Introduction to LINK 16/MIDS LVT - MilCIS

Link-16 Network Coordination
� Link-16 Networks are defined prior to use – in general
Link-16 is NOT an ad-hoc capability
� Network Design Facilities (NDFs) are defined for each country
and service in each country and are responsible for setting up
the Networks for exercise and operational usage.
� A Network Design tool such as JNDA or TNDL generates the
network design and specific Network Data Load (NDL) files for
each terminal on each platform.
Net 127
Net 126
Net 121
Net 1
Net 0
RTT-B (8)
PPLI-A (32)
SURV (128)
L/F (96)
PPLI-B (16)
PPLI-B (96)
SURV (42)
PPLI-B-R (31)
PPLI-B (31)
SURV-R (170)
SURV (48)
SURV-R (24)
SURV (24)
SURV-R (24)
SURV (24)
SURV (8)
SURV (8)
SURV (48)
SURV (16)
SURV (8)
SURV-R (48)
A/C (32)
A/C (8)
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M/MGT (60)
M/MGT-R (60)
M/MGT (24)
M/MGT (8)
M/MGT-R (8)
EW (36)
EW-R (30)
EW (30)
Timeline Color Code:
NPG 3 - RTT-B (contention) NPG 12 - Voice Group A
NPG 5 - PPLI and Status: Pool A NPG 14 - Indirect PPLI
NPG 6 - PPLI and Status: Pool B NPG 16 - IP Over L16
NPG 7 - Surveillance NPG 19 - Fighter-to-Fighter
NPG 8 - Weapons Coordination NPG 20 - Fighter-to-Fighter (contention)
NPG 9 - Air Control NPG 29 - Residual Message
NPG 10 - EW Electronic Warfare NPG 400/401 - Needline
NPG401 (48)
Voice-A (112)
NPG16 (224)
Voice-A-R (112
I-PPLI-R (8)
I-PPLI (8)
I-PPLI-R (8)
I-PPLI (8)
8 279 546 658 862 970 1146
1530
Remarks:
1. Default Net = Net 0
2. Numbers in parenthesis () indicate slots per frame for each slot block
3. Dashed left border (---) indicates Relayed slot block (also noted on label)
F/F (160)
RMSG (16)