A Research Program in Computer Technology. 1977 Annual Technical Report

Abstract

This report summarizes the research performed under Contract DAHC15- 72-C-0308 by USC/Information Sciences Institute from 1 July 1976 to 30 June 1977. The research is aimed at applying computer science and technology to areas of high DoD/military impact. The ISI program consists of eleven research AREAS: Program Verification - logical proof of program validity; Information Automation - development of a user-oriented message service for large-scale military requirements; Specification Acquisition from Experts - the study of acquiring and using program knowledge for making informal program specifications more precise; Network Secure Communication - work on low-bandwidth secure voice transmission using an asynchronous packet-switched network; Command and Control Graphics - development of a device-independent graphic system and graphics- oriented command and control applications programs; Programming Research Instrument - development of a major time-shared microprogramming facility; Protection Analysis - methods of assessing the viability of security mechanisms of operating systems; Distributed Sensors Network - developing algorithms and communication protocols to support the operation of geographically distributed sensors; Packet Radio Terminal Mockup - development of a mockup of a minimum- size, low-power display terminal to illuminate human factors issues in portable environments; User-Dedicated Resource - assistance to an documentation for ARPANET users worldwide; and ARPANET TENEX Service - operation of TENEX service and continuing development of advanced support equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA045673

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Debugging
  • Information Science
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Sensor Networks
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Voice Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Science.

Technology Areas

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