Reference Implementation
Laboratory
(JRIL) test team in support of JTNC’s project manager for joint tactical net- works (PM JTN).
ENABLING COMPETITION Participation in the WIQ 3 provided several benefits for software-defined radio vendors. Tey had the opportu- nity to baseline the WNW hosted on their platforms and to provide a cost- effective risk reduction exercise linked to subsequent field events. Te WIQ 3 also provided them with the chance to evalu- ate waveform application compliance and performance hosted on a radio platform in accordance with the WNW configura- tion package defined by the JRIL.
WIQ 3 also provided NDI industry vendors an opportunity in a field envi- ronment to participate in a simulated, battalion-size network architecture, dem- onstrating to DOD leadership and service acquisition planners
the advantages
WNW offers as a mid-tier network- ing waveform application in a stressed environment. Te simulated network architecture was
representative of the
Army’s objective network architecture, while units at NIE 13.1 focused on the currently fielded bridge network archi- tecture known as Capability Set 13/14.
WIQ 3 successfully demonstrated that WNW is capable of transmitting, distrib- uting and receiving live video, data and voice over Internet Protocol packets from a tactical application while providing network “healing” (autonomous re- forming) relief from a fragmented Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) company sub- network. WNW further demonstrated rerouting capabilities when an upper-tier access point was removed, forcing infor- mation from the battalion and company networks to direct to another upper-tier access point through the WNW network.
Te use of multiple platforms in a single WNW network further demonstrates the JTNC business model.
REDUCING NONPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES WIQ 3 also provided an excellent oppor- tunity to demonstrate the mid-tier networking capabilities of WNW in a realistic environment, using architectures that meet current and future operational needs of Joint forces. During the WNW demonstration, distinguished visitors at a simulated battalion tactical operations center at White Sands were able to talk to and see nodes moving around the “bat- tlespace” at EPG. In one scenario, the visitors viewed a live video feed from
the fictional
“Alpha Company” com-
mander’s vehicle while simultaneously receiving real-time situation reports from an engagement with suspected insurgents. Future test events will con- tinue to serve as a forum to demonstrate new capabilities and assess the viability of WNW to meet the emerging needs of the warfighter.
“Te continued use of the SRW and WNW Performance and Interoperability Quick-Look events based on the JTNC business model generates waveform soft- ware reuse to increase competition and interoperability while reducing total cost of ownership for defense communica- tion networks,” said Brett Bendt, WNW RIL’s principal test engineer for WIQ 3.
COMMUNITY OF EFFORT Dr. Richard North, JRIL director, describes how to achieve the battalion objective architecture, using a battalion WNW backbone, to a stakeholder during NIE 13.1 at White Sands Missile Range. (Photo courtesy of JTNC)
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