Application of BMDO IS&T Distributed Computing and Simulation Research to BM/C3 Systems
Abstract
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) innovative Science and Technology (IS&T) Program sponsors research which is advancing the current state of the art in parallel discrete event simulation (PDES), high speed communications, distributed computing architectures. and automated decision support. This paper examines the application of these technologies to Theater Missile Defense (TMD) and National Missile Defense (NMD) Battle Management/Command Control and Communications (BM/C3) applications including real time battle planning and faster than real time defense evaluation. The requirement for performing faster than real time defense evaluation in future BM/C3 systems is derived from the understanding that a real time defense planning capability will require a faster than real time defense evaluation capability. This capability will require a mechanism for executing potentially hundreds of full scale system simulations with various threats, configurations, and resources in a sufficiently short amount of time that results can be evaluated and provided to the decision maker enabling more effective decision making on the battlefield. Research results are described demonstrating relevance of optimistic computing technology to performing faster than real time defense evaluation for TMD and NMD BM/C3 applications. Additionally, current efforts to merge and integrate IS&T sponsored optimistic computing and all optical deflection routing/distributed processing technologies are discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA355741
Entities
People
- James C. Hayes
- John K. Mcfee Jr.
- Maura Young Weise
- Stan M. Smith
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation