on: (I) Identifying and assessing wireless technologies that may enhance and support the features required to ensure tactical information dominance; (2) Addressing the role of information management in sizing system capacity and issues such as quality of service; (3) Evaluating the degree of enhancement that could be offered by commercial technologies in each of the layers in the 3-D architecture (terrestrial, A/B, space) to achieve connectivity; (4) Addressing vulnerabilities and methods to counter use by adversaries. (5) Addressing issues posed by legacy systems. (6) Addressing joint and coalition issues. The Panel's overarching recommendations include investing more in wireless infrastructure based on commercial advances, focusing management attention on communications UAVs and payloads, developing systems capable of multiple air interfaces with access to multiple bands, establishing an Army process for systematically evaluating new, disruptive technologies & integrating them into the GIG, and treating Army wireless systems in a merged context of "Network Operations" comprising converged voice and data. The Panel also recommends that JTRS should be directed toward incorporating future commercial waveforms, and that the spectrum management business model should be reengineered to support flexible, shared access to spectrum.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA412643
Entities
Organizations
- Army Science Board