Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) communication applications
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Authors
Belcher, Robert W.
Subjects
Millimeter wave
EHF
Extremely high frequency
LPI
Low probability of intercept
EHF
Extremely high frequency
LPI
Low probability of intercept
Advisors
Schwendtner, Thomas A.
Date of Issue
1990-03
Date
1990 March
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
A Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet letter to the Chief of Naval Operations, dated September 12, 1989, contains a Command and Control Studies and Analysis Program (C2STAP) proposal for EHF line-of-sight communications. The purpose of this thesis is to address several of the issues raised by the C2STAP proposal by providing: an analysis of the inherent advantages and disadvantages of communications in the EHF spectrum, an analysis of the current and projected future state of EHF technology with respect to potential military applications, a link analysis of an EHF LPI communications link in a specific tactical scenario, and a recommendation to upgrade the Integrated Refractive Effects Prediction System (IREPS) in order to provide an EHF LPI link assessment capability. Although many other applications are referred to, the primary purpose of this thesis is to assess the feasibility, practicality, and tactical benefit of EHF communication systems.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
ix, 71 p. ill.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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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.