Panel on military data networks: Present plans and future requirements

In the first talk, Dr. Lebow will discuss DoD plans for providing secure voice for three disparate communities within DoD: 1. Narrowband Tactical (datarate: up to 2.4 KB), 2. Wideband Tactical (16 and 32 KB) and 3. Long-haul Strategic (DCS-based, up to 9.6 KB). Dr. Lebow will compare advantages and deficiencies of the three systems and will discuss the evolution of these systems into a two-rate architecture in the 1990's., In the second paper, Dr. Lyons will discuss the DoD system architecture concept for the evolutionary growth of defense data networks: the Integrated AUTODIN System Architecture (IASA). The third paper, presented by Lt. Col. Wilcox will discuss DoD plans for the integrated development of standard Automated Message Handling (AMH) systems for military end-user applications. The final paper, by Dr. Bartee, is a discussion of protocol standardization requirements for the interconnection of present and future DoD data networks such ARPANET, AUTODIN I & II, and other DoD data handling networks such as Intelligence community's COINS II (Community On-line Intelligence Network System), and IDHSC II (Intelligence Data Handling System Communications). Bartee will conclude his talk with a discussion of database management problems in computer networks. The discussion will emphasize the data acquisition problem. The session will conclude with a panel discussion among the authors, with questions from the session chairman and the audience.