Method of increasing the efficiency of the switch node of the information communication network for special purpose in the conditions of combat use

Abstract

The peculiarity of the special purpose communication information network is that its functioning is influenced by the tactical situation. In particular, it determines the intensity of the flow of packets with information about the enemy's moving objects from reconnaissance and signaling complexes to the switching node, and from it to the control point and means of destruction, depending on the probable nature of enemy action. In combat applications, the information network operates simultaneously with fast and slow packet flows.
 At the same time, the packet delay in the switching node should not exceed the allowable value. Excessive packet delay results in the loss of relevance of transmitted messages and, consequently, in the loss of intelligence data. The proposed method of eliminating excessive delay involves the formation of two queues of packets in the switching node. Withdrawal of service packages from two queues is carried out using a new adaptive procedure.
 An adaptive switch has been introduced into the structure of the switching node, designed to withdraw packets from queues to the packet service system. When selecting a packet queue, the adaptive switch compares the number of service requests from each queue. The method assumes that the number of service requests from the fast packet flow queue determines the number of packets that are in the queue. The number of requests that are formed from the queue of slow-flow packets has two components: the number of real and the number of conditional requests. Actual applications take into account the number of packets in the queue.
 Real requests take into account the number of packets in the queue. Conditional requests take into account the delay time, since for each missed cycle of the packet's withdrawal from the slow flow queue, the adaptive switch generates a conditional request. Therefore, the number of requests for a slow stream grows even without packets entering the queue. A comparative study of options for implementing the adaptive procedure has been carried out. The proposed method for eliminating excessive packet delay in the switching node provides an increase in the efficiency of the functioning of a special-purpose information network as a whole.