Title: The Joint Broadcast Service Supporting Bosnia: Value to the Warrior and Lessons Learned
Subject: A case study on the use of the Joint Broadcast System in Bosnia.
Author(s): Mark C. Biwer; Joseph H. Reynolds (Faculty Advisor)
DTIC Keywords: BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Abstract:
The DOD is developing the Global Broadcast Service (GBS) to answer the
warfighter's critical communications needs. It features high bandwidth, one-way
broadcast of multimedia products to forward-deployed forces. As part of the
proof-of-concept the DOD deployed the Joint Broadcast Service (JBS) to the EUCOM
theater of operations to provide limited operational support to the UN
peacekeeping effort in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The author developed criteria for
evaluating the value of this operational support and used these criteria to
determine the value of the video, data file, and streaming data products as of
November 1996.
The initial effort was to provide Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle video to
forward deployed commanders. The high impact nature of this capability was
confirmed on at least two occasions demonstrating the potential for a very high
value. However, the success of the peacekeeping mission provided few
opportunities for this high value to be realized.
In contrast, due to the rapid deployment of JBS to support efforts in Bosnia,
the concepts, software and tools necessary to effect the "Smart Push" and
"Warrior Pull" themes of JBS/GBS for data files lagged far behind the video. As
a consequence, the software and tools necessary to implement the information
management concept of operations were not available in November 1996. This
resulted in generally low usage, impact and value to the user. The one exception
was the distribution of large format imagery files to Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
From the factors contributing to the assessed value, the most critical lessons
learned become apparent. These lessons are the need for software and tools to
implement the theater CINC's information management concept and the need to
integrate JBS sites with Local Area Networks, Defense Information Systems
Network and allied systems. Additional lessons learned include the need for
improved implementation, operations and maintenance strategies, and
recommendations for future products to broadcast via JBS/GBS.
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Last updated 1997 Nov 14
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