Mobility for GCSS-MC through virtual PCs

Abstract

The ability for Marines to access Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps (GCSS-MC) through mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones would greatly improve their productivity. Mobile device access to GCSS-MC would allow Marines to access a required program for their mission using a form of computing device with which they are most familiar. Currently, there is not an approved mobile application designed for use with GCSS-MC or any approved mobile access method. Our research shows that the use of virtual PCs (VPCs) to access applications such as GCSS-MC is a secure and technologically feasible method to provide mobile access to GCSS-MC. By using VPCs, thin clients, such as mobile devices, are able to access computationally strenuous and high-network throughput applications with a device running on various operating systems with limited computational ability. The use of VPCs leads to a reduced need for network throughput and faster overall execution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1046565

Entities

People

  • Steven K. Thompson

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Cloud Computing
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Information Systems
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Operating Systems
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Tablet Computers
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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