DESCRIPTION:
Link ZA (LZA) is a Tactical Data Link Protocol Standard. The reliable exchange of tactical data is of primary importance to coordinate the actions of ships, airborne platforms and land-based units to achieve mission goals.
Features
- LZA offers the possibility to exchange tactical data between multiple military platforms: reliable, secure and simple.
- The LZA tactical data link network acts as a “force multiplier”: available tactical data is shared over self-managing and adaptive radio networks for the following purposes:
- Tactical Situational Awareness
- Tactical Orders
- Status Reporting
- Network can operate on HF, VHF and UHF, SATLINK networks.
- TDMA and CSMA is supported
- National INFOSEC and TRANSEC are supported by the LZA network.
- LZA node controller can act as a store and forward node controller for different radio NET’s (eg. link HF to VHF)
- LZA node controller can access multiple carrier mediums and data can be sent on the appropriated link
- Easy integration into any Combat Management System or Air Management System
- Up to 31 active participants and unlimited passive participants
- Support fixed routing and dynamic routing tables
