Cloud to the Edge
Abstract
The goal of this program is to provide tactical warfighters operating at the edge with interactive, on-demand access to relevant information and a greater ability for real-time sharing of new operational content. This content can include images, video, maps, and database access along with tools for visualization of information, and reach back search capabilities. Ubiquitous access to relevant situational awareness and command and control information throughout the battle space is a key objective. Advances in key enabling technologies in Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA), MAINGATE, and WNaN (all budgeted in this PE), and programs in PE 0602716E, Project ELT-01, are enabling high-capacity communications to the edge. However, the current centralized or regional storage and dissemination of information presents security, reliability, and capacity challenges in identifying and getting relevant information to users at the edge. Commercial industry has developed approaches to the autonomous dissemination of high demand information by using distributed servers and advanced networking and information database technologies, combined with highly-reliable fixed networking infrastructure with embedded complex information exploitation tools. This program will leverage commercial capabilities to develop and demonstrate the technologies and prototype systems in networking, servers, and information dissemination techniques to enable efficient, robust information dissemination using dynamic, mobile, ad hoc military networks. These technologies and system concepts will autonomously seek out relevant information and move it to where it is needed in a timely and assured manner. Capabilities from this effort will transition to the DoD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 0e53ff82986e80c4b39621f2cd033f7d