Communications, Radar & Electronic Warfare (201.. - Index of

38ommuOlC3l10ns. Radar andlectroOlc Warfare\)Donhead 51 And,ewI>onhMd 51 llAo'Y(Be,51 John•.Io",,/-\..C,._ me'"I wlm St.. Edmondstlamge11< -( --') --'iFigure 2.6 A hypothetical Area of Operation (AOR) for a force element during an exercie. All we knowif that the members of the force element will be somewhere within the AOR during a specific timescale.However, if we know that the force element will not leave this area, then it acts as a method of describingwhere radio transmissions from the force will originate from. This helps with the frequency assignmentand allotment process.between different types of networks, so if there are 40 different networks that maysuffer interference and they have different interference tolerance, then 40 differentsterilisations need to be calculated. This is however easy computationally.Using this approach, the assignment and allotment process becomes a task ofdeterrruning potential overlaps of many AORs and their associated force elements.This approach provides four potential outcomes between two sets of AORs and theirassociated sterilisation area:• The AORs overlap. This makes frequency re-use very difficult without creatinginterference problems.• The AORs do not overlap, but one or both the sterilisation areas overlap on or both ofthe AORs. Again, this makes it difficult the same frequency without problem,although the likelihood of actual interference is less than when AORs overlap.