SINCGARS Internet controller-heart of the digitized battlefield

Abstract

The SINCGARS Internet controller (INC) is a packet data capability that is being added to the production deliveries of the SINCGARS System Improvement Program (SIP) radio assemblies. From the prototypes developed in 1993, the INC has evolved to a highly functional router/gateway for the tactical Internet, becoming the heart of the digitized battlefield. Using the SINCGARS Combat Net Radio to support data communications in a mixed voice and data environment was made possible by advances in the SINCGARS radio to improve data reliability and channel access control. Extending the basic data capabilities through distributed switching functionality creates a richly connected packet data network for the entire tactical battlefield.