Transcript Building an Open Interoperability Standard for Theatre Area Networks

DirecNet
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Task Force
Building an Open Interoperability
Standard for Theatre Area Networks
An Industry Government Alliance Developing an Open Standard
enabling Highly Mobile, Directional, High Data Rate, Ad-Hoc, Mobile,
Mesh Communications Networks
JTMT February 28 2012
DirecNet Overview
• DirecNetTM multi-vendor alliance formed in July 2006
• Open, nonproprietary, vendor-interoperable standards are under development by
recognized leaders in the development of military communications systems
• Members:
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BBN (Associate)
BAE Systems
The Boeing Company
Cubic Defense Applications
Harris
ITT Industries
Elbit Systems of America
L-3 Communications
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman (Associate)
Raytheon
Rockwell Collins
ViaSat (Associate)
US NAVY/NAVAIR
US Army/PEO Aviation
• Open specification hosted by The Open Group
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Vision Mission and Composition
Vision
– The DirecNet Task Force will standardize:
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IP-enabled, highly mobile, ad-hoc,
mesh networks through a validated
open specification.
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A management system for policy driven
resource management of legacy
networks.
Mission
– The DirecNet™ Task Force will develop, validate and publish a
set of open, vendor interoperable, non-proprietary DirecNet™
standards.
Composition
– The DirecNet™ Task Force was formed under the legal umbrella
of The Open Group
– Membership consists of US Industry and Government
organizations, their US Representatives and appointed Advisors
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DirecNet Operational Concept
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Design Objectives:
• Maximize spectrum reuse
GIG
• No fixed infrastructure
FAB-T,
• Network capacity scales with users
SATCOM
CONUS • Automated in-band and out-of-band
neighbor discovery
•Cannot compromise probability of
Sensor
detection in the neighbor discovery
data
DirecNet
DirecNet
process
• Decentralized rule-based ad hoc
DirecNet
GEP to GIG
topology management
Weapon
•Dynamic bandwidth allocation
Ground troops
• Supports multiple data rates
• Every node an IP router
HMMV
• Commercial practice layer 3
networking
Local Area Networks
• No single point of failure
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DirecNet Operational View
DirecNetTM enables linking of fixed and mobile platforms via self-organizing
networks sharing near real time information throughout the BattleSpace
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DirecNet Goals
• Assured (Multi-Vendor) Interoperability
• Open industry standard encouraging competition,
ensuring affordability
• Stimulate application development base on stable
infrastructure.
• Increased User Data throughput (Gbps)
• Long range connectivity
• Enhanced Spectrum Efficiency – Increased Node Density
• Ad-Hoc Networking
• IP Enabled
• Beyond Line-of-Sight operation, Relay functions
• Enable new operational capabilities
• Provide secure, timely access to pertinent data
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Why DirecNet
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DirecNet is a natural extension of our existing datalink and networking
product /technology base
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Creates competition thus improving affordability for the DoD
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DirecNet is an enabler for meeting JALN and future wideband networks
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DirecNet’s open architecture, standards development process and modularity
principles enable …
– effective “Time-to-Market” technology strategy to meet DoD needs
– ease of product spiraling and tech insertion
– high levels of interoperability
– Interoperability is designed and maintained with solidly designed user
profiles and a certification process
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Rich industry / government collaboration results in higher fidelity
requirements to meet operational warfighter needs
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DirecNet Standards Schedule
CY2010
Q3 Q4 Q1
CY2011
Q2 Q3 Q4
Q1
CY2012
Q2 Q3
Q4
Q1
1.1 SDWG P&P
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1.2 Reqts Defn
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Doc Struct
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IMP/IMS
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1.5 Implement Plan
CY2014
2CY013
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
First draft
SC Doc Approval
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1.6 Val/Cert Plan
1.7 Change Plan
1.8 FDD
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DNStd 1: Overview/Arch
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2.2 DNStd 10: PHY Layer
2.3 DNStd 11: Data Link
2.4 DNStd 20: Manet
2.5 DNStd 101: Management
2.6 DNStd 102 Security
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IMPLEMENTATION
VALIDATION/CERTIFICATION
CHANGES
TR
Demos
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Completed
On Collaboration
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The Open Group:
A vendor-neutral and technology-neutral standards organization
The mission of The Open Group is to drive
the creation of Boundaryless Information
Flow™ achieved by:
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Working with customers to capture,
understand and address current and
emerging requirements, establish policies,
and share best practices;
Working with suppliers, consortia and
standards bodies to develop consensus and
facilitate interoperability, to evolve and
integrate specifications and open source
technologies;
Offering a comprehensive set of services to
enhance the operational efficiency of
consortia; and
Developing and operating the industry's
premier certification service and encouraging
the procurement of certified products.
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About The Open Group
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International Consortium
350+ Member organizations
8,000+ participants
80 countries
50 staff
Vendor/technology neutral
Not-for-profit operation
25 years experience
Revenue <US$10M
Membership
& Events
Certification
Services and
Publications
Geographical Distribution of
Members
North America
Asia
32%
1%
4%
5%
OFFICES
• San Francisco, CA
• Boston, MA
• Reading, UK
Franchise Offices:
• Tokyo, Japan
• Shenzhen, China
• St Cloud, France
• Johannesburg, SA
• Dubai
Middle East &
Africa
Australasia
47%
South
Other
America
Europe
11%
Categories of Members
14%
48%
31%
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Academic
Consortia
Customer
Supplier
OpenPegasus™
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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Benefits to Customers
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Vendor Interoperability
Increased Competition
Broader Industry Participation and Voice
Cost-effective insertion of new capabilities
Ability to work with industry to help insure that
requirements are met
• Assurance that their requirements are incorporated into
specifications for future procurements
• Procure with confidence
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Benefits to Suppliers
• Ability to influence the architecture and specifications
developed by the consortium
• Early access to the these
• Collaborate with other companies and their experts in a
fair & neutral, non-competitive environment
• Lower commercial risk as development aligns with
specs
• Ability to work with government customers in a noncompetitive environment
• Potential for expansion into other services and perhaps
commercial markets
• Position your company and products for future
procurement requirements
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The Open Group Way:
Fair and Open Operation
A consortium formed under the auspices of The Open
Group will be a “Voluntary Consensus Standards Body” as
defined by the Nat’l Tech. Transfer Act and OMB Circular A119 with the following attributes:
 Openness
 Balance of interest
 Due process
 An appeals process
 Consensus
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OMB A-119 and the Consortium
• Enabler for consortium participation by US agencies
• Foundation of consortium status under National
Cooperative Research and Production Act (NCRPA)
– NCRPA offers certain protections to industry partners
in collaborative activities
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Backup Slides
More on OMB A-119
• Establishes favorable policy on US Government use and
development of voluntary consensus standards
– Requires government agencies to prefer voluntary consensus
standards in lieu of government-unique standards in their
procurement and regulatory activities
• Encourages participation by Federal agencies
– “Agencies must consult with voluntary consensus standards bodies, both
domestic and international, and must participate with such bodies in the
development of voluntary consensus standards when consultation and
participation is in the public interest and is compatible with their missions,
authorities, priorities, and budget resources. “
– More information on OMB A-119 at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a119/a119.html
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Why NCRPA is Important to Industry
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The Open Group will file to take advantage of the US National
Cooperative Research and Production Act (NCRPA)
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Act provides certain antitrust protections to members for collaborative
activities
– Clarifies what antitrust rules apply
– Limitations on damages to actual (as opposed to treble damages)
– Possible recovery of attorneys fees
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The Open Group is eligible as a Standards Development
Organization
– Can be domestic or international organization
– Must meet attributes of voluntary consensus organization with open
consensus processes consistent with US OMB A-119
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Quarterly supplemental filings required to US Department of Justice–
handled by The Open Group
– More information on NCRPA at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/public/guidelines/ncrpa.htm
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DirecNet Task Force Organization
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Waveform Standards Work Group
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Standards Documents
Interoperability Requirements Documents
Mobile Ad Hoc Networking
Data Structures
Waveform Management
Product 1
Security Management
Functional Description
System Requirements
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Product
Certification
Documents
Product 2
Logical Link Control
MAC.y …
MAC.x
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BE
ND
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XSEC …
Product 3
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Overview and Architecture Document
Reference
Documents
Product N
Current
WSWG
Focus
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Scope of DirecNet Waveform
• Standard will cover an end-to-end directional ad hoc network
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Overview and Architecture: Roadmap and reference architecture
MANET : Multi-hop transport, Interface to external networks
Data Link Layer: Discovery, network entry and link maintenance
PHY: radio and modem functions
Waveform Management: Interpretation and enforcement of
network management policies (except IA)
– Security Management: Interpretation and enforcement of
information assurance policies
– Data structures: Bit level definition of messages and data items
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DirecNet Reference Architecture
DirecNet Standard
Reference System Diagram
Rev 8
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MANET
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SECURITY
MANAGEMENT
WAVEFORM
MANAGEMENT
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LOGICAL
LINK
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MEDIA
ACCESS
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PHYSICAL
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Interface Legend
Intra-Node Internal Interface
External Interface
Inter-Node Internal Interface
From External Interface Only
The DirecNet Reference
Architecture Defines the
Process Blocks and Interfaces
which are controlled in the
Interoperability Standard
• External Interfaces and
externally visible behavior is
specified in detail to insure
interoperability
• Only externally visible aspects
of internal functions and
interfaces are only defined
allowing for product
differentiation
Network Management Work Group
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NMWG Establishment
• Network Management Working Group Has Been
Established
– Mission:
• Create a Policy driven network management
approach and standard for ad-hoc; directional;
autonomous networking waveforms and systems
– Timeframe: Draft Spec CY13
– Expected Government Interaction: Significant
– Companies Involved: Significant Support from all
DirecNet Member Organizations is Anticipated
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DirecNet Notional Heterogeneous
Network Deployment
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NMWG Technical Overview
• Key Tenants of the Standard:
– Multi-Node Mobile Directional Ad-Hoc Network must be
treated as a system that adapts “real-time” to changing
situations but constrained by mission-dictated “rules” (i.e.,
Policy) for resources
– Waveform Agnostic
• Interoperable with DirecNet and IP-based waveforms
– Policy Interfaces; Semantics; and Command level to
operating equipment interfaces
– Ability to recognize network anomalies & policy
implementation anomalies
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NMWG Programmatics
• Network Management Working Group Charter Has
Been Developed And Has Been Approved
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NMWG will operate in parallel with the SDWG
Two co-chairs and secretariat
Monthly meetings proposed, quarterly reports
Separate resources envisioned so that SDWG progress is
not compromised
– Nine DirecNet Task Force members have expressed interest
in being involved with NMWG
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NMWG Technical Overview
• Key tenants of the Standard:
– Multi-Node Mobile Directional Ad-Hoc Network must be
treated as a system that adapts “real-time” to changing
situations but constrained by mission-dictated “rules” (ie,
Policy)
– Waveform Agnostic
• Interoperable with DirecNet and IP-based waveforms
– Policy Interfaces ; semantics ; and Command level to
operating equipment interfaces
– Ability recognize network anomalies & policy
implementation anomalies
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Perspective of Member Organizations
Boeing Perspective
Breadth of new platform, ISR, and C2 programs across Boeing
– Number 1 need – High data rate network connectivity
– Access to data from other systems
– Low cost insertion of new applications
• Sensor fusion, UAS data, manned/unmanned teaming
Process needed to drive a Common interoperable system
– Platform programs sub-optimize requirements
– DoD wide system of system interoperability
• Interoperability with Allies
Interoperability won’t happen with multiple individual program driven waveforms!
Note-> From DirecNet 2011 MILCOM Presentation
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Harris Perspective
 Growth in High CapabilityTactical Networks Will
Need a Next Generation Directional MANET
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More Bandwidth
More Reach
Better Spectrum Efficiency
 Opportunity to Leverage Lessons Learned
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> 10 Years With Directional MANET
 DoD & Defense Contractors Can Benefit By
Applying an Industry Forum Standards Process
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Collaboration
Interoperability
Open
Space Layer
Joint Aerial Layer
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X High
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Capacity Backbone (HCB)
DLNCC, SLC3S,
Civil, Other
Service, &
Coalition
Networks
W/F
Translation
Range
Extension
Gateways
DARE /
Transition
GIG
Access
GIG
Access
Surface Layer
GIG
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GIG GEP
JFC
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GIG GEP
DIL User
Ground Domain
Disconnected User
(i.e. SOF, PRT, etc)
Fiber Cut
Maritime Domain
CONUS/Strategic
Fixed/Mobile
Joint Forces operating inside a Joint Operational Area (JOA)
Note-> From DirecNet 2011 MILCOM Presentation
L-3COM
CSW Perspective
L3 is an Industry Leader of Directional and Multiple Access Network
Communication Systems
− CDL Open Standard and Network Appendix
− CDL Waveform Family (DANCS = D- & BE-CDL; MANCS = N-CDL)
L3 Recognizes need for Policy-driven, Cognitive Network Management for
Future Ad Hoc Mesh Communication Networks
DirectNet Open Standard Will Address The Next-generation Mesh
Network With Cognitive Network Management
- Application of L3-CSW technologies will allow the government to
realize full JALN capabilities with interoperable solutions
End-to-End Connectivity Across Services/Domains by Leveraging Government Standards
Note-> From DirecNet 2010 MILCOM Presentation
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BAE
Perspective
BAE– Systems
Perspective
Why Good
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DirecNet provides an open architecture and non-proprietary waveform standard which will result in a
number of advantages to the DoD, DHS and commercial industry
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Enhances competition thus improving affordability
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Provides open interfaces allowing for waveform evolution, technology insertion and upgrades
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Improves interoperability with solidly designed user profiles and certification processes
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DirecNet has a strong potential to provide significant enhancements to how the DoD and other
customers move information throughout their networks
Why Here
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BAE Systems has a > 25 year history in DoD datalink programs, including Link-16 and CDL
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DirecNet is a natural extension of our existing datalink and networking product /tech base to evolve
into meeting the future DoD requirements e.g.: JALN
Company Benefit
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DirecNet is part of BAE Systems’ strategy, along with other transformational programs such as JTRS,
CDL, WIN-T and JALN, to provide next generation network enabled capabilities to enhance
information flow throughout the GIG infrastructure
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BAE Systems’ involvement in DirecNet provides our technology planners insight into next generation
waveform requirements
DirecNetTM will enable DoD JALN and future comms …
BAE Systems’ bringing our technologies to DirecNetTM standard
Note-> From DirecNet 2010 MILCOM Presentation
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KeyCubic
Benefits
of DirecNet
Perspective
– An Open Standard
– Facilitates interoperability
– Supports a Wide Range of Terminal Capabilities
– From < 1 Mbps to 1 Gbps
– A Mesh Network
– Supports rich interconnection of air/ground nodes with high
throughput
– Time/Spectral/Spatial Efficiency
– Efficient use of spectral resources
– Cubic has been on the leading edge of data link
technology for >20 yrs. We believe DN will provide
the warfighter with much needed network flexibility
and data capacity
Note-> From DirecNet 2010 MILCOM Presentation
Raytheon Perspective
Raytheon Perspective
A Disciplined Methodology to Provide Advanced Capabilities
• Vision – Specification – Technology – Solutions
• To get to a future – We must first define it!
Note-> From DirecNet 2010 MILCOM Presentation
Raytheon Perspective
Raytheon Perspective
DirecNetTM Overview
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Why Good
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DirecNet is an open architecture and non-proprietary waveform standard
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Creates competition thus improving affordability
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Open interfaces allow evolution, technology insertion and upgrades
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Interoperability is designed and maintained with solidly designed user profiles and a certification
process
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DirecNet has a strong potential to provide significant enhancements to how the DoD and other
customers move information throughout their networks
Why Here
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Raytheon is the Leader in Network Solutions
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Raytheon recognizes the strength in a solution provided by thought leaders at every area of the
specification (Phy, MAC, Link, Network, Security, …)
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DirecNet is an unnatural collaboration and not an extension of existing datalink and networking
product /tech base evolutions
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Raytheon is committed to meeting the future DoD requirements (e.g. JALN, …)
Company Benefit
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DirecNet is part of Raytheon’s strategy to provide next generation network enabled capabilities to
enhance information flow throughout the GIG
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Raytheon’s involvement in DirecNet provides our technology thought leaders and planners insight into
next generation requirements to provide necessary capabilities
Raytheon is enabling the DirecNetTM standard to provide
DoD future communications
Note-> From DirecNet 2010 MILCOM Presentation