Base Information Transfer System (BITS)

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === This thesis is a nontechnical overview of the Base Information Transfer System (BITS). It will discuss the history, current status and implementation of BITS, a subarchitecture of a broad Navy program created tu support Department of the Na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fitzsimmons, Jan, Cannon, Donna Doran
Other Authors: Theise, Eric S.
Language:en_US
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23554
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Summary:Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited === This thesis is a nontechnical overview of the Base Information Transfer System (BITS). It will discuss the history, current status and implementation of BITS, a subarchitecture of a broad Navy program created tu support Department of the Navy communications ashore. The intent is to consolidate various sources regarding BITS into one document and to provide information to aid in understanding how BITS relates to base communications. The study will define the scope of BITS and will explore how BITS implementation will interface with other Navy, military, and worldwide communications systems. This thesis is intended as a broad, informational guideline and may also be used for students of naval communications and for orientation purposes.