DARPA Global Mobile Infosystems Budget Code: ST-19
To satisfy defense requirements for rapidly deployable and robust information systems, it is critical that the technologies be available to support operation in mobile environments. This program will develop and demonstrate technologies to support this requirement. Design techniques, tools, languages, and environments, developed under the Microsystems program, will be extended to support design and prototyping of wireless computing systems. Architectures for modular untethered nodes will be developed and demonstrated that will leverage commercial advances in wireless technologies through the use of advanced design methodologies. New networking techniques will be developed and demonstrated that support rapid deployment and robust networking service in a hostile and dynamic environment. Advances in end-to-end networking technologies will be leveraged to provide highly capable communications services that can operate over a heterogeneous mix of networks including a variety of wireless networks. Finally, new computing paradigms will be developed that provide an underlying infrastructure supporting applications operation in an environment characterized by sporadic connectivity and varying quality of service.
Budget ($ M)
FY 95 Act 0.00
FY 96 Pres 0.00
FY 96 Est 16.30
FY 97 Rqst 17.58
Program Component Areas
  FY 96 FY 97
HECC    
LSN 16.30 17.58
HCS    
HuCS    
ETHR    
Agency Ties
DARPA  
NSF  
DOE  
NASA  
NIH  
NSA  
NIST  
NOAA  
EPA  
ED  
AHCPR  
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Milestone Changes This program was originally part of the Defense Information Enterprise Technology (DIET) program and was continued as stand-alone program after Defense Information Enterprise Technology (DIET) was discontinued.
FY 1995 Actual Milestones FY 1996 Estimated Milestones FY 1997 Agency Requested Milestones
Previous milestones were included in Defense Information Enterprise Technologies. Initial prototype of adaptive extensions to Internet services in support of mobility.

Demonstrate location-transparent computing relocation and data access within a mobile computing environment.

Initial prototypes of untethered node hardware/software architectures for mobile computing.

Demonstration of design environments supporting simulation and synthesis of wireless systems spanning from integrated circuits to network applications.

Complete the experimental evaluation of the integration of multiple advanced intelligent systems and software technologies in autonomous applications.
High performance CAD demo of 64 MBPS CMOS wireless transceiver.

Demonstrate bandwidth-adaptive multimedia node for mobile computing.

Demonstrate advanced mobile networking algorithms and protocols.

Demonstrate transparent application relocation within mobile environment.