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Dynamic military networks demand dynamic management and control. In 1991, during Operation Desert Storm, 100 Mgbs of bandwidth supported 500,000 troops. Ten years later, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, more than 3,000 Mgbs of satellite bandwidth supported 350,000 warfighters...that's 30 times more bandwidth for a force 45% smaller. The differences between operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom are about more than just bandwidth. The interconnected networks that support the armed forces have seen an even greater increase in size, traffic and complexity. This movement has been driven primarily by the rise of converged networks that weave together heterogeneous technologies from simple data to voice, video, wireless, satellite, secure systems, GPS, cryptographic devices and more. Adding to a growing management challenge is that the U.S. military is at the cutting edge of organizations embracing greater reliance upon Net-Centric Applications. While the commercial world still struggles to master technologies such as web services, VoIP and video conferencing, the military weaves together these and more in the granddaddy of all net-centric applications, Net-Centric Warfare. |
