Abstract It has been twenty years since Ethernet emerged as network technology. During these years the processing speeds of the attached hosts has increased by several orders of magnitude. The initial 10Mbps Ethernet can be easily saturated by one high performance desktop workstation. With considerable number of high performance desktop workstation [sic] even Fast Ethernet which offers a bandwidth of 100Mbps is showing signs of congestion. Hence the need for much...

Abstract The network technology employed in today's military tactical environment is largely based on commercial network technologies. These commercial technologies are designed to operate in a stable environment. However, many military situations arise that demand highly mobile networks. Communications on the move, continuity of operations when a critical node goes down, and instant communcations in areas lacking a communications infrastructure are just a few examples of situations requiring...