Employing commercial satellite communications : wideband investment options for the Department of Defense /

Department of Defense decisions on the amount of communications it will own or lease will in turn affect U.S. Air Force investments in new communications satellites. The study team evaluated the effectiveness of commercial wideband satellites across several characteristics defined by the United Stat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bonds, Tim, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2000.
Temas:
Communications, Military.
Artificial satellites in telecommunication > United States.
Broadband communication systems > United States.
Communications militaires.
Satellites artificiels dans les télécommunications > États-Unis.
Systèmes de télécommunications à large bande > États-Unis.
Artificial satellites in telecommunication
Broadband communication systems
Communications, Military
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PREFACE
  • PROJECT AIR FORCE
  • FIGURES
  • TABLES
  • SUMMARY
  • DEMAND AND SUPPLY
  • ABILITY OF COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS TO MEET OTHER MILITARY CRITERIA
  • CHOOSING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ACRONYMS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DoD DEMAND FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ROLE OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITES
  • MEETING MILITARY CRITERIA WITH COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS
  • DoD DEMAND VARIANCE AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
  • DoD COMMUNICATIONS DEMAND PROJECTIONS
  • CONTEXT
  • DoD PROJECTIONS OF FUTURE MILITARY DEMAND.
  • MEETING MILITARY DEMAND WITH COMMERCIAL SATELLITES: CONTACT AND EVALUATION
  • CONTEXT: INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Terrestrial Systems and Networks
  • Satellite Systems and Applications
  • SATELLITE ALTERNATIVES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
  • CAN COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS MEET MILITARY CRITERIA? CAPACITY AND COVERAGE
  • CRITERIA
  • CAPACITY
  • SUMMARY EVALUATION OF CAPACITY
  • COVERAGE
  • SUMMARY EVALUATION OF COVERAGE
  • MILITARY THEATER USE OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FLEXIBILITY, INTEROPERABILITY, AND ACCESS AND CONTROL.
  • MILITARY THEATER USE OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITES Military Theater Networks
  • Military Theater Interface with Commercial Systems
  • Operational Concepts for Transmitting Traffic Between Military Theaters and Global Commercial Networks
  • FLEXIBILITY
  • INTEROPERABILITY
  • ACCESS AND CONTROL
  • DO COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS MEET THE MILITARY CRITERIA OF QUALITY OF SERVICE AND PROTECTION?
  • QUALITY OF SERVICE
  • PROTECTION
  • VULNERABILITIES OF ÏMINIMALLY PROTECTEDÓ SATELLITES TO JAMMING
  • CONCEPTS TO MITIGATE DISRUPTION OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
  • EVALUATION SYNTHESIS.
  • PRICES OF COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY CAPACITY
  • COMMERCIAL MARKET PROVIDERS AND PRODUCTS
  • COMMERCIAL MARKET PRICES
  • VARIANCE IN MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS DEMAND
  • DEMAND PROJECTIONS AND NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
  • ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF CONTINGENCIES ON DEMAND
  • INVESTMENT STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES
  • DETERMINING AN ECONOMICAL BALANCE BETWEEN BUYING AND SHORT- TERM LEASING
  • DYNAMIC INVESTMENT STRATEGIES
  • APPROACH
  • Baseline Results
  • Effect of Order-Receipt Lag
  • Effect of Discount Rate and Price Drift
  • Effect of Demand Variations
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • STANDARD FREQUENCY DESIGNATIONS.
  • CURRENT DoD COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES
  • GRAPHICAL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING UNDER UNCERTAINTY
  • A SIMPLE MATHEMATICAL MODEL
  • GRAPHICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE SOLUTION
  • KEY ASSUMPTIONS
  • REFERENCES.

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