Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
r 2004
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Outline
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Non-deployed applications
Deployed ground-based applications
Deployed sea-based applications
Airborne-based applications
Examples:
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WLAN Sites:
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EPLRS
A proprietary near-mesh
network developed by Raytheon
Provides robust, on-the-move,
high-speed, automated data
exchange*
Has mesh networking
characteristics: self-healing,
automatic network management
Not a true mesh network (network
control stations required) but a
step in the direction of true mesh
networking for the military
Available in a variety of
platforms: manpack, vehicular,
airborne
Up to 1500 nodes supported per
division
*Images and specfications cited here taken from Raytheon EPLRS specification sheet (http://www.raytheon.com/products/eplrs/ref_docs/eplrs.pdf)
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Harris SecNet 11
Security-enhanced NSA
Type 1 encrypted 802.11
WLAN technology
Approved for ad-hoc
networking* by operating
with the ad-hoc mode of
802.11
Key management a
scalability concern at this
point
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ROBOTIC SENSOR
WEAPONS
SHADOW
A-160
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Other
Layered
Sensors
Reconnaissance
&Surveillance
BLOS/LOS
SUAV Carrier
NLOS
Mortar
NLOS Resupply
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Soldier-to-soldier networks
Video, voice, health, status
Highly mobile, one of the most dynamic mesh configurations
Sensor networks
Detecting enemy presence, video monitoring
Exploit number of sensor nodes for route redundancy and improved data flow from sensors for
reachback to backbone
Ground-based vehicular platforms, ground-based fixed-platforms, sea-based (e.g. buoy)
Airborne networks
Fighter jets could share information to enable effective composite target tracking, voice, video
Missiles, artillery shells, perhaps one day even individual bullets
Maritime networks
Enhanced composite tracking capabilities between multiple radars, voice, video
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Intelligent
Distributed
Affordable
MAC and PHY designs accommodate changing topology structure and size, allowing for
range extension and redundancy as nodes are added to the network
Highly Mobile
Scalable
High Capacity
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Operational flexibility
Quality-of-Service (QoS)
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Security
Network security
Strong authentication and authorization enforcement mechanisms
Operational security
Low probability of intercept/detection (LPI/LPD) and inability to geolocate nodes critical for covert users
Much research has went into highly directional-antenna (DA) 802.11
networks
Introduces complications from need to perform topology management
(particularly for multi-hop communications)
Usage Cases and Functional Requirements
for Mesh Networking: A Military Perspective
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Conclusion
End-to-End QoS
Support of MANET routing protocols
Adaptability
Security
Way forward
Should a more comprehensive document describing Military needs for mesh networking
be pursued or integrated into existing documents (Usage Cases?)
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