International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 22-25, 1984 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada / The Digital Voice Network project is a 1984 IR&D program within the Microelectronic Systems Division of the Hughes Aircraft Company. The project is intended to advance the state-of-the-art in digital voice technology and demonstrate digital voice transmission using advanced microprocessor technology and token passing bus network architecture. This paper discusses the Digital Voice Network design architecture, voice terminal design and implementation, and finally future plans to satisfy digital voice requirements in a military environment.