A Design Concept for Reliable Mobile Radio Networks with Frequency Hopping Signaling.

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Ephremides, Anthony
Wieselthier, Jeffrey E.
Baker, Dennis J.
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The design of a packet radio network must reflect the operational requirements and environmental contraints to which it is subject. In this paper, we outline those features that distinguish the High Frequency (HF) Intra Task Force (ITF) Network from other packet radio networks, and we present a design concept for this network that encompasses organizational structure, waveform design, and channel access. Network survivability is achieved through the use of distributed network control and frequency hopping spread spectrum signaling.