Emerging Commercial Mobile Wireless Technology and Standards

Emerging Commercial Mobile Wireless Technology and Standards
Author: Phillip M. Feldman
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1998
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

The U.S. Army, as well as the other services, is moving in the direction of greater use of commercial technology and standards. The principal motivation for this change is the desire to reduce costs. However, increased interoperability is another potential benefit. This report evaluates commercial wireless communications technology, including components and subsystems, physical layer standards (waveforms and signal processing), protocol standards, and products and services. The author attempts to assess the suitability of these commercial technologies for Army tactical applications and to suggest the appropriate mix of commercial, military-unique, and military variants of commercial systems for use on the digital battlefield. The author recommends specific Army research and development areas where progress is needed in order to address voids between military requirements and currently available and emerging technology.

Emerging Commercial Mobile Wireless Technology and Standards: Suitable for the Army?

Emerging Commercial Mobile Wireless Technology and Standards: Suitable for the Army?
Author: Phillip Feldman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1998
Genre:
ISBN:

The primary objectives of this report were the following: (1) to evaluate the suitability of commercial wireless technology (products, services, waveforms and protocols, components, and standards) for Army tactical applications, (2) to recommend areas where Army 6.1/6.2 research funding might yield solutions to wireless communications problems that are of particular concern for the military and thus unlikely to be addressed by industry-funded research, and (3) to explain the competing factors (tradeoffs) that must be weighed when selecting between alternative systems or technological solutions, and to suggest a general methodology for understanding these tradeoffs.

Emerging Commercial Mobile Wireless Technology and Standards: Suitable for the Army?

Emerging Commercial Mobile Wireless Technology and Standards: Suitable for the Army?
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
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The primary objectives of this report were the following: (1) to evaluate the suitability of commercial wireless technology (products, services, waveforms and protocols, components, and standards) for Army tactical applications, (2) to recommend areas where Army 6.1/6.2 research funding might yield solutions to wireless communications problems that are of particular concern for the military and thus unlikely to be addressed by industry-funded research, and (3) to explain the competing factors (tradeoffs) that must be weighed when selecting between alternative systems or technological solutions, and to suggest a general methodology for understanding these tradeoffs.

Tactical Communications for the Digitized Battlefield

Tactical Communications for the Digitized Battlefield
Author: Michael J. Ryan
Publisher: Artech House
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2002
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781580533232

Traditional tactical communications systems consist of a number of separate subsystems with little interworking between them and with external sensors and weapons systems. Combat net radio (CNR) has provided the high-mobility communications required by combat troops, while trunk communications systems have provided high-capacity communications between headquarters at the expense of mobility. The focus of this book is on new, information-age technologies that promise to offer seamless integration of real-time data sharing, creating a single logical network architecture to facilitate the movement of data throughout the battlespace. Because the structure of this network is constrained by the fundamental trade-off between range, mobility and capacity that applies to all communications systems, this network is unlikely to be based on a single network technology. This book presents an architecture for this network, and shows how its subsystems can be integrated to form a single logical network.

Handbook of Information Security, Information Warfare, Social, Legal, and International Issues and Security Foundations

Handbook of Information Security, Information Warfare, Social, Legal, and International Issues and Security Foundations
Author: Hossein Bidgoli
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1008
Release: 2006-03-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470051205

The Handbook of Information Security is a definitive 3-volume handbook that offers coverage of both established and cutting-edge theories and developments on information and computer security. The text contains 180 articles from over 200 leading experts, providing the benchmark resource for information security, network security, information privacy, and information warfare.

Global Perspectives In Information Security

Global Perspectives In Information Security
Author: Hossein Bidgoli
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 896
Release: 2008-09-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470372117

Global Perspectives in Information Security, compiled by renowned expert and professor Hossein Bidgoli, offers an expansive view of current issues in information security. Written by leading academics and practitioners from around the world, this thorough resource explores and examines a wide range of issues and perspectives in this rapidly expanding field. Perfect for students, researchers, and practitioners alike, Professor Bidgoli's book offers definitive coverage of established and cutting-edge theory and application in information security.

Fundamental Research Policy for the Digital Battlefield

Fundamental Research Policy for the Digital Battlefield
Author: Leland Joe
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

This study examines the ability of the commercial marketplace to meet the future needs of the Army, and it identifies research areas for Army investment.

Wireless Security: Models, Threats, and Solutions

Wireless Security: Models, Threats, and Solutions
Author: Randall K. Nichols
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 708
Release: 2002
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780071380386

Nichols and Lekkas uncover the threats and vunerablilities unique to the wireless communication, telecom, broadband, and satellite markets. They provide an overview of current commercial security solutions available on the open market.

The Evolution of Untethered Communications

The Evolution of Untethered Communications
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309059466

In response to a request from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the committee studied a range of issues to help identify what strategies the Department of Defense might follow to meet its need for flexible, rapidly deployable communications systems. Taking into account the military's particular requirements for security, interoperability, and other capabilities as well as the extent to which commercial technology development can be expected to support these and related needs, the book recommends systems and component research as well as organizational changes to help the DOD field state-of-the-art, cost-effective untethered communications systems. In addition to advising DARPA on where its investment in information technology for mobile wireless communications systems can have the greatest impact, the book explores the evolution of wireless technology, the often fruitful synergy between commercial and military research and development efforts, and the technical challenges still to be overcome in making the dream of "anytime, anywhere" communications a reality.