DNA SCILS Program (Survivable Command Information and Liaison System).

Abstract

The SCILS program investigates and demonstrates concepts of operation for dispersed theater forces C3. The dispersal concept would increase the number of potential targets for nuclear strike, make these targets smaller, more highly mobile and harder to find, and introduce functional redundancy. The SCILS system is a micro-computer based approach to preserving and enhancing the effectiveness of C3 operation in a dispersed configuration. In this program, the system was implemented for testing for the 9th Infantry Division in coordination with the Army's Distributed Command and Control System. Technical highlights of the system include a distributed, replicated data base, a video map/graphics-oriented Commander's Decision Display System, a packet switched Multi-Media Network that operates with deployed field communication systems, and a Voice/Data Conferencing System that supports remote coordination/briefing in a dispersed configuration. The program and resulting system are discussed in this report. Keywords: Dispersed command; Data networking; Computer conferencing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1986
Accession Number
ADA190900

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Gordon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Display Systems
  • Graphics
  • Information Processing
  • Message Systems
  • Operating Systems
  • Relational Databases
  • Software Development
  • User Friendly
  • Video

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.

Technology Areas

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