NTDS Network Controller (N2C) - Linking NTDS with MILSTAR

Abstract

Due to the rapid advances in enemy strike capability, the command, control, and communications theater becomes a greater challenge to the decision maker's ability to make the correct timely decision to defeat the threat. Communication advancements must meet this challenge by providing confidence in the quality, reliability, and timeliness of the data transmitted. Advanced developments in the Tactical Digital Information Link (TADIL) standards, TSEC/KG-84A, and an Extremely High Frequency (EHF) satellite are anticipated to support the desired quality and reliability requirements for military communications. Yet integration of these developments in providing the decision maker with correct timely data has not been identified. A design approach in interfacing with the Naval Tactical Digital System (NTDS), TSEC/KG-84A, and EHF satellite, while providing timely receipt of TADIL messages, is being introduced by the NTDS Network Controller (N2C).