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| Scalable Network
Technologies and VT MÄK Introduce Network Centric Forces
Simulation Toolkit
Out-of-the-box Digital Battlefield Simulation Package
Provides Real World Representation of Battlefield Communication
Effect
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| Cambridge, Mass., January 27, 2009 – Scalable
Network Technologies, Inc. (SNT), the leader in
wireless network evaluation, and VT MÄK, (MÄK),
a company of VT Systems Inc (VT Systems), announced
the introduction of Network Centric Forces (NCF),
a new toolkit for creating battlefield simulations
where network communications are a central component.
MÄK and SNT are exhibiting together and demonstrating
NCF at the IDGA Network Centric Warfare conference
January 28-30th in Washington, DC. |
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| Network Centric Warfare (NCW), currently in development
as a critical part of future US and Western allies’ military
operations, depends on a wireless communications infrastructure
that supports on-the-move communication. NCW has created
the need for a new generation of simulation tools for
training modern war fighters who depend on these on-the-move-communications.
Network Centric Forces is a comprehensive Network Centric
Warfare simulation package that realistically models
the interrelation of network conditions and human behavior
to predict battle outcomes. NCF includes QualNet®, SNT’s
simulation engine for predicting network performance,
and VR-Forces®, MÄK’s toolkit for generating and executing
battlefield scenarios - all the tools a customer needs
to get their network-enabled battlefield simulation
started quickly.
Through ultra high-fidelity simulation of the communications
environment, NCF provides a new level of realism for
mission planning and rehearsal readiness training. VR-Forces
provides behavior and threat modeling in a user-friendly
GUI environment that accurately determines and realistically
displays entity movement. In combination with QualNet’s
communication network modeling, NCF can determine how
factors like urban terrain, dropped packets, traffic
surges and weather conditions collectively impact overall
battle outcomes.
“The biggest challenge in designing and deploying
network-centric systems is building a network infrastructure
that can handle a diverse range of traffic types,
such as call for fire, situational awareness, etc.,
all over a shared infrastructure, and in a predictable
manner. NCF models the lynchpin of network centric
operations – how individual network factors and human
behavior combine to determine the outcome of battle.”
~ Rajive BAGRODIA, Ph. D.
Founder & CEO, Scalable Network Technologies
"Representation of communications effects in
battlefield simulation is rapidly being acknowledged
as mandatory to achieve any level of credibility.
Whether it's experimentation, training, mission rehearsal
or Course of Action Analysis, this out-of-the-box
digital battlefield simulation will save the user
time, money, and provide the highest quality representation
of the effects of communication on the battlefield."
~ Warren KATZ
Chief Executive Officer, VT MÄK
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