Position Reporting in a Constrained Communications Capacity Environment

Abstract

A fundamental of Network Centric Warfare is situational awareness. Situational awareness includes knowledge of own force combat effectiveness, positions and intentions. The method of disseminating the knowledge of own force positions and how current that information is are the subject of much discussion. The universal distribution of perfectly synchronised position information over the land battlespace is likely to be impossible due to constraints in communications capacity. This report considers the trade-offs between complexity of processing, communications capacity and accuracy of position information. It draws on modelling efforts within Information Networks Division that may assist in considerations of a trade-off study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA429748

Entities

People

  • R. E. Dickinson
  • W.D. Blair

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Protocols
  • Frequency Bands
  • Information Science
  • Military Communications
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Network Science
  • Position (Location)
  • Radio Equipment
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tactical Communications
  • Tactical Radios
  • Warfare
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Readers

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