Requirements for Self-Stabilization of Distributed Advanced Battle Managers

Abstract

In this report, we formalize the self-stabilization problem as it pertains to the C2BMC, in addition to highlighting some of key features of the C2BMC that distinguish it from general-purpose distributed systems. We then describe a sub-area of self-stabilization known as the leader election problem, pointing out the issues tied to the re-establishment of an ABM command and control structure in the event of system faults. We performed an initial survey of a small sample of recent articles from the open literature on leader election algorithms; we found that there are over 10,000 articles on the leader election problem. The report includes a critique of each of the surveyed articles. Our report concludes with recommendations for both a framework of a leader election protocol that could be applied to the C2BMC and specific directions of further research to be conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA456090

Entities

People

  • Duminda Wijesekera
  • Geoffrey G. Xie
  • Harsha Tummala
  • James Bret Michael
  • Mantak Shing
  • Mikhail I. Auguston
  • Thomas S. Cook

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Algorithms
  • Battle Management
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Science
  • Consensus Algorithms
  • Damage Detection
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Distributed Computing
  • Elections
  • Hierarchies
  • Literature
  • Probability
  • Servers (Computer Hardware)
  • Topology

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.

Technology Areas

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