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Interoperable, adaptable, information exchange in NATO coalition operations

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|Oct 2022

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

FMN spirals. FMN, Federated Mission Networking.
FMN spirals. FMN, Federated Mission Networking.

Fig. 2

Information flow overview between user-facing services (applications), adaptive middleware, network awareness service and tactical router.
Information flow overview between user-facing services (applications), adaptive middleware, network awareness service and tactical router.

Fig. 3

The Interconnect-overlay architecture with six different tier-2 routing domains and the tier-1 overlay inter-network routing domain. Platform A and B of each nation serve as interconnection platforms and participate in the overlay routing domain of tier-1.
The Interconnect-overlay architecture with six different tier-2 routing domains and the tier-1 overlay inter-network routing domain. Platform A and B of each nation serve as interconnection platforms and participate in the overlay routing domain of tier-1.

Fig. 4

DFS routing protocol's signalling to search for the route from source node (A) to destination node (B). DFS, depth first search.
DFS routing protocol's signalling to search for the route from source node (A) to destination node (B). DFS, depth first search.

Fig. 5

The federated coalition network available to troops patrolling the Wellport city of the Anglova scenario. One of the platoons that carry a UAV that can provide a video footage of the area is shown.
The federated coalition network available to troops patrolling the Wellport city of the Anglova scenario. One of the platoons that carry a UAV that can provide a video footage of the area is shown.

Fig. 6

SASC.Manager sources, services and adapters configuration. SASC, sysint adaptive service control.
SASC.Manager sources, services and adapters configuration. SASC, sysint adaptive service control.

Fig. 7

SASC.Manager rules configuration. SASC, sysint adaptive service control.
SASC.Manager rules configuration. SASC, sysint adaptive service control.

Fig. 8

NetJSON excerpt showing a single route.
NetJSON excerpt showing a single route.

Traffic classes and routing policy rules

Traffic class with some example service typesPolicy
High priority traffic that does not consume much data: Examples include BFT and chat without attachments, possibly also (low resolution) pictures associated with important alerts.Rule 1
High data rate traffic: Examples include streaming video with good resolution, high-resolution pictures and chat with attachments.Rule 2
Best effort trafficRule 3

Allow/deny policies for the defined rules on each interface

InterfaceRule 1Rule 2Rule 3
The narrowband waveform interfaceAllowDenyDeny
The wideband waveform interfaceAllowAllowAllow
The interface towards the shared national resources (e.g., a tunnel)AllowAllowDeny*
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2022-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1799-3350 | Journal ISSN: 2242-3524
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 62
Submitted on: Dec 10, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 3, 2022
Published on: Oct 1, 2022
Published by: National Defense University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2022 Frank T. Johnsen, Mariann Hauge, published by National Defense University
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