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Wireless Sensor Networks for Military Purposes

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Autonomous Sensor Networks

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Abstract

By connecting multiple sensors, data analysis services and applications, military capabilities can be increased significantly. Consequently, wireless sensor networking has become a fundamental aspect of modern military sensor technology and military information systems. The diverse set of military use cases for wireless sensor networks is presented in this chapter in the context of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, of environmental monitoring and of battlefield situational awareness.

On this basis, the characteristics of military wireless sensor networks are outlined towards operation without a pre-deployed infrastructure, for a rapid deployment of the capability, and for operation in a hostile environment. The extent to which the military requirements on wireless sensor networks go beyond commercial/civil requirements is explained. In the areas of security and sensor fusion, many well-known mechanisms deployed for the internet infrastructure are not applicable and alternative solutions are furthermore presented.

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Abbreviations

AECTP:

Allied environmental conditions testing publication

CBRN:

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear

CIMIC:

Civil and military cooperation

CIS:

Communication and information system

CLV:

Combined likelihood vector

COMINT:

Communication intelligence

CSD:

Coalition shared data base

DRR:

Defence requirements review

DoS:

Denial of service

ELINT:

Electronic intelligence

EO/IR:

Electro-optical/infrared

EW:

Electronic warfare

FFT:

Friendly force tracking

FMV:

Full motion video

GMTI:

Ground moving target indicator

HF:

High-frequency

HQ:

Headquarter

HUMINT:

Human intelligence

IBE:

Identity-based encryption

IDCP:

Identification data combining process

IED:

Improvised explosive devices

JDL:

Joint Directors of Laboratories

JISR:

Joint intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance

JLV:

Joint likelihood vector

LPI:

Low probability of intercept

MAC:

Medium access control

MiG:

Mikoyan-and-Gurevich Design Bureau

NATO:

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NEC:

Network-enabled capability

NIS:

NATO identification system

OODA:

Observe-orient-decide-act

RFID:

Radio frequency identification

SAR:

Synthetic aperture radar

SIGINT:

Signals intelligence

SIOP:

Service interoperability point

SPM:

Source probability matrices

STANAG:

NATO standardization agreement

TPM:

Trusted platform module

UAV:

Unmanned aerial vehicle

WAP:

Wireless application protocol

XML:

Extensible mark-up language

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    Michael Winkler & Klaus-Dieter Tuchs

  2. NATO Communications and Information Agency, The Hague, The Netherlands

    Michael Street & Konrad Wrona

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Winkler, M., Street, M., Tuchs, KD., Wrona, K. (2012). Wireless Sensor Networks for Military Purposes. In: Filippini, D. (eds) Autonomous Sensor Networks. Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/5346_2012_40

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