On the Suitability of Mobile Cloud Computing at the Tactical Edge

Abstract

On 21 May 2013, DGSTJFD requested advice from the Canadian National Lead of The Technical Cooperation Panel (TTCP) Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence(C3I) Action Group 2 (AG2) on Cloud Computing regarding how cloud computing could be used in a tactical environment to garner important Command and Control (C2) and situational awareness information. In response to this request, and based on the recommendations from an AG2 Technical Report on coalition cloud computing, scientists in the Cyber Operations and Signals Warfare (COSW) Section of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)contracted a preliminary study to assess the use of tactical clouds in enhancing warfighter effectiveness. The study produced a number of diverse use-cases, architectures, and scenarios for tactical cloud computing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2014
Accession Number
AD1016948

Entities

People

  • Dang Q. Nguyen
  • Darcy Simmelink
  • David F. Brown
  • Francois St. Onge
  • Kathryn Perrett
  • Li Li
  • Mazda Salmanian
  • Phil Vigneron
  • Tricia Wilink

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Application Software
  • Cloud Computing
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Environment
  • Facial Recognition
  • Language
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Applications
  • Military Communications
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Mobile Computing
  • Mobile Devices
  • Networks
  • Tactical Communications

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control