Title: Extending the OSI model for wireless battlefield networks: a design approach to the 8th Layer for tactical hyper-nodes

Authors: Alex Bordetsky, Rick Hayes-Roth

Addresses: Naval Postgraduate School, 589 Dyer Road, Monterey, CA 93943, USA. ' Naval Postgraduate School, 589 Dyer Road, Monterey, CA 93943, USA

Abstract: In this paper, we introduce the architecture and functionality of a new 8th layer that extends the well known 7-layer OSI model to implement adaptive networking by giving every critical node of a C4I network its own specialised Network Operation Centre (NOC) capability. We call these |intelligent nodes| that adapt their behaviour and organisation through incorporation of these 8th layer hyper-nodes. The hyper-nodes achieve goal-seeking behaviour by satisfying Service Level Agreement constraints; they achieve sensing by way of polling SNMP MIB data describing overall NOC status; they capture experience through a memory mechanism for learned network management actions.

Keywords: layers; tactical hyper-nodes; network operations; adaptive tactical networks; network-aware nodes; OSI model extension; wireless networks; battlefield networks; mobile networks; military networks; intelligent nodes; service level agreements; SLA constraints; goal-seeking behaviour; sensing; learned network management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMNDI.2007.015058

International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation, 2007 Vol.2 No.2, pp.81 - 91

Published online: 06 Sep 2007 *

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