JREAP
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The Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol ("JREAP") extends the range of Tactical Digital Information Link by permitting tactical data messages to be transmitted over long-distance networks, e.g. satellite links.
JREAP is documented in MIL-STD-3011 and STANAG 5518, "Interoperability Standard for the Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol (JREAP)."
JREAP is the protocol and message structure for the transmission and reception of pre-formatted messages over communications media other than those for which these messages were designed.
JREAP provides a foundation for Joint Range Extension (JRE) of Link 16 and other tactical data links to overcome the line-of-sight limitations of radio terminals such as the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
(JTIDS) and Multifunctional Information Distribution System
(MIDS), and extends coverage of these data links through the use of long-haul media.
(UDP) or Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP).
The IP suite is a standard set of protocols that is deployed worldwide in commercial as well as military networks. By using JREAP encapsulation over IP, JRE can be performed over IP-based networks that meet operational requirements for security, speed of service and so on.
JREAP A is an encrypted satellite link using a serial data interface to exchange information in a half-duplex or broadcast mode.
JREAP B is a secure synchronous or asynchronous point-to-point serial data interface used to exchange information in a full-duplex data-transparent mode.
JREAP C is a secure data link interface that encapsulates JREAP over IP using IP-based networks for the exchange of information.
JREAP is documented in MIL-STD-3011 and STANAG 5518, "Interoperability Standard for the Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol (JREAP)."
Purpose
JREAP was developed due to the need to communicate data over long distances without degradation to the message format or content. JREAP takes the message from the format it was originally formatted in and changes the protocol so that the message can be transmitted over Beyond Line-of Sight mediaJREAP is the protocol and message structure for the transmission and reception of pre-formatted messages over communications media other than those for which these messages were designed.
JREAP provides a foundation for Joint Range Extension (JRE) of Link 16 and other tactical data links to overcome the line-of-sight limitations of radio terminals such as the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
The Joint Tactical Information Distribution System is an L band TDMA network radio system used by the United States armed forces and their allies to support data communications needs, principally in the air and missile defense community...
(JTIDS) and Multifunctional Information Distribution System
Multifunctional Information Distribution System
Multifunctional Information Distribution System is the NATO name for the communication component of Link-16.One commonly used instantiation of an MIDS is the MIDS Low Volume Terminal which has been funded by the United States, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain and developed by MIDSCO, a joint...
(MIDS), and extends coverage of these data links through the use of long-haul media.
JREAP A
JREAP A uses an Announced Token Passing protocol for half-duplex communications. This protocol may be used when several terminals share the same JRE media and take turns transmitting or in a broadcast situation when one transmits and the rest receive. It is targeted to data rates down to 2400 bits per second (bps) on a serial data interface with a TSEC/KG-84A/KIV-7 or a compatible encryption device used for data security. It is designed for use with media such as: 25-kHz UHF TDMA/DAMA SATCOM, EHF Low Data Rate (LDR) Forced Mode Network Operations and 5 and 25 kHz UHF non-DAMA SATCOM.JREAP B
JREAP B is a synchronous or asynchronous point-to-point mode of the JREAP. This mode is similar in design to the Half-Duplex Announced Token Passing protocol used by JREAP A. This mode can be used with SHF and EHF LDR point-to-point mode synchronous connections, STU-III operations via phone lines and other point-to-point media connections. This JREAP application presumes full-duplex data-transparent communication media.JREAP C
JREAP C makes use of the Internet Protocol (IP) in conjunction with either the User Datagram ProtocolUser Datagram Protocol
The User Datagram Protocol is one of the core members of the Internet Protocol Suite, the set of network protocols used for the Internet. With UDP, computer applications can send messages, in this case referred to as datagrams, to other hosts on an Internet Protocol network without requiring...
(UDP) or Transmission Control Protocol
Transmission Control Protocol
The Transmission Control Protocol is one of the core protocols of the Internet Protocol Suite. TCP is one of the two original components of the suite, complementing the Internet Protocol , and therefore the entire suite is commonly referred to as TCP/IP...
(TCP).
The IP suite is a standard set of protocols that is deployed worldwide in commercial as well as military networks. By using JREAP encapsulation over IP, JRE can be performed over IP-based networks that meet operational requirements for security, speed of service and so on.
Summary
JREAP is used for the exchange of pre-formatted messages over other communications media. JREAP provides a foundation for JRE of Link 16JREAP A is an encrypted satellite link using a serial data interface to exchange information in a half-duplex or broadcast mode.
JREAP B is a secure synchronous or asynchronous point-to-point serial data interface used to exchange information in a full-duplex data-transparent mode.
JREAP C is a secure data link interface that encapsulates JREAP over IP using IP-based networks for the exchange of information.