Net-Centric Conversations: The Unit of Work for Network Centric Warfare and Network Centric Operations

Abstract

Network-centric warfare and, increasingly, Joint operations, demand vastly increased interdependencies and relationships among net-centric participants to produce net-centric capabilities and increase mission effectiveness. A net-centric conversation (NCC) captures a set of organizing principles that encompass a formal description and management of net-centric relationships among participants, such as people, machines, weapons, and sensors, that produce such a net-centric capability. The term conversation is used deliberately to capture both the essence of an NCCs ability to change and as the interactions among the participants. Each NCC is version controlled, ensuring that participants know of relevant changes in other participants, which in turn creates a basis of trust. Each NCC has agility metrics to quantify the shortest amount of time needed to change any participant, which enables value-driven portfolio management of NCCs. The Global Combat Support System Air Force is already beginning to support NCCs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1106814

Entities

People

  • Fred Stein
  • Harvey Reed

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Executives
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Machines
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Personnel Management
  • Teamwork
  • Warfare
  • Web Service

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.