The Fifth Generation Advanced Training Waveform (5G-ATW) was developed to efficiently integrate airborne wireless participants into real-time distributed training events. The 5G-ATW provides low latency User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast delivery over the wireless segment that was optimized for the purpose of connecting tactical aircraft to distributed interactive training events. In this paper we evaluate the impact of the 5G-ATW performance on the distributed training architecture by assessing event outcomes as the performance of the waveform is altered. In this set of experiments, the performance of Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) models is compared between an ideal network and a wireless network of varying capacity and reliability to ascertain what level of performance is required from the wireless network in order to support distributed simulation with little or no impact. This outcome-based approach combines the use of real-time network emulation with real-time distributed simulation to examine the sensitivity of the Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training architecture to changes in wireless service and inform the network developers and the acquisition professionals who will establish the next generation system. This paper provides details about the experiment configuration, an overview of the 5G-ATW waveform, the scenarios that were run, and the results with recommendations.
Evaluation of a Wireless Network to Support Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Training
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