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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Covenant=== | |||
Covenant battle network channels are sometimes broadcast on the same frequencies as the [[UNSC]] [[COM]], but to date, there is no explanation why; given the fact that this would broadcast the communications of both sides and potentially give up plenty of battle plans for the enemy. The Covenant have been known to broadcast their tactical data through unencrypted battlenet channels.<ref name="halo"/> The battlenet can be isolated for deep space broadcast, as well as inter-ship and between units. The battlenet is standard equipment aboard all Covenant vessels which have both intra- and inter-ship battlenets.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 63''</ref> It can also be accessed through ground communication equipment such as [[Covenant communication node|communication nodes]]. | Covenant battle network channels are sometimes broadcast on the same frequencies as the [[UNSC]] [[COM]], but to date, there is no explanation why; given the fact that this would broadcast the communications of both sides and potentially give up plenty of battle plans for the enemy. The Covenant have been known to broadcast their tactical data through unencrypted battlenet channels.<ref name="halo"/> The battlenet can be isolated for deep space broadcast, as well as inter-ship and between units. The battlenet is standard equipment aboard all Covenant vessels which have both intra- and inter-ship battlenets.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 63''</ref> It can also be accessed through ground communication equipment such as [[Covenant communication node|communication nodes]]. | ||
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Near the end of the Human-Covenant War, during the [[Battle for Earth]], a [[Quick to Adjust|defected Huragok]] was captured by [[Alpha-Nine|a squad of ODSTs]], and the Huragok agreed to share information in the Covenant battlenet after interrogated by [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> Two days later, the battlenet fell into disarray again, this time following the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s departure through the [[Portal at Voi]] at the close of the [[Battle of Voi]].<ref name="loot2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> | Near the end of the Human-Covenant War, during the [[Battle for Earth]], a [[Quick to Adjust|defected Huragok]] was captured by [[Alpha-Nine|a squad of ODSTs]], and the Huragok agreed to share information in the Covenant battlenet after interrogated by [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Junior Johnson]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> Two days later, the battlenet fell into disarray again, this time following the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s departure through the [[Portal at Voi]] at the close of the [[Battle of Voi]].<ref name="loot2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref> | ||
===Jul 'Mdama's Covenant=== | |||
During the [[Battle of Requiem]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], Cortana monitored a new battlenet used by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] to learn more about the situation.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> During the early stages of the battle, Cortana detected reports of [[Promethean]] resistance on the battlenet while [[John-117]] fought through [[Core of Requiem|Requiem's core]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref> | During the [[Battle of Requiem]] in [[2557#July|July 2557]], Cortana monitored a new battlenet used by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] to learn more about the situation.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]'''</ref> During the early stages of the battle, Cortana detected reports of [[Promethean]] resistance on the battlenet while [[John-117]] fought through [[Core of Requiem|Requiem's core]].<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref> | ||
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