TTNT and Link 16
Description
This three-day training course will provide a comprehensive understanding of data links, focusing specifically on Link 16 and TTNT (Tactical Targeting Network Technology), tailored for aviation contexts and operational scenarios. Participants will delve into the intricacies of these data link systems, exploring their functionalities within aircraft systems and their broader applications within the battlespace environment.
Who Should Attend:
Systems Engineers, System Integrators, System Testers
What You Will Learn:
- Gain insight into the operational mechanisms of Link 16 and TTNT, both in aircraft and across the battlespace, facilitating a deeper understanding of their functionalities and applications.
- Develop familiarity with data link systems, equipping them with the necessary skills to integrate data link capabilities onto platforms and conduct comprehensive tests to evaluate data link functionality.
Course Outline:
- Introduction to Link 16
- Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Documentation
- System Characteristics
- Time Division Multiple Access
- Network Participation Groups
- J-Series Messages
- Terminal Waveform Generation
- Time Slot Components
- Message Packing and Pulses
- Enhanced Throughput Introduction
- Link 16 Networks / Nets
- Network Access Modes
- CMN-4 Explained
- Terminal Synchronization
- Link 16 Network Time
- Link 16 Network Roles
- Terminal Navigation
- Network Relays
- Communications Security
- Link 16 Pulse Deconfliction
- Link 16 Terminals
- Link 16 in Space
- MIDS JTRS Introduction
- JTRS SRU/LRU Descriptions
- Terminal Interfaces and Busses
- Terminal States and Modes
- TTNT Introduction
- TTNT Capabilities
- TTNT Physical Characteristics
- TTNT Bands of Operation
- TTNT Spectrum
- TTNT Waveform Characterization
- TTNT Provides Advanced Integrated Networking Capabilities
- TTNT Testing
- TTNT Mobile Ad Hoc Networking
- TTNT Host Initialization Files
- TTNT Network Design
- TTNT and JTRS
- Link 16 via IP Capabilities
- J-Messages Over IP Network (JOIN)
- Link 16-Join-TTNT Operations
Instructor(s):
Patrick Pierson, a retired U.S. Navy (USN) Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO), is the Managing Director of NCS. Patrick has more than 30 years of operational Tactical Data Link (TDL) experience, and has developed more than 75 TDL training courses which have been delivered to thousands of students around the globe. He is also responsible for the design of the Multi-TDL Planning System, OPTASK Link Generator, Network Design Tool, INDE Processing Program, Improved TSDF Calculator, JFAR, JCM, JAR Generator, and the Link 16 Pulse Planning System. Prior to his retirement, Patrick served as the Theatre JICO for the Commander US Naval Forces Europe and Commander US Naval Forces Sixth Fleet, and was part of the JICO teams for Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Allied Force, and dozens of Joint and Coalition exercises.