Method for communication in a tactical network
First Claim
1. A method for communication in a tactical network, said method implemented by a first gateway including a processor and a memory area, said method comprising:
- detecting, by the first gateway, a tactical node;
associating, by the first gateway, a global network address and a name with the tactical node;
transmitting, by the first gateway, the global network address and the name to an address resolution server via a global network communication interface;
in response to receiving a message directed to the global network address, transmit the message to the tactical node;
receiving, by the first gateway, tactical node data from the tactical node in response to the message directed to the global network address;
storing, in the memory area, tactical node data received from the tactical node; and
transmitting, by the first gateway, a data availability message indicating that the tactical node data is stored on the first gateway, to a second gateway via a tactical network communication interface, the data availability message including metadata describing the tactical node data.
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Abstract
A method is described for communication in a tactical network. A gateway is communicatively COUPLABLE to one or more tactical nodes and to one or more other gateways. The gateway is programmed to transmit information to and/or receive information from other gateways. Information exchanged includes gateway attributes, link attributes, service availability, and/or data availability. The gateway optionally provides quality of service, distributed persistence, load balancing, and/or transformation services. Services are provided in a modular, service-oriented architecture (SOA) to accommodate the addition of services and/or applications.
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1. A method for communication in a tactical network, said method implemented by a first gateway including a processor and a memory area, said method comprising:
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detecting, by the first gateway, a tactical node; associating, by the first gateway, a global network address and a name with the tactical node; transmitting, by the first gateway, the global network address and the name to an address resolution server via a global network communication interface; in response to receiving a message directed to the global network address, transmit the message to the tactical node; receiving, by the first gateway, tactical node data from the tactical node in response to the message directed to the global network address; storing, in the memory area, tactical node data received from the tactical node; and transmitting, by the first gateway, a data availability message indicating that the tactical node data is stored on the first gateway, to a second gateway via a tactical network communication interface, the data availability message including metadata describing the tactical node data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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