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<p>In order for information to move efficiently in asymmetric combat environments  the military has had to flatten its organization and find ways to network those  decision makers who impact the ebb and flow of events on the ground day to day. This  thesis further develops the concept of Marine Corps distributed operations (DO) under  the current Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) structure. Analysis will focus on the  integration of traditional RF nets into a networked based architecture using emerging  Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) Radio Frequency to Internet-Protocol (RF to IP)  technologies that would further advance the Marine Corps' MAGTF capabilities.  Evaluations include traditional Marine Corps ground radio assets along with COTS  equipment. Tests include laboratory and field settings. Key performance measures  include interoperability, bandwidth measurements, range and power consumption.  Additional measures include interoperability with current internet protocol networks  and methods of execution.  Findings support the bridging of military tactical ground radios into IP networks  or into other IP enabled communication devices. Radio interoperability is investigated  over various network mediums such as IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.11A and Mesh links.
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<br>Subjects: Decision making; Command and control systems</div>
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Tsirlis, Christopher S.</div>
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