Accession Number:

ADA509062

Title:

Consolidated Tactical Network Analysis for Optimizing Bandwidth: Marine Corps Support Wide Area Network (SWAN) and TCP Accelerators

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES

Personal Author(s):

• Jenson, Shane

Report Date:

2009-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

144.0

Abstract:

In 2004, the Support Wide Area Network SWAN system added significant capability to the way Marines communicate on the battlefield. Today, the SWAN system is still a critical segment in Marine communications and the TCP accelerator is being evaluated for a potential upgrade. Due to the rapid nature of the SWAN procurement process, in-depth testing procedures have never been established for this system. As a result, there are no procedures to effectively test and evaluate SWAN components for equipment upgrade. Currently, MCSC relies on two IT consulting agencies, the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command and the SWAN lab on Camp Pendleton to evaluate components being considered for upgrade. This thesis explores these testing approaches, specifically addressing the TCP accelerator. It also evaluates the testing efforts and combines them into a single, standardized, repeatable and more accurate test that can be applied to the SWAN system or any other tactical Marine Corps network and their components.

Descriptors:

• *BANDWIDTH
• *NETWORK ANALYSIS(MANAGEMENT)
• *TACTICAL ANALYSIS
• *WIDE AREA NETWORKS
• *COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
• *OPTIMIZATION
• THESES
• COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• PROCUREMENT
• LABORATORIES
• MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL
• ACCURACY
• TEST METHODS
• FACILITIES
• BATTLEFIELDS
• NETWORKS
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• MARINE CORPS

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Computer Systems
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Radio Communications
• Command, Control and Communications Systems
• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE