LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training

Commitment 3 Days, 7-8 hours a day.
Language English
User Ratings Average User Rating 4.8 See what learners said
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Delivery Options Instructor-Led Onsite, Online, and Classroom Live

COURSE OVERVIEW

The LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course provides a three-day comprehensive description of the most important topics related to LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS. The third day is dedicated to Link 16. The 16 / JTIDS / MIDS course contains hundreds of graphics and animations designed specifically to help the student visualize how the capability is delivered in the joint battlespace. All students receive one year of instructor support which entitles them to contact their instructor with course-related questions for one year.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?
  • 3 days of LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training with an expert instructor
  • LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Electronic Course Guide
  • Certificate of Completion
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

  • The course contains hundreds of graphics and animations designed specifically to help the student visualize how the capability is delivered in the joint battlespace.
CUSTOMIZE IT
CUSTOMIZE IT
  • We can adapt this LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
  • If you are familiar with some aspects of this LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
  • We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
  • If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this LINK 16 JTIDS / MIDS Training course:

  • Operators
  • Link 16 Engineers
  • Systems Integrators
  • Technical Staff
  • Academics
CLASS PREREQUISITES
CLASS PREREQUISITES

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this LINK 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Training course are:

COURSE SYLLABUS

Chapter 1 – The Development of JTIDS/MIDS Link 16
  • INTRODUCTION
  • JTIDS, IJMS, Link 16 and MIDS
Chapter 2 – TDMA The MIDS Operating System
  • MIDS System Architecture
  • TDMA Cycles
  • Time Slot Allocation
  • Allocating Time Slots in the Frame
  • Time Slot Map
Chapter 3 – Time Slot Structure
  • The MIDS Time Slot
  • JTIDS/MIDS Frequencies
  • MIDS Waveform
  • MIDS Message Packing
  • The Link 16 Message Structure
  • Link 16 Message Numbers
  • Access Modes
  • MIDS Range Modes
Chapter 4 – MIDS Link16 Networks
  • Nets and Networks
  • Network Participation Groups (NPG)
  • Message to Network PG Applicability Table
  • JTIDS/MIDS Network Structures
Chapter 5 – MIDS Signal Processing
  • Signal Processing and Encryption
  • MIDS Encryption
  • The Secure Data Unit (SDU)
  • Crypto Operating Modes
  • Error Correction Processes
  • Cyclic Code Shift Keying
  • Continuous Phase Shift Modulation
  • ECM Resistance
Chapter 6 – MIDS Relay
  • Range and Line Of Sight
  • Types of Relay
  • Paired Slot Relay – Mechanisms and Types
  • Relay Status
  • Types of Paired Slot Relay
Chapter 7 – Relative Navigation
  • Relative Navigation (RelNav)
  • Geodetic Grid
  • Relative Grid
  • Receipt/Compliance
  • Network Enabled Weapons
  • Weapons Control
  • New NPG 18 Usage
  • The Control Net
  • UPLINK & BACKLINK
  • NonC2 Filters
  • NonC2 to NonC2 CONOPS
  • C2/NonC2 Message Exchange
  • C2 Processing of NonC2 Sensor Data
  • The Relative Navigation Process
Chapter 8 – JTIDS/MIDS Hardware
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Class 2 Terminal
  • TACAN
  • MIDS Low Volume Terminal (LVT)
  • Fighter Data Link Terminal (LVT-3)
Chapter 9 – MIDS Synchronisation Joining a MIDS
  • Network
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ETRN and STRN
  • Time Quality
  • Joining a MIDS Network
  • ETRN Synchronisation
  • Maintaining Synchronisation
  • Synchronization and Large ETR Networks
Chapter 10 – Link 16 Surveillance Data Exchange &
  • Track Management
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Data Exchange
  • J-Series Surveillance Messages
  • J7 Information Management Messages
  • Link 16 Track Coordination – Change Data
  • Authority
  • Surveillance Data NPGs
  • Protocols for Surveillance Data Exchange
  • Data Registration
  • Track Numbers
  • Track Quality
  • Reporting Responsibility (R2)
  • Correlation
  • Decorrelation
  • Minimum Wait Time
Chapter 11 – Link 16 Interoperability
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Definitions
  • Specifications
  • Levels of Interoperability
  • Advancing Interoperability
  • Chapter 12 – Link 16 Weapons Management
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Weapon Coordination and Management
  • Weapon Coordination and Management Messages
Chapter 13 – Frequency Clearance Agreements
  • Frequency Clearance Agreements
  • The Culprit – Pulse Density
  • Time Slot Duty Factor (TSDF)
  • Simultaneous Transmissions
  • Network Separation/Synchronization
  • Packing Levels
  • Separation Standards
  • Interference Protection Feature (IPF)
Chapter 14 – Network Planning & Design
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Network Planning
  • Step 1: Naming the Design
  • Step 2: Defining Network-wide Parameters
  • Step 3: Participant Considerations
  • Step 4: Satisfying the Information Exchange
  • Requirements (IER)
  • Step 5: Connectivity
  • Step 6: Time Slot Allocation
  • Step 7: Load File Generation
  • Step 8: Network Description Documentation
  • Step 9: Validation
  • Step 10: Network Distribution
  • Step 11: Configuration Management
Chapter 15 – Network Management
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Pre-mission Preparation
  • Initialisation & Operations
  • Operational Network (OPNET) Management
  • Network Monitoring
  • Chapter 16 – Block Upgrade 2 & MIDS-JTRS
  • Enhancements
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OPTASK Link
  • J-Series Messages
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