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Title: TacNet Tracker Software

Abstract

The TacNet Tracker will be used for the monitoring and real-time tracking of personnel and assets in an unlimited number of specific applications. The TacNet Tracker software is a VxWorks Operating System based programming package that controls the functionality for the wearable Tracker. One main use of the TacNet Tracker is in Blue Force Tracking, the ability to track the good guys in an adversarial situation or in a force-on-force or real battle conditions. The purpose of blue force tracking is to provide situational awareness to the battlefield commanders and personnel. There are practical military applications with the TacNet Tracker.The mesh network is a wireless IP communications network that moves data packets from source IP addresses to specific destination IP addresses. Addresses on the TacNet infrastructure utilize an 8-bit network mask (255.0.0.0). In other words, valid TacNet addresses range from 10.0.0.1 to 10.254.254.254. The TacNet software design uses uni-cast transmission techniques because earlier mesh network software releases did not provide for the ability to utilize multi-cast data movement. The TacNet design employs a list of addresses to move information within the TacNet infrastructure. For example, a convoy text file containing the IP addresses of all valid receivers of TacNet informationmore » could be used for transmitting the information and for limiting transmission to addresses on the list.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Contributing Org.:
RIBLETT JR.,LOREN
OSTI Identifier:
1231205
Report Number(s):
TACNET TRACKER; 002397MLTPL00
TacNet Tracker 1.0
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Software
Software Revision:
00
Software Package Number:
002397
Software Package Contents:
Media Directory; Software Abstract; Media includes Source Code; /1 CD ROM
Software CPU:
MLTPL
Open Source:
No
Source Code Available:
Yes
Related Software:
WindRiver PNE
Country of Publication:
United States

Citation Formats

WISEMAN, JAMES, and & STEVENS, JAMES. TacNet Tracker Software. Computer software. Vers. 00. USDOE. 4 Aug. 2008. Web.
WISEMAN, JAMES, & & STEVENS, JAMES. (2008, August 4). TacNet Tracker Software (Version 00) [Computer software].
WISEMAN, JAMES, and & STEVENS, JAMES. TacNet Tracker Software. Computer software. Version 00. August 4, 2008.
@misc{osti_1231205,
title = {TacNet Tracker Software, Version 00},
author = {WISEMAN, JAMES and & STEVENS, JAMES},
abstractNote = {The TacNet Tracker will be used for the monitoring and real-time tracking of personnel and assets in an unlimited number of specific applications. The TacNet Tracker software is a VxWorks Operating System based programming package that controls the functionality for the wearable Tracker. One main use of the TacNet Tracker is in Blue Force Tracking, the ability to track the good guys in an adversarial situation or in a force-on-force or real battle conditions. The purpose of blue force tracking is to provide situational awareness to the battlefield commanders and personnel. There are practical military applications with the TacNet Tracker.The mesh network is a wireless IP communications network that moves data packets from source IP addresses to specific destination IP addresses. Addresses on the TacNet infrastructure utilize an 8-bit network mask (255.0.0.0). In other words, valid TacNet addresses range from 10.0.0.1 to 10.254.254.254. The TacNet software design uses uni-cast transmission techniques because earlier mesh network software releases did not provide for the ability to utilize multi-cast data movement. The TacNet design employs a list of addresses to move information within the TacNet infrastructure. For example, a convoy text file containing the IP addresses of all valid receivers of TacNet information could be used for transmitting the information and for limiting transmission to addresses on the list.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1231205}, year = {Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Mon Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
note =
}

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