<s>
The	O
Joint	O
Range	O
Extension	O
Applications	O
Protocol	O
(	O
JREAP	B-Protocol
)	O
enables	O
tactical	O
data	O
messages	O
to	O
be	O
transmitted	O
over	O
long-distance	O
networks	B-Architecture
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
is	O
documented	O
in	O
U.S.	O
Military	O
Standard	O
(	O
MIL-STD	O
)	O
3011	O
and	O
NATO	O
Standardization	O
Agreement	O
(	O
STANAG	O
)	O
5518	O
,	O
"	O
Interoperability	O
Standard	O
for	O
the	O
Joint	O
Range	O
Extension	O
Applications	O
Protocol	O
(	O
JREAP	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
communicate	O
data	O
over	O
long	O
distances	O
without	O
degradation	O
to	O
the	O
message	O
format	O
or	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
takes	O
the	O
message	O
from	O
the	O
format	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
formatted	O
in	O
and	O
changes	O
the	O
protocol	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
message	O
can	O
be	O
transmitted	O
over	O
Beyond	O
Line-of	O
Sight	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
protocol	O
and	O
message	O
structure	O
for	O
the	O
transmission	O
and	O
reception	O
of	O
pre-formatted	O
messages	O
over	O
communications	O
media	O
other	O
than	O
those	O
for	O
which	O
these	O
messages	O
were	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
provides	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
Joint	O
Range	O
Extension	O
(	O
JRE	O
)	O
of	O
Link	O
16	O
and	O
other	O
tactical	O
data	O
links	O
to	O
overcome	O
the	O
line-of-sight	O
limitations	O
of	O
radio	O
terminals	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Joint	O
Tactical	O
Information	O
Distribution	O
System	O
(	O
JTIDS	O
)	O
and	O
Multifunctional	O
Information	O
Distribution	O
System	O
(	O
MIDS	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
extends	O
coverage	O
of	O
these	O
data	O
links	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
long-haul	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
A	O
uses	O
an	O
Announced	O
Token	O
Passing	O
protocol	O
for	O
half-duplex	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
B	O
is	O
a	O
synchronous	O
or	O
asynchronous	O
point-to-point	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
JREAP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mode	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
design	O
to	O
the	O
Half-Duplex	O
Announced	O
Token	O
Passing	O
protocol	O
used	O
by	O
JREAP	B-Protocol
A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
JREAP	B-Protocol
application	O
presumes	O
full-duplex	O
data-transparent	O
communication	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JREAP	B-Protocol
C	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
IP	O
)	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
User	B-Protocol
Datagram	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
UDP	O
)	O
or	O
Transmission	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
TCP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IP	O
suite	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
set	O
of	O
protocols	O
that	O
is	O
deployed	O
worldwide	O
in	O
commercial	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
military	O
networks	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
JREAP	B-Protocol
encapsulation	O
over	O
IP	O
,	O
JRE	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
over	O
IP-based	O
networks	B-Architecture
that	O
meet	O
operational	O
requirements	O
for	O
security	O
,	O
speed	O
of	O
service	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
