Software-defined networking applied in tactical networks: Problems, solutions and open issues

M von Rechenberg, PHL Rettore… - 2021 International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robust and secure communication systems are essential for military operations but the ever-
changing scenarios, heterogeneous devices and dense environment of Tactical Networks …

TNT: A tactical network test platform to evaluate military systems over ever-changing scenarios

PHL Rettore, J Loevenich, RRF Lopes - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses the challenge of testing military systems and applications over
different communication scenarios with both network conditions and user data flows …

Quantizing radio link data rates to create ever-changing network conditions in tactical networks

RRF Lopes, J Loevenich, PHL Rettore… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several sources of randomness can change the radio link data rate at the edge of tactical
networks. Simulations and field experiments define these sources of randomness indirectly …

A handover mechanism for centralized/decentralized networks over disruptive scenarios

PHL Rettore, M von Rechenberg… - MILCOM 2021-2021 …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a handover mechanism to mitigate connectivity problems in
centralized networks by introducing a mechanism that enables proactive switching between …

Towards software-defined tactical networks: Experiments and challenges for control overhead

PHL Rettore, M Djurica, RRF Lopes… - MILCOM 2022-2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software-defined Tactical Networks (SDTNs) have the potential to host intelligent
mechanisms to manage ever-changing communication scenarios in networks with …

Mobility prediction at the tactical edge: A handover for centralized/decentralized networks

M Von Rechenberg, JF Loevenich… - 2023 International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a mobility prediction model as part of a handover mechanism
combining centralized and decentralized network control to improve performance and …

A bayesian inference model for dynamic neighbor discovery in tactical networks

JF Loevenich, PHL Rettore, RRF Lopes… - Procedia Computer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a Bayesian Inference model for dynamically changing the neighbor
discovery parameters in order to minimize the time to recover from long radio link …

Improving robustness and reducing control overhead via dynamic clustering in tactical sdn

P Zißner, PHL Rettore, BP Santos… - MILCOM 2023-2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents a dynamic clustering approach to address the challenges of managing
modern and dynamic tactical communication using diverse radio links in Software-Defined …

Performance analysis of proactive neighbor discovery in a heterogeneous tactical network

RRF Lopes, PH Rettore, SM Eswarappa… - 2021 International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a quantitative evaluation of OLSRv2 proactive neighbor discovery in a
heterogeneous tactical network using real military radios. Tactical networks generally have …

Adversarial attacks against reinforcement learning based tactical networks: A case study

JF Loevenich, J Bode, T Hürten… - MILCOM 2022-2022 …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic changes caused by conditions such as challenging terrain or hostile encounters
force tactical networks to be highly adaptable. To tackle this problem, new proposals …