Making Better Use of Bandwidth: Data Compression and Network Management Technologies

Abstract

Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrated the Army's increasing reliance on communications. Tactical forces on the move and widely dispersed were stressed to communicate voice and data and were unable to exchange database transfers, real-time video, and imagery. These applications take a lot of bandwidth, an especially challenging problem for forces on the move that cannot use high-gain antennas. Furthermore, future demands seem likely to increase. Researchers from RAND Arroyo Center have been seeking ways in which the Army might use bandwidth better, specifically how new compression technologies might help improve information throughput. The objective of compression is to reduce the amount of data required to store or transmit digital information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA449373

Entities

People

  • John F. Pane
  • Leland Joe

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Bandwidth
  • Compression
  • Data Compression
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Information
  • Electronic Mail
  • Image Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Information Theory
  • Iraqi-War
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Radio Equipment
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.