Department of Defense Joint Technical Architecture Version 2.0

Abstract

Effective military operations must respond with a mix of forces, anywhere in the world, at a moment's notice. The ability for the information technology systems supporting these operations to interoperate - work together and exchange information - is critical to their success. The lessons learned from the recent conflicts of Desert Shield/Desert Storm have resulted in a new vision for the Department of Defense (DoD). Joint Vision 2010 (JV2O1O) is the conceptual template for how America's Armed Forces will channel the vitality and innovation of our people, and leverage technological opportunities to achieve new levels of effectiveness in joint warfighting. The DoD Joint Technical Architecture (JTA) is crucial to achieving JV2OiO. The JTA provides DoD systems with the basis for the needed seamiess interoperability. The JTA defines the service areas, interfaces, and standards (JTA elements) applicable to all DoD systems, and its adoption is mandated for the management, development, and acquisition of new or improved systems throughout DoD. The STA is structured into service areas based on the DoD Technical Reference Model (TRM). The DoD TRM originated from the Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management (TAFIM), and was developed to show which interfaces and content needed to be identified. These are depicted as major service areas in the DoD TRM. Standards and guidelines in the JTA are stable, technically mature, and publicly available. Wherever possible, they are commercially supported, and validated off-the-shelf commercial implementations from multiple vendors are available. Standards and guidelines that do not yet meet these criteria, but are expected to mature to meet them in the near-term, are cited as "emerging standards" in the expectation that they will be mandated in future versions of the JTA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 1998
Accession Number
ADA350368

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Protocols
  • Application Software
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Electronic Messaging
  • Information Systems
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Radio Equipment
  • Security Protocols
  • Transport Protocols
  • Voice Over Internet Protocol
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Reinforced Composite Materials