Implementation of Network Level Simulator for Tactical Network Performance Analysis

Choi, Jeong-In; Shin, Sang-Heon; Baek, Hae-Hyeon; Park, Min-Ho

doi:2013.16.5.666

J. KIMS Technol > Volume 16(5); 2013 > Article

Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology 2013;16(5):666-674.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2013.16.5.666

Implementation of Network Level Simulator for Tactical Network Performance Analysis

Jeong-In Choi, Sang-Heon Shin, Hae-Hyeon Baek, Min-Ho Park

¹Samsung Thales
²

전술통신망 성능분석을 위한 네트워크 시뮬레이터 구현

최정인, 신상헌, 백해현, 박민호

¹삼성탈레스
²국방과학연구소

Abstract

This paper studied about the design and implementation of tactical communication network simulator in order to obtain tactical communication network parameter, such as link capacity and routing plan, and a number of exceptional cases that may occur during actual deployment by conducting simulation of a large-scale tactical communication networks. This tactical communication network simulator provides equipment models and link models of commercial OPNET simulator for tactical communication network. In addition, 6 types of simulation scenario writings convenience functions and traffic generation models that may occur in situations of tactical communication network environment were implemented in order to enhance user friendliness. By taking advantages of SITL(System-In-The-Loop) function of OPNET, the tactical communication network simulator allows users to perform interoperability test between M&S models and actual equipment in operating simulation of tactical communication network, which is run on software. In order to confirm the functions and performance of the simulator, small-scale of tactical communication network was configured to make sure interoperability between SITL-based equipment and a large-scale tactical communication network was simulated and checked how to cope with traffic generated for each network node. As the results, we were able to confirm that the simulator is operated properly.

Key Words: M&S, Testbed, OPNET, Simulation Interoperability, Network Performance Test