Transitioning the Tactical Marine Corps to IPv6

Abstract

As communication in tactical arenas continues to trend from serial to Internet Protocol (IP) based, the necessity for tactical programs of record to embrace IP communications becomes more and more imperative. While many Marine Corps tactical communications programs of record already recognize this trend and its significance, some are affected more heavily than others. Numerous advantages exist for transitioning from Internet Protocol version 4 to Internet Protocol version 6, and a top-down transition makes most sense for deployed and deploying units; the Data Distribution System-Modular is the system best suited to take on this role. The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Network Innovation and Experimentation (CENETIX) and Tactical Network Topology (TNT) field experimentation program, along with the Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA), can take on this task of transitioning the Tactical Marine Corps to IPv6; the commonality of the Defense Research Engineering Network (DREN) will allow for collaboration and testing that will greatly benefit our war fighters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA552194

Entities

People

  • Christopher M. Fodera

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Networks
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Local Area Networks
  • Marine Corps
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Network Topology
  • Operating Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.