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{{Quote|We need to get above this crap, link up with the bee-net. One of our drones must have seen where they hit.|[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]]}}
{{Quote|We need to get above this crap, link up with the bee-net. One of our drones must have seen where they hit.|[[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]]}}
The '''UNSC distributed battle management and communication network''', commonly known as the '''battle network''', '''"battlenet"'''<ref name="Waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-summer-red-summer-blue '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue'']</ref> or simply the '''"bee-net"''',<ref name="Plaza">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tayari Plaza]]''</ref> is the [[United Nations Space Command]] military [[COM|communications network]] used for battlefield management and tactical support. Commanding officers of UNSC military units assume control over a dedicated shard of the battlenet to ensure operations are executed efficiently and safely.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} The distributed battle management and communication network is the UNSC counterpart of the [[Covenant]] [[proselytization network|battle network]].


The '''"bee-net"''' is a local surveillance network operated by [[F-99 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle|F-99 UCAVs]]. Each drone is equipped with an optics package and ground forces are able to link up with optical feed from F-99s operating in a given area to access a more complete picture of the battlefield. During the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in [[2552]], [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]] intended to use the network to find the rest of his squad who were scattered around [[New Mombasa|the city]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Tayari Plaza (level)|Tayari Plaza]]''</ref>
Multiple variants of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 Mjolnir armor]] feature dedicated upgrades to battle network communications, such as the [[ENFORCER-class Mjolnir|Enforcer]] helmet, which directly uploads input from helmet-mounted cyloptics to the battlenet for online reviews by intelligence specialists and battlespace management [[AI]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''' - ''Enforcer armor description''</ref>  ''[[Theseus]]'', a specialised [[Command Mantis]] operated by [[Jerome-092]], incorporates a battlenet nexus relay into its hardware to allow deployed forces to remain connected, in the event that contact with {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} is lost.{{Ref/Site|Id=KnowScope|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Know-Scope|D=28|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Command Mantis}}
 
UNSC ground forces are also able to use the battle network to link up with [[F-99 Wombat|F-99 drone fighters]]. Each drone is equipped with an optics package, allowing ground forces to access the optical feed of F-99s operating in a given area to acquire a more complete picture of the battlefield. During the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in [[2552]], [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Edward Buck]] intended to link up with the battlenet to find the rest of his squad who were scattered around [[New Mombasa|the city]].{{Ref/Reuse|Plaza}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
"Bee-net" ostensibly alludes to the "drone" colloquialism used to refer to UCAVs. It is also phonetically similar to B.net, a colloquial name for [[Bungie.net]].
"Bee-net" is phonetically similar to B.net, a colloquial name for [[Bungie.net]].


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{United Nations Space Command}}
 
[[Category:Communications technology]]
[[Category:Communications technology]]
[[Category:UNSC technology]]
[[Category:UNSC technology]]

Latest revision as of 14:12, January 4, 2023

This article is about the UNSC communications network. For other uses, see Bnet.

"We need to get above this crap, link up with the bee-net. One of our drones must have seen where they hit."
Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck

The UNSC distributed battle management and communication network, commonly known as the battle network, "battlenet"[1] or simply the "bee-net",[2] is the United Nations Space Command military communications network used for battlefield management and tactical support. Commanding officers of UNSC military units assume control over a dedicated shard of the battlenet to ensure operations are executed efficiently and safely.[1] The distributed battle management and communication network is the UNSC counterpart of the Covenant battle network.

Multiple variants of GEN2 Mjolnir armor feature dedicated upgrades to battle network communications, such as the Enforcer helmet, which directly uploads input from helmet-mounted cyloptics to the battlenet for online reviews by intelligence specialists and battlespace management AIs.[3] Theseus, a specialised Command Mantis operated by Jerome-092, incorporates a battlenet nexus relay into its hardware to allow deployed forces to remain connected, in the event that contact with UNSC Spirit of Fire is lost.[4][5]

UNSC ground forces are also able to use the battle network to link up with F-99 drone fighters. Each drone is equipped with an optics package, allowing ground forces to access the optical feed of F-99s operating in a given area to acquire a more complete picture of the battlefield. During the Battle of Mombasa in 2552, Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck intended to link up with the battlenet to find the rest of his squad who were scattered around the city.[2]

Trivia[edit]

"Bee-net" is phonetically similar to B.net, a colloquial name for Bungie.net.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Summer Red, Summer Blue
  2. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Tayari Plaza
  3. ^ Halo 5: Guardians - Enforcer armor description
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint, Know-Scope (Retrieved on Jul 28, 2021) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Command Mantis