Common Combat Systems - Remote Software Deployment of Incremental Capability and Updates

Abstract

U.S. Navy ships need to have regular software updates to ensure their cyber security posture is sound and to ensure their sailors have what they need to defend the ship against any attack. Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) wants to find a process to rapidly deploy the software from a centralized location to a dispersed fleet. Currently software is hand carried by a team of personnel to perform the software upgrades, which takes a lot of time and money to execute. This project proposed to use a remote deployment system (RDS) process and investigated the feasibility of using model-based systems engineering (MBSE). A system architecture was created using Cameo. The team researched methods that industry currently uses to see what can be adapted for use with the U.S. Navy ships. This project scenario investigated software upgrades to the Aegis platform while the ship is in port for the proof in concept. Monte Carlo simulations and analysis confirmed the feasibility of transferring large files over low bandwidth scenarios. A decision model was developed to determine which alternative held the most value. Analysis showed that the RDS would be much more beneficial to the command as opposed to the current way of conducting business.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1126789

Entities

People

  • Cedric T. Chiu
  • Daniel W. Carter
  • Harsh Shah
  • Roianthony Navarro
  • Timothy O. Hillman
  • Victoria Tsugawa

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Equipment
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Data Transmission
  • Engineers
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Systems
  • Local Area Networks
  • Military Applications
  • Model Based Systems Engineering
  • Naval Warfare
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Radio Equipment
  • Risk Analysis
  • Software Development
  • Supervisory Control
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Modeling Language

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber