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7.4.3 Integrated Communications Architecture for Homeland Security
Author(s) -
Yeoh Lean Weng,
Tan Kok Sin Stephen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2005.tb00735.x
Subject(s) - terrorism , homeland security , homeland , computer security , architecture , event (particle physics) , telecommunications , engineering , political science , computer science , geography , law , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , politics
The fateful event of September 11 in the US and subsequent terrorist attacks in many countries had changed the world. We now live in a world of troubled peace, a far more dangerous world for many of us. A well‐networked security force will have comprehensive situation awareness to respond to unconventional threats like terrorism, low intensity conflict and even SARS. Conventional military communications has proven to be ineffective especially in urban environment where high‐rise buildings hinder the electromagnetic wave propagation of VHF and UHF communications. In Singapore, a well‐defined and integrated network centric based communications infrastructure is being put in place to link military and homeland security forces into an integrated force.