NDLI: Blue Force Tracking Network Modeling and Simulation

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Author	Chevli, K.R. Kim, P.Y. Kagel, A.A. Moy, D.W. Pattay, R.S. Nichols, R.A. Goldfinger, A.D.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (Chevli, K.R.; Kim, P.Y.; Kagel, A.A.; Moy, D.W.; Pattay, R.S.; Nichols, R.A.; Goldfinger, A.D.)
Abstract	Blue force tracking (BFT) has become a critical capability for the military. It involves communicating situational awareness (SA) and command & control (C2) information among highly dispersed battlefield units in a dynamic environment BFT was used during operation Iraqi freedom (OIF) for coordinating operations within the joint services and with allies and resulted in reduced causalities due to enhanced SA. The Army's current BFT system is a program of record C2/SA system known as Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2). It consists of a terrestrial line-of-sight (LOS) system and a commercial L-band satellite- based beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) system known as FBCB2-BFT. About 6000 BLOS BFT devices were fielded during OIF. The Army is projecting its worldwide FBCB2-BFT fielding needs to exceed 100,000 devices over the next 5 years. The information exchange requirements per user are also expected to increase. At issue is the ability of the current FBCB2 architecture to support the projected BFT needs. This paper will discuss an Army G-3/G-6 sponsored study to investigate the BFT communications and coverage needs in the 2015 timeframe. It will focus on the network modeling and simulation aspects of the study using OPNET
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	7
File Size	7126681
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	142440617X
DOI	10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302050
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-10-23
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Satellite broadcasting L-band Satellite ground stations Network-on-a-chip Delay Physics Laboratories Command and control systems Transceivers Signal generators
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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