Department of the Navy, Enterprise Mobility 2008
Abstract
Enterprise mobility -- the ability to provide Sailors and Marines with the information they require as they move between office, garrison, and battlefield or ad hoc locations -- is a critical component of the Department of the Navy's (DON) efforts to support the warfighters and those who support them. Enterprise mobility represents the last link in the network that provides the warfighter with the "power to edge" component of net-centric warfare (NCW); indeed, without this capability NCW would be impossible. In addition to customized military-specific solutions, the Department looks to a variety of commercially available wireless products to meet much of its enterprise mobility needs. There are significant advantages to this approach. Adopting commercial products: Assists in standardizing equipment; Provides interoperability across the Department as well as with Joint and coalition forces; Allows the DON to take advantage of the research and development (R&D) of the commercial sector; Provides a ready-made near-global network supporting voice and data; Preserves the increasingly precious spectrum assigned to the Department through the use of shared, unlicensed frequencies; and Is more cost effective than building customized wireless solutions. At the same time, all wireless technologies have inherent drawbacks and resultant concerns. Chief among these concerns, of course, is the security of the signal as it traverses the airways. Another significant concern is the potential for a wireless platform to introduce new radio frequency emanations into a military environment where they might have an impact on weapons systems. Implementation of wireless technologies cannot go forward until these and other potential drawbacks are satisfactorily addressed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA494667
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy