An Introduction to DoD Netcentric Transformation

The department of defense is undertaking a massive transformation in both communications and processing to achieve the end objective of a netcentric warfighter environment. The netcentric environment includes the tactical and strategic transport and processing environments as well as the business enterprise systems.

This presentation addresses the fundamental components of the netcentric transformation illustrating both the characteristics of each component and their relationship to the overall netcentric system implementation. Since the transformation to netcentric warfare includes the tactical and office wireless environments, the new DoD wireless security policy is also presented. This policy addresses all wireless components from tactical radio equipments to cellular, high-speed wireless, and 802.11 network elements. Finally, transport and processing challenges and issues concerning the netcentric programs are summarized.