Modeling and simulation to support the development of the Navy's extremely high frequency TDMA interface processor (EHF-TIP)

The navy's extremely high frequency TDMA interface processor (EHF-TIP) provides an Ethernet connection between a ship's automated digital network system (ADNS) router and EHF medium data rate (MDR) terminal. The EHF-TIP allows EHF MDR resources to be allocated and shared efficiently among participating naval platforms. Modeling and simulation (M&S) offers a low-cost, efficient way of testing several different TIP parameters and/or configurations. This paper summarizes our effort and illustrates the utility of M&S to support the development of this emerging system.