Manet gateways: radio interoperability via the internet, not the radio

The objective of the DARPA Network Centric Radio System Program was to design, develop, integrate, and demonstrate the enabling communication technologies and system capabilities required to enable network-centric warfare. NCRS is a first-generation mobile ad hoc network designed to enable ground and airborne vehicle based on-the-move and on-the-halt network-centric connectivity using both IP and non-IP enabled devices. It demonstrated a gateway architecture that can offer radio interoperability among various current, future, coalition, and first responder communications radios via the network, not the radio. This capability illustrated a new dimension for communications interoperability for radio systems developers.