Future military networks face a trade-off between data density and dependable function. Letting every element communicate gives a force the widest possible information picture while creating hundreds or thousands of potential access points. One failed point can cripple the network, so protection and backup arrangements have to be designed alongside connectivity. A force also needs a way to keep operating if its computers stop working, avoiding a single point of failure in command and control.
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Networked warfare needs resilient backups
A fully connected combat network improves information flow, but its many access points demand backup arrangements that avoid a single point of failure.