Article - Tactical Networks

Tactical Networks

Emmanuel Binitie, Computer Information Systems Department, European University of Lefke TRNC

Tactical Networks is basically the deployment and custom engineering of cyber capabilities which is mostly used by the Military for communication networking.

Recently in the 21^st Century it is proven that without a good background of tactical network there is certainly going to be a halt in communication from the base offices to the war front. Without adequate tactical network certainly there will be loss of information and status references.

Tactical Network has its benefits and advantages; it is dynamic, effective, improved network security, and it will save millions of dollar spent on war and infrastructure. Also, it is regarded as a high based sophisticated network recommended for the military with software prototyping, deployment, and custom engineering of offensive cyber capabilities.The Army has changed the way it supplies network systems and capabilities to operational units by incrementally aligning the delivery of new technology with the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) process. This effort will drive networked capabilities down to the small unit and Soldier level — those at the tactical edge who need these critical capabilities the most.

When we talk about the general dynamism, apparently tactical networks are either wired or wireless and each device of nodes is interconnected to each other and thereby improving automation and effective communication between the users of this custom engineered network. In military networks an officer can easily notify his colleagues or army of an intruder or incoming danger which was first detected by this custom engineered security devices. This will definitely save lives because there is effective information communication with the help of this tactical networks.

Improved software prototyping makes it easy for users to prompt instructions or direct communication through a transport communication scheme which could either be UDP or TCP (User Datagram Protocol or Transmission Control Protocol). These communications is modified and efficient with the help of each device IP (Internet Protocol) address for identification and location. First there must be a common operating environment which all network applications must work with.

In the areas of deployment, custom engineering can also help in programming devices which can be either communication devises or explosives, or any other sophistical programmed device that has been networked either wired or wireless from a base station which is fairly known computer to be either a server or control system. If we have the air force military networked to the Battalion force of the ground army and also network to the Navy there will be adequate update communication and information transferability in data programs that is understood by the networked devices and it will be displayed at the user graphical interface for communication. All forces stay connected and work smarter.

Very importantly, tactical networks are known to be highly sophisticated networks with high standard security. Also, deployment of tactical networks does not inevitably need branches and unnecessary infrastructure and it cut cost. Certainly, tactical network is inevitable in the 21^stcentury.

Reference

Brogan, K. S. & Brewer, R. (2003).Writer’s market. Cincinnati, OH