Beyond line-of-sight information dissemination for Force Protection

Force protection capabilities have emerged as necessary for operations such as Village Stability Operations and Forward Operating Base security. Current Force Protection Kits include a rich set of sensors that can be monitored from a core operator station. This paper describes ongoing research to ex...

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Main Authors: Gillen, M., Loyall, J., Usbeck, K., Hanlon, K., Scally, A., Sterling, J., Newkirk, R., Kohler, R.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Androids
Bandwidth
Beyond Line-of-Sight Communication
Force
Force Protection Kits
Information Management
QoS Management
Quality of service
Real-time systems
Sensors
Streaming media
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Summary:Force protection capabilities have emerged as necessary for operations such as Village Stability Operations and Forward Operating Base security. Current Force Protection Kits include a rich set of sensors that can be monitored from a core operator station. This paper describes ongoing research to extend the reach of Force Protection capabilities as part of an integrated, network-centric system to protect mobile troops on patrol, to include sensors beyond the organic Force Protection perimeter, and to enable the automated, selective transfer of information to and from kit locations. These extended Force Protection capabilities are enabled by a highly-mobile, vehicle mounted information management system providing beyond line-of-sight publish-subscribe capabilities, sensor data archiving, video storage and retrieval, and data ferrying across long distances.
ISSN:2155-7578
2155-7586
DOI:10.1109/MILCOM.2012.6415700