Integrated Tactical Network/ ITN

Definition

The Integrated Tactical Network combines purpose-built waveforms, commercial cellular, low-Earth-orbit SATCOM, and mesh radios into a single transport layer for the maneuver brigade. ITN's design principle is that no single bearer is reliable in contested conditions, so applications must run over a heterogeneous, policy-managed fabric.

Reference attributes

Service

U.S. Army

Bearers

Mil waveforms, LTE/5G, LEO SATCOM, mesh

Related terms

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• Project Convergence
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