Interoperability of the European Defense Communications System with TRI-Service Tactical Communications

摘要

The report discusses the different types of interoperability requirements, summarizes several related research and development projects, and presents alternatives for achieving interoperability between the Defense Communications System and the TRI-Service Tactical Communications System. These alternatives are evaluated, and a preferred alternative is recommended. The report concludes with brief tasking statements which are recommended to the U.S. Army Communications Systems Agency as the next steps in pursuing a research and development program for developing interoperability of the two systems at both the transmission subsystem level and at the end-to-end subscriber level. For transmission subsystem interoperability, emphasis is placed on the Digital European Backbone and Digital Radio and Multiplexer Acquisition portions of the European DCS.