Prioritized Unbalanced Traffic Total Yield (PUTTY): and Optimal Approach to Topology Management in Directional Networks

Mayflower Communication Company, Inc. (Mayflower) proposes a Topology Management technology, the Prioritized Unbalanced Traffic Total Yield (PUTTY), to meet the Navy objective, namely, to develop advanced approaches for readily deployable Topology Management algorithms that address the complexity of mobile Ad Hoc Mesh Communication Networks constructed of directional antennas, and demonstrate its ability to optimize total network carrying capacity in a tactical ad hoc environment with unbalanced traffic. In Phase I and Phase II programs, Mayflower developed a comprehensive topology management system that monitors, assesses, and optimizes network performance. PUTTY topology management is specifically designed for a directional network consisting of JALN-M waveform and to interoperate with other waveforms through an Automated Digital Network System (ADNS). For the JALN-M and other high capacity directional waveforms, PUTTY ensures integrity of high-priority traffic even under highly loaded and severely imbalanced traffic conditions by segregating high-priority traffic and low-priority traffic, and transporting them over separate infrastructures. The focus of PUTTY Phase II.5 program is to further develop and mature PUTTY technology by working closely with candidate JALN-M primes. The scope of the Phase II.5 program includes development of PUTTY interfaces to candidate JALN-M waveforms; evaluate their network performance with PUTTY.