Towards a tactical software defined network

Spencer, Jon; Worthington, Olwen; Hancock, Robert E. W.; Hepworth, Eleanor

doi:10.1109/icmcis.2016.7496552

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“…In (1) represents slot size and represents number of packets transmitted per slot. In second term summation of represents number of data frames transmitted in one minute.…”

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A Cross-Layer Design for a Multihop, Self-Healing, and Self-Forming Tactical Network

Nosheen¹,

Khan

Umar

2019

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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In mission and time critical applications, bandwidth and delay optimizations are the key goals of communication systems. This paper presents a cross-layer framework design that reduces the call setup time, provides collision-free communication, and reuses the empty slots of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) protocol which otherwise causes low throughput and large delay. As number of communicating nodes in tactical networks is small as compared to commercial mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), classical TDMA will yield huge number of empty slots and any Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) technique may cause more delay in some critical scenarios. Proposed methodology gives a Cross-Layer Architecture for Network (NET) Layer and Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer. Our design provides bandwidth efficient, collision-free communication to Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) in self-forming and self-healing tactical networks with low call setup time and multihop routing. For this purpose TDMA as MAC layer protocol and Ad Hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV) as Network Layer Routing Protocol are used. Our slot allocation (SA) algorithm, Cross-Layer TDMA (CL-TDMA), consists of control phase where AODV control packets are exchanged and data transfer phase where transmission of data and voice occurs. All active radios in vicinity gather information about communicating nodes based on the exchange of control packets by SDRs. Our algorithm then uses this information to help all active SDRs find slot(s) that will be used for collision-free transmission. A number of experiments are performed to establish improved performance of the proposed technique compared to other established techniques and protocols.

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“…In (1) represents slot size and represents number of packets transmitted per slot. In second term summation of represents number of data frames transmitted in one minute.…”

Section: Comparison Of Cl-mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mission and time critical tactical networks pose a challenging situation for communication in hostile situations. A tactical network with scarce resources must support continuously changing and time varying operational priorities [1].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A Cross-Layer Design for a Multihop, Self-Healing, and Self-Forming Tactical Network

Nosheen¹,

Khan

Umar

2019

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

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“…without relying on additional infrastructure that is easier to attack. Moreover, a NIB solution reduces the need to communicate with external entities because the control traffic can be handled internally by dedicated modules [39]. Thanks to this lack of external dependencies, the reliability of the communication is further improved.…”

Section: Tactical Networkmentioning

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Network-In-a-Box: A Survey About On-Demand Flexible Networks

Pozza

Rao

Flinck

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IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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One of the key features of next-generation mobile networks is the ability to satisfy the requirements coming from different verticals. For satisfying these requirements, 5G networks will need to dynamically reconfigure the deployment of the network functions. However, the current deployments of mobile networks are experiencing difficulties in exhibiting the required flexibility. At the same time, the research on connectivity provisioning in use cases such as after-disaster scenarios or battlefields has converged towards the idea of Network-In-a-Box. This idea revolves around fitting all software and hardware modules needed by a mobile network in a single or a handful of physical devices. A Network-In-a-Box inherently offers a high level of flexibility that makes it capable of providing connectivity services in a wide range of scenarios. Therefore, the Network-In-a-Box concept represents an alternative approach for satisfying the requirements of next-generation mobile networks. In this survey, we analyze the state-of-the-art of Network-In-a-Box solutions proposed by academia and industry in the time frame starting from 1998 up to early 2017. First, we present the main use cases around which the concept has been conceived. Then, we abstract the common features of the Network-In-a-Box implementations, and discuss how different proposals offer these features. We then draw our conclusions and discuss possible future research directions, including steps required to reach an even higher level of flexibility. The aim of our analysis is twofold. On one hand, we provide a comprehensive view of the idea of Network-In-a-Box. On the other hand, through the analysis we present the features that future mobile networks should exhibit to achieve their design goals. In particular, we show how the Network-In-a-Box fosters the transition towards the next-generation mobile networks.

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“…With a research contribution related to tools, one article provided a basic evaluation related to tactical networks. In this, Spencer et al [46] assessed the integration of the SDN paradigm across tactical networks, discussing the expected benefits and potential threats. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the characteristics of tactical networks, in conjunction with an overview of the architectural and operational attributes of SDN, aligning the two by extracting the expected benefits to the tactical user.…”

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A Systematic Literature Review on Military Software Defined Networks

2018

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Software Defined Networking (SDN) is an evolving network architecture paradigm that focuses on the separation of control and data planes. SDN receives increasing attention both from academia and industry, across a multitude of application domains. In this article, we examine the current state of obtained knowledge on military SDN by conducting a systematic literature review (SLR). Through this work, we seek to evaluate the current state of the art in terms of research tracks, publications, methods, trends, and most active research areas. Accordingly, we utilize these findings for consolidating the areas of past and current research on the examined application domain, and propose directions for future research.

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Towards a tactical software defined network

Cited by 11 publications

References 5 publications

A Cross-Layer Design for a Multihop, Self-Healing, and Self-Forming Tactical Network

A Cross-Layer Design for a Multihop, Self-Healing, and Self-Forming Tactical Network

Network-In-a-Box: A Survey About On-Demand Flexible Networks

A Systematic Literature Review on Military Software Defined Networks

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