Extended MAGTF operations - tactical chat
dc.contributor.advisor | MacKinnon, Douglas J. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Gibson, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Stokes, Carl N. | |
dc.date | Mar-17 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-10T16:32:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-10T16:32:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-03 | |
dc.identifier.other | NPS-N16-M579-A | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/53052 | |
dc.description | Naval Research Program Project | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The relatively new MV-22 Osprey has significantly extended the range Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) forces can deploy under the cover of a single period of darkness. Unfortunately, this extended range has strained the effectiveness and reliability of the MAGTF's communications capabilities. The purpose of this thesis is to provide a proof of concept for an economical, easily manufactured, reliable, low bandwidth, communications system capable of passing data over hundreds of kilometers through vertical terrain. In the course of this study, a successful communications system is created, utilizing COTS radios and hardware to circumvent vertical obstructions. Digital text messages are successfully transmitted through an analog radio signal over a distance of 170 miles. The transmissions pass through a relay radio attached to a high-altitude balloon. The system proves sufficiently speedy and reliable despite utilizing disparate end-point radios. This thesis successfully demonstrates the potential this system has to extend United States Marine Corps communications. Further research should focus on the system's capability over a larger range and the effects of system configuration settings on transmission speed and reliability. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/extendedmagtfope1094553052 | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
dc.title | Extended MAGTF operations - tactical chat | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Information Sciences (IS) | |
dc.subject.author | MAGTF | en_US |
dc.subject.author | extended communications | en_US |
dc.subject.author | MV-22 Osprey | en_US |
dc.description.funder | NPS-N16-M579-A | en_US |
dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Coast Guard | en_US |
dc.identifier.npsreport | NPS-N16-M579-A | |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Science in Information Technology Management | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Information Technology Management | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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