C2 Store and Forward

MaXentric is proposing a novel C2 network solution capable of interconnecting wireless devices simultaneously over different wireless technologies (military and/or commercial) either operating in peer-to-peer mode or using a wireless infrastructure. Our solution has the following main components: 1) A novel, hybrid approach to networking in intermittently connected networks, where delay tolerant networking principles are applied when network nodes experience disconnection. In well-connected networks, packet routed mechanisms are used to send packets from source to destination. Separation between network addressing and device/user identity will allow for improved mobility management support. 2) The proposed network service will be offered in a novel SDN/NFV environment over an API that abstracts the delay tolerant operation of the protocol to facilitate 3rd party application development. 3) The proposed implementation will run as a user space application to facilitate porting to a wide variety of operating systems and platforms of different computing & storage capacity. 4) In order to promote widespread deployment of the C2NET system, we will harmonize our implementation to existing standards. In the final demonstration, prepared at the Army research facility, the solution will be running over a tactical wireless network.