Communications: Most of which are IP based.
- Comms between fixed facilities will be enhanced by a factor of 100 over the next 5 years.
- We will need this enhanced capacity to enable true all source intelligence fusion
- Enhanced comms is required for full support of virtualization and enterprise storage strategies.
- Expect DoD to transition to a HAIPE-based, IP infrastructure with an end-to-end pseudo-wire approach
- Comms to most mobile users will always be unique.
- Expect some use of technologies like WiMax for SCI over the battlefield
- But the tactical environment cannot depend on the use of infrastructures required for commercial-like communications
- The critically important demands of the tactical environment will always present challenges to dissemination of national intelligence to battlefield users.
- IPv6 in use at about 1/2 of 1% of US circuits.
- Comms must support real-time tele-presence and tele-collaboration and enhanced video
