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dc.contributor.advisorXie, Geoffrey G.
dc.contributor.authorWeitzel, John P.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-24T22:34:48Z
dc.date.available2018-08-24T22:34:48Z
dc.date.issued2018-06
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/59620
dc.description.abstractThe current traditional network paradigm used in the Marine Corps has a demonstrated pattern of success in decades of austere environment operations. However, the adoption of a new idea to reduce time, effort, and manpower related to the installation, operation, and maintenance of tactical networks that simultaneously improves current network capability and capacity is attractive. That new idea is software-defined networks. Three primary keys will encourage the Marine Corps to embrace this new network technology: it must work with current network inventory, it must be capable of maintaining current configuration standards, and it must have the potential to greatly improve upon the current network model. On a physical test bed, this work seeks to evaluate all three requirements. Working topologies that consist of both software-defined and traditional network elements seamlessly connect to create a hybrid solution with near-term relevance. Then, the effective inclusion of virtual local area networks and access control lists on software-defined switches validate the ability to maintain current configuration standards. Lastly, instances of scripted configuration, resident topology constructs, and local central configuration tools show the automation potential of software-defined networks.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/innovatingtactic1094559620
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.titleINNOVATING TACTICAL NETWORKS: A SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK APPROACHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.contributor.secondreaderVolpano, Dennis M.
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Science (CS)
dc.subject.authorsoftware-defined networken_US
dc.subject.authortactical networken_US
dc.subject.authorinnovationen_US
dc.subject.authorMarine Corpsen_US
dc.subject.authornetworken_US
dc.subject.authorautomationen_US
dc.description.serviceMajor, United States Marine Corpsen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Computer Scienceen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineComputer Scienceen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.identifier.thesisid29443
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.


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