Open Network Architecture for Army Vehicle Electronics

Army vehicle electronics networking is complex and challenging due to vendor-specific devices and interfaces. Military vehicles require 100% network uptime and security. The network must reduce vehicle clutter, focus on saving soldiers’ lives, and provide minimum latency. Battle requirements change frequently, and vehicle electronics are added ad-hoc to the existing network. This work introduces an open-standard architecture approach that offers non-proprietary solutions with good interoperability, security, scalability, performance benefits, and cost savings.