Date of Award
3-24-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Douglas D. Hodson, PhD.
Abstract
This research identifies and evaluates the impact of several architectural design choices in relation to airborne networking in contested environments related to autonomous topology control. Using simulation, we evaluate topology reconfiguration effectiveness using classical performance metrics for different point-to-point communication architectures. Our attention is focused on the design choices which have the greatest impact on reliability, scalability, and performance. In this work, we discuss the impact of several practical considerations of airborne networking in contested environments related to autonomous topology control modeling. Using simulation, we derive multiple classical performance metrics to evaluate topology reconfiguration effectiveness for different point-to-point communication architecture attributes for the purpose of qualifying protocol design elements.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENG-MS-16-M-017
DTIC Accession Number
AD1053813
Recommended Citation
Geise, Barry C., "Airborne Directional Networking: Topology Control Protocol Design" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 300.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/300