The ultimate long-term objective of this project is to adapt and modify general network's turnkey package, total solution, for military use as an advanced facility to expedite the design and evaluation of communication systems. Total solution is comprised of computer hardware and general network's proprietary software. This software is an innovative, modularized, interactive graphics system developed for commercial use in designing, testing, evaluating and optimizing the performance and economics of communication systems, including voice, data, packet and integrated networks. Total solution is an existing advanced facility with demonstrated successful commercial applications solving complex communication system problems including network survivability, reliability, security and optimal component interconnections. Phase i objectives are to 1) research, inventory and prioritize the requisite variables and attributes of battlefield communication systems, 2) evaluate pertinent algorithms available and define needed mathematical techniques for modeling the necessary equipment and environmental conditions and 3) determine feasibility and define priorities for adaping total solution to these military applications. The overall goal is to use the versatility and power of total solution to solve a range of problems from conventional network optimization to the exponentially more complex battlefield communication systems environment.
