Network Sciences CTA
Abstract
This project supports a competitively selected university and industry consortium, the Communication and Networks Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA) that was formed to leverage commercial research investments to provide solutions for the Army's requirements for robust, survivable, and highly mobile wireless communications networks. The future force has a requirement for state-of-the-art wireless mobile communications networks for command-on-the-move. The objectives include designing communications systems for survivable wireless mobile networks; providing signal processing for communications-on-the-move; secure jam-resistant communications; and tactical information protection. The CTA facilitates the exchange of people among the collaborating organizations to provide cross-organizational perspectives on basic research challenges, as well as the use of state-of -the-art facilities and equipment at the participating organizations. This CTA accelerates the transition of communications and networks technology to PE 0602783A (Computer and Software Technology). The results of this work will significantly affect future force communications and networking formulation efforts. The Communications and Networks CTA ended in FY09. In FY10, a portion of this program shifts to in-house efforts in PE 0601102A/project H48. The remainder of the program is refocused in FY10 on the Network Sciences CTA to more strongly emphasize Information Assurance and Network Science as defined by the December 2005 National Research Council Board on Army Science and Technology study. Since the International Technology Alliance on Network and Information Sciences (PE 0601104A/project J15) was established in 2006, joint planning of the research programs prevents redundancies and leverages accomplishments from both programs. Beginning in FY12, all funds from PE 61104/project J22 will be realigned to this project. The cited work is consistent with the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Strategic Plan, the Army Modernization Strategy, and the Army Science and Technology Master Plan. Work in this project is performed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, MD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- H50_0601104A_1_2040_PB_2012
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