Received 17.11.2025, Revised 19.02.2026, Accepted 26.03.2026 Published 20.04.2026

Analysis of the construction of a communication network of the tactical control link based on software-defined radio communication means

Hryhorii Radzivilov, Dmytro Pavliuk

The purpose of the study was to develop an architectural solution for the construction and management of a tactical communication circuit of the company-battalion-brigade levels based on flexible radio platforms to ensure continuity and reliability of communication in conditions of active enemy counteraction. Methods of structural and functional modelling, scenario and comparative analysis were used. It was established that in conditions of electronic warfare (EW), the communication circuit of the company-battalion-brigade levels should be built as a hybrid multi-level architecture, which at the company level combines separate voice communication and data transmission channels, uses a self-organised Mobile Ad Hoc Network based on software-defined radio systems for tactical exchange, and at the battalion level – a gateway node for traffic aggregation, routing, and integration with higher-level communication channels via Low Earth Orbit satellite backhaul. It was shown that Digital Mobile Radio should be used for the voice loop of the command-and-control minimum, Software-Defined Radio Mobile Ad Hoc Network with Multiple-Input Multiple-Output – for the tactical data transmission layer, and LEO satellite backhaul – as a main or backup communication channel between the battalion-brigade levels. An iterative algorithm for planning and configuring the tactical command link communication network in the presence of electromagnetic interference and limited resources was proposed. The advantages of the model were increased availability of the command-and-control minimum, preservation of controllability, prioritisation of traffic by quality of service and controlled degradation of services. Its effectiveness was determined by the continuity of voice communication, data exchange stability, speed of connection restoration and communication redundancy between the company-battalion-brigade levels. The practical significance lies in the possibility of applying the results by specialists of communication units during planning, deployment and adjustment of the tactical communication circuit of the company – battalion – brigade in field conditions in a complex electromagnetic environment and under active countermeasures

communication network; self-organising network; multichannel architecture; gateway node; satellite communication channel; electronic warfare
153-169
Radzivilov, H., & Pavliuk, D. (2026). Analysis of the construction of a communication network of the tactical control link based on software-defined radio communication means. Information Technologies and Computer Engineering, 23(1), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.31649/vitce/1.2026.153

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