Training Offerings
DLS offers a complete and comprehensive suite of Link 16 training. All courses are delivered to the customer in a traditional classroom environment at the customer’s facility or at a DLS facility. The courseware covers a broad spectrum of training objectives and may be tailored to meet the specific needs of the training audience. Each course offers specific academic instruction designed to meet the academic training need of a select audience group.
| Introductory Course | Network Design | Network Mgt. | Platform Op. Maintainer | Other Networks | |
| Introduction to Tactical Data Links | X | ||||
| Tactical Data Link Organizations | X | X | |||
| Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Executive | X | ||||
| Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Intermediate | X | X | |||
| Introduction to Network Centric Operations & Warfare | X | X | |||
| Tactical Data Link Documentation and Standards | X | ||||
| Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Advanced | X | ||||
| Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Expert | X | ||||
| Link 16 Network Management | X | ||||
| Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol | X | X | |||
| Multi Link Planning | X | X | |||
| Multi-TDL Network Management | X | ||||
| OPTASK Link | X | ||||
| JTIDS / MIDS Planning | X | ||||
| JTIDS / MIDS Operations | X | ||||
| Radiation Restrictions and Frequency Management | X | ||||
| JTIDS / MIDS Network Design | X | ||||
| MIDS Terminal | X | ||||
| Operator/Maintainer Training for RCS Equipment | X | X | |||
| Link 11 A/B | X | X | |||
| Link 22 A-Z | X | X | X | ||
| Variable Message Format (VMF) | X | X |
Introduction to Tactical Data Links
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Introduction to
Tactical Data Links is a one-day training
course designed to provide a thorough
overview of Tactical Data Link systems,
design, operations, system characteristics,
capabilities, and limitations.
The course addresses aspects of Link
14, NATO Link 1, ATDL-1, Link 4 A / C, EPLRS,
SADL, CEC, Link 11A, Link 11B, Link 16, Link
22, Satellite Links, Joint Range Extension
Applications Protocol (JREAP), and Variable
Message Format (VMF). The introductory
nature of this course makes it ideal for
those seeking a basic understanding of
Tactical Data Links (TDL), and serves as an
excellent starting point for those
considering other TDL courses.
Tactical Data Link Organizations
Tactical Data Link
Organizations is a one-day training course
designed to provide the student with an
understand of how TDL organizations are
developed, maintained, and implemented in
order to ensure that the Multi-TDL
Architecture supports the Information
Exchange Requirements of the tactical
commander for any exercise or operation.
Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Executive
The Link 16 / JTIDS /
MIDS Executive Course is a one-day
in-depth overview of Link 16 / JTIDS
/ MIDS architectures, design,
capabilities, limitations,
operations, and functionality. The
course provides training to senior
military and industry leaders that
require executive-level instruction
on Link 16, JTIDS, and MIDS, and is
suitable as a review for personnel
with previous Link 16 experience.
Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS Intermediate
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The Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS
Intermediate
Course is a comprehensive two–day
course that covers nearly every
aspect of Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS
(technical, tactical, and
operational). The course is suitable
for personnel with little or no
experience and is designed to take
the student to a high level of
comprehension.
Introduction to Network
Centric Operations and
Warfare
The
Introduction to Network
Centric Operations and
Warfare (NCOW) Course is a
one-day course designed to
introduce the student to the
concepts, programs,
policies, procedures, and
systems involved in creating
and delivering a Network
Enable Environment and the
conduct of Network Centric
Operations and Warfare (NCOW).
The course uses
numerous guidance documents,
technology roadmaps, and
other technical
documentation.
Tactical Data Link
Documentation and Standards
Tactical Data Links are
extremely complex systems
with tens of thousands of
pages of technical and
procedural references.
An understanding of
how these systems are
designed, operated,
maintained, and managed,
cannot be accomplished
without a comprehensive
understanding of their
associated reference
materials.
The Tactical Data
Link Documentation and
Standards is a one-day
training course designed to
provide the student
Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS
Advanced
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The Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS
Advanced course is a
comprehensive three–day
course that covers nearly
every aspect of Link 16 /
JTIDS
/ MIDS (technical, tactical,
and operational). The
advanced course goes into
greater detail about the
Link 16 message standard,
Joint Range Extension
Applications Protocol (JREAP),
JTIDS / MIDS Network Design,
JTIDS / MIDS Terminals, and
adds new sections about
JTIDS / MIDS Terminals &
Interfaces, Link 16 Capable
Platforms, as well as an
Introduction to Variable
Message Format.
Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS
Expert
The Link 16 / JTIDS / MIDS
Expert Course is five-day
course designed to expose
students to all of the
subject matter from our Link
16 / JTIDS / MIDS Advanced
Course coupled with the most
relevant excerpts from our
JTIDS / MIDS Planning
Course, JTIDS / MIDS
Operations Course, JTIDS /
MIDS Network Management
Course, JTIDS / MIDS Network
Design Course, and Joint
Range Extension Applications
Protocol Course.
Link 16 Network
Management
The
Link 16 Network
Management Course is
a four–day course of
instruction that
covers Link 16
network management
from planning and
design to analysis,
and dynamic network
management.
The course
enables the student
to plan, supervise,
and manage Link 16
networks in an
operational
environment, and is
suitable for
students that have a
good understanding
of Link 16, JTIDS,
and MIDS.
Joint Range
Extension
Applications
Protocol
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The
Joint Range
Extension
Applications
Protocol (JREAP)
Course is the
two-day course of
instruction designed
to give the student
a thorough
understanding of
Joint Range
Extension
Applications
Protocol.
The course
also covers how Link
16, JTIDS, and MIDS
interface with other
networks, as well as
an introduction to
Network Centric
Warfare.
Multi Link Planning
The
Multi Link Planning
Course is a four-day
course designed to
teach students the
complex process of
planning the Multi-TDL
Interface for Multi-TDL
Operations. The
course not only
explains each of the
processes, but also
has workshops for
creating a Link 11
A, Link 11 B, Link
16, and Multi-TDL
Networks.
Further, the
course introduces
the students into
the procedures
involved in creating
the OPTASK Link.
Multi-TDL Network
Management
The
Multi-TDL Network
Management Course is
a comprehensive
four–day course that
covers every aspect
of Multi-TDL network
management from
planning and design
to analysis,
management, and
dynamic network
management.
This is an
advanced course,
designed for
personnel with
previous experience
with TDLs
OPTASK Link
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The
OPTASK Link Course
is a one-day course
of instruction
designed to teach
students the
procedures involved
in drafting an
OPTASK Link in both
U.S. and NATO
formats.
The course
finishes with an
OPTASK Link drafting
exercise where
students practice
writing an OPTASK
Link.
JTIDS / MIDS
Planning
The
JTIDS / MIDS
Planning Course is a
four-day course
designed to teach
students the complex
process of planning
Link 16 networks and
Link 16 operations.
The course
not only explains
each of the
processes, but also
has workshops for
creating Radiation
Requests, Link 16
Planning Checklist,
and Network Design
Request, as well as
calculating Time
Slot Duty Factor,
and using the Multi-TDL
Planning System.
JTIDS / MIDS
Operations
The
JTIDS / MIDS
Operations Course is
a two-day course of
instruction designed
to provide the
student with an
understanding of the
requirements for
planning, designing,
implementing, and
managing JTIDS /
MIDS networks in an
operational
environment.
Radiation
Restrictions and
Frequency Management
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JTIDS
/ MIDS operations
involve the use of
51 frequencies in
the Lx band; used
internationally by
Air Traffic Control
(ATC) and Air Safety
Systems (managed by
the International
Civil Aviation
Organization).
Considering the use
of JTIDS / MIDS
could potentially
cause interference
with these systems,
its use can be
restricted inside
national borders and
near ATC facilities.
In many
cases, the use of
JTIDS / MIDS must be
requested /
authorized.
This process
is different in
almost every nation
that enforces
restrictions, thus
increasing the
confusion associated
with this process.
The Radiation
Restrictions and
Frequency Management
Course covers the
vast number of
frequency related
references, teaches
students how to
create properly
formatted requests,
and how to manage
frequencies within
their nation.
JTIDS / MIDS
Network
Design
The JTIDS /
MIDS Network
Design
Course is a
five-day
course of
instruction
designed to
instruct the
student in
the
intricacies
of JTIDS /
MIDS network
design and
to provide
the student
with the
necessary
skills
required to
conduct Link
16 network
design.
Network Design is the process of specifying the communications requirements for a given scenario, translating them into sets of terminal initialization data and distributing completed network designs to all intended network participants. Network Design comprises the following activities:
a.
Specification
of Link 16
network
requirements
to support
anticipated
tactical
operations.
b.
Production
of network
designs and
associated
Network
Description
Summaries.
c.
Validation
of Link 16
network
designs.
d.
Distribution
of approved
Link 16
network
designs to
operational
units.
The course covers every phase network design from pre-mission planning to the actual network design process. This course is suitable for students that have a good understanding of Link 16, JTIDS, and MIDS.
MIDS
Terminal
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The MIDS
Terminal and
Equipment
Course is a
two-day
course of
instruction
designed to
give the
student an
in-depth
understanding
of MIDS
terminal
hardware,
software,
component
functionality,
interfaces,
and other
associated
equipment,
and is
suitable to
all students
regardless
of previous
TDL
knowledge or
experience.
Link 11 A-Z is a comprehensive two-day course designed to covers every aspect of Link 11 (e.g. communications frequencies, Data Terminal Set functionality, waveforms, crypto devices, messages, etc.) The course is suitable for military and industry alike, and does not require previous TDL experience.
The course covers applications of Link 11A and Link 11B, major functions supported, Link 11 Technical Characteristics (e.g. transmission / reception, modulation / demodulation, Conventional Link 11 Waveform, Single-Tone Link 11 Waveform, Error Detection and Correction, etc.).
The course provides a comprehensive review of the Link 11 (M-series) messages including: use, content, and associated exchange protocols (e.g. track numbering, reporting responsibility, and receipt compliance). Further, the course describes Network Management issues such as duties, Frequency selection, Management and Reception Quality (RQ).
Link 22 A-Z
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Link 22 A-Z
is a
comprehensive
two–day
training
course
designed to
address Link
22
operations
as they
currently
exist. The
course is
geared to
meet the
needs of
military and
industry
alike and
covers a
full range
of topics so
that
students
develops a
thorough
understanding
of Link 22
messages,
procedures,
protocols,
and systems.
There are no
prerequisites
for this
course.
VMF
The
Introduction
to Variable
Message
Format (VMF)
Course is a
comprehensive
two–day
course
designed to
familiarize
students
with VMF
systems and
operations.
This
is a basic
course with
no
prerequisites
for
attendance.
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