Communications middleware for tactical environments: Observations, experiences, and lessons learned

Suri, Niranjan; Benvegnu, E.; Tortonesi, Mauro; Stefanelli, Cesare; Kovach, Jesse; Hanna, James P.

doi:10.1109/mcom.2009.5273809

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“…The choice of a 10-s delay was somewhat arbitrary, but this time interval is a plausible update lag for BFT systems in an urban environment likely to contain various dead spots and interference affecting connectivity and available bandwidth (Suri et al, 2009). Moreover, a 10-s delay would be a significant improvement compared with earlier systems.…”

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“…Although the goal for a BFT system is to provide real-time position information, in practice, such systems typically suffer a lag of several minutes (Boyd et al, 2005). Any wireless, ad hoc network will be subject to periodic loss of connectivity, limited bandwidth, and variable latency (Suri et al, 2009). Existing BFT systems depend on communications networks that can be adversely affected by weather, terrain, equipment failure, or interference by outside sources, including deliberate disruption by the enemy.…”

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Impact of Blue Force Tracking on Combat Identification Judgments

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Smith

2012

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Impact of Blue Force Tracking on Combat Identification Judgments

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Smith

2012

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“…Challenges to interoperability have been studied from many perspectives, including health care, information technology, and military. It has been noted that some military systems do not have the capability to exchange information in a meaningful manner (Hatzipapafotiou & Kreisler, 2005; Hernandez, 2007; Suri et al, 2009; Transformation, 2004; White, 2001). As a result, NATO is encouraging enforcement of communication interoperability for any aircraft and communication system coming online (Kenyon, 2008).…”

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Cursor on Target: Research for a Sensor Network

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Naiman

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SummaryTerrorism, epidemics, natural, and man-made disasters have increased over the last decade, prompting ongoing evaluation and incremental rebuilding of the American public health system (Chan, Killeen, Griswold, & Lenert, 2004a; Yu, Brock, Mecozzi, Tran, & Kost, 2010). In February 2002, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) identified six focus areas to generate response capacities to bioterrorism and public emergencies. According to one focus area, information sharing and alert notifications between systems and public health agencies must be continuous and automatic (Popovich, Henderson, & Stinn, 2002) Advancements in technology set the stage for this uninterrupted data-sharing requirement to be met; for example, “smart devices” can digitally record and transmit information and text messages from remote disaster sites using wireless ad hoc networks. In this context, medical systems and personnel can provide enhanced patient support from the extraction point to the hospital, even when normal landline infrastructure has been damaged. However, care may be restricted due to the limited recognition of proprietary information and the distance between the transmitter and collector system. This article suggests that overcoming these limitations necessitates the adoption of interoperability by basic operations and illustrates how an Internet Protocol called Cursor-on-Target can facilitate communication between open source and propriety systems.

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“…Also, Mockets is bound to cross layer access to the MAC layer in order to adapt the transport service to the characteristics of mobile wireless networks. In a later paper [15], the authors of Mockets describe their experiences of using the middleware especially in tactical environments. They give a comprehensive summary of the characteristics in typical tactical scenarios using wireless mesh networks and identify requirements for communications middleware in this environment.…”

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STMP — Sensor data transmission and management protocol

Aschenbruck

Fuchs

2011

2011 IEEE 36th Conference on Local Computer Networks

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Nowadays, networked sensors are deployed in various scenarios. To transmit sensor data like GPS, temperature, or vital signs data robust communication networks are needed. Different applications and sensor types may have specific requirements to the transmission of their data regarding loss-tolerance, timeliness, priority, or completeness. These requirements are typically met by appropriate transport protocols. At the lower layers, heterogeneous networks like wireless mesh networks or long thin networks lead to specific channel characteristics that may require the use of specifically adapted transport protocols. Additionally, the type of scenario can also affect the transport layer, e.g., a scenario with static nodes compared to moving nodes with high mobility.Of course, there are many variable requirements of different sensor data streams and applications. But there are also some basic functionalities that are common, such as registering sensors at a receiver, timestamping of sensor data as well as synchronization of all nodes.Thus, we specify a new protocol for sensor data transmission and management (STMP) that provides the basic functionalities required by many sensor data streams while at the same time allowing a flexible choice of the transport protocol to be used.

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Communications middleware for tactical environments: Observations, experiences, and lessons learned

Cited by 33 publications

References 5 publications

Impact of Blue Force Tracking on Combat Identification Judgments

Impact of Blue Force Tracking on Combat Identification Judgments

Cursor on Target: Research for a Sensor Network

STMP — Sensor data transmission and management protocol

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