Thales Australia Uses OPNET Modeler® to Test and Evaluate Military Communication Protocols
Thales Australia is part of the Thales Group, a world leader in mission-critical information systems for the aerospace, defence, and security markets. Thales Australia is a research and development leader in their market, generating annual revenues of approximately $650 million USD.
Communication protocols for military applications must be evaluated under realistic network conditions to ensure optimum performance on the battlefield. Thales Australia uses OPNET Modeler’s high-fidelity network modeling capabilities to study various communication protocols including MIL-STD-188-184, a military communications protocol designed to support high data throughput under noisy network conditions. Using Modeler’s scalable simulation environment, Thales determines system capacity and network performance in tactical networks with hundreds of stationary and mobile entities. Thales leverages Modeler to compare network effects including bit error rates, latency, and interference in a variety of network scenarios.
"OPNET Modeler is well recognized as a state-of-the-art network modeling and simulation tool in defence communities in Australia and across the world. Modeler’s robust simulation capabilities enable us to comprehensively test the performance of tactical communication networks, ensuring that we deliver the best solutions to support the warfighter.”
Mark Brennan
Chief Engineer, Joint Systems
Land & Joint Systems Division
Thales Australia