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and improve network availability. The airborne layer is expected to provide con- tinuous robust connectivity to the nodes on the ground, and, like SATCOM, it allows for on-the-move communication in locations previously unreachable. It will and connectivity to support full-spectrum military operations.
The air tier also offsets the high latency involved with satellite communications. Compared with the distant satellite transponder orbiting in space, the aerial above the ground, providing an increase in performance because of the shorter dis- tance the communications signal has to travel. Messages and information arrive more quickly, and users reap the rewards of increased bandwidth.
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support mission-critical requirements. increased throughput and cost savings by avoiding having to pay for expensive satellite bandwidth.
Not only will the air tier reduce reli- ance on satellites, but it will also extend
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THE WIN-T NETWORK Increment 1, then known as the Joint Afghanistan to meet network commu- nication requirements to support highly mobile and dispersed forces in a digital environment. Similar to a home Internet connection, Increment 1 provides Soldiers with high-speed, high-capacity voice, data, and video communications, down to bat- talion-level units at-the-quick-halt.
WIN-T Increment 2 introduces self- forming, self-healing networking radios; enhances network operations (NetOps) for network planning and monitoring; pushes capability to the company level, and sup- ports operations while on-the-move. It is integrated group of network technologies teams starting in October.
However, WIN-T Increment 2 is the Army’s initial on-the-move tactical
network. WIN-T Increment 3 will both add new capabilities and mature previ- realize a full on-the-move tactical network for the Army.
WIN-T Increment 3 continues develop- mental testing on the Joint Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnais- sance (JC4ISR) radio.
The radio makes great strides in improving throughput capacity and extending com- munication ranges. With a dual-channel capability that facilitates additional opera- operations, it is a major component of WIN-T Increment 3 and will be integrated into the WCP as part of the aerial tier.
NETWORK OPERATIONS One of the biggest challenges for the Army the Army’s increasingly complex networks. NetOps is the S6’s tool to command and control the network, and to make the S6’s job easier. It has been greatly improved in WIN- T Increment 2 and will be further enhanced in Increment 3.
The WIN-T NetOps tools are designed to facilitate and simplify the plan- ning, administration, management, response, initialization, and spectrum and frequency allocation for the network. Planning before operations, as well as ensures that the network systems are fully operational and can identify issues for immediate correction, sometimes before the unit even knows they exist.
TECHNOLOGY INSERTIONS As networks and operational challenges of today and tomorrow, equipping the
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