Introduction to JTIDS Training | MIDS Link 16 Training Overview:

Introduction to JTIDS Training | MIDS Link 16 Training Overview Course description

This Introduction to JTIDS Training | MIDS Link 16 Training Overview course takes the student with little or no previous knowledge to a high level of theoretical competence. This user / operator-orientated Introduction to JTIDS | MIDS Link 16 Overview course covers the basics such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), architecture, and Link 16 messages as well as the more operational aspects such as employment methods and network management. Message transactions are demonstrated using the Diginext TACTX simulator. Other important areas such as Interoperability and Weapons Management are also covered.

Introduction to the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) / Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Link 16 (Foundation). Although widely used for some time throughout the US and NATO, this Tactical Data Link (TDL) is still seen as the future for Air Defence Command and Control Operations for the foreseeable future.

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• 3 Days of Introduction to JTIDS Training | MIDS Link 16 Training with an expert instructor
• Introduction to JTIDS Training Electronic Course Guide
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• Certificate of Completion

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Objectives:

Lesson 1 – Introduction to JTIDS / MIDS Link 16

• Data Link prior to MIDS Link 16
• The Requirement for a new TDL
• Definitions – JTIDS / MIDS / IJMS / Link 16

Lesson 2 – JTIDS / MIDS Architecture

• Time Division Multiple Access
• Time Slots
• Recurrence Rate
• Time Slot Allocation

Lesson 3 – Time Slot Structure

• Time Slot Structure
• JTIDS / MIDS Frequencies & Waveform
• Message Packing
• Message Structure & Numbering
• Access Modes

Lesson 4 – JTIDS / MIDS Networks

• Nets and Networks
• Network Participation Groups (NPGs)
• Network Structures
• Demonstration of Link 16 Network

Lesson 5 – Signal Processing

• Encryption
• Secure Data Unit
• Communications Modes
• Error Correction
• Cyclic Code Shift Keying
• Continuous Phase Shift Modulation

Lesson 6 – Relay

• Types of Relay
• Relay Status
• Relay Functions and Techniques

Lesson 7 – JTIDS / MIDS Hardware

• Class 1 Terminals
• Class 2 Terminals
• MIDS Low Volume Terminal (LVT)
• Fighter Data Link (FDL)
• ANC / URC-138
• Joint Tactical Radio System
• Future Terminal Enhancements

Lesson 8 – Relative Navigation (RelNav)

• Geodetic and Relative Grid
• Positional Quality
• The RelNav Process

Lesson 9 – JTIDS / MIDS Synchronisation

• External Time Reference Network (ETRN) and System Time Reference Network (STRN)
• Time Quality
• Joining a Network
• Active and Passive Synchronisation

Lesson 10 – JTIDS / MIDS Interoperability

• Levels of Interoperability
• Advanced Interoperability
• Multi-Link Operations
• Identifying Problems

Lesson 11 – JTIDS / MIDS Surveillance Data Exchange and Track Management

• Data Environments and Elements
• Data Exchange Functions
• Data Management Protocols

Lesson 12 – Weapons Management

• Weapons Coordination and Management
• Control
• NPG Usage
• C2 / Non-C2 Exchange
• Uplink and Backlink
• Receipt / Compliance
• Non-C2 use of the Surveillance Picture

Lesson 13 – Frequency Clearance Agreements

• Time Slot Duty Factor
• Interference Protection Feature
• Typical Restrictions

Lesson 14 – Network Design

• The 11 Stages of Producing a Network
• Time Slot Map Creation
• Demonstration of Link 16 Network

Lesson 15 – Network Management

• Network Planning
• Network Design
• Pre-Mission Planning
• Initialisation and Operations
• Operational Network Management
• Data Recording and Analysis

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