Netforce Principles: An Elementary Foundation of NEC and NCO
Abstract
The debate on NCO and NEC continues to suffer from definitional and conceptual imprecision. This paper introduces a modelling framework that provides elementary netcentric principles with which NCO and NEC concepts can be constructed and derived. In a stepwise derivation process, starting with a simple network-node paradigm, a set of elementary modelling concepts is defined. This set, which we call the Netforce Reference Model comprises the basic notion of netcentric nodes, a description of the elementary properties of nodes, node integration properties with a network, interacting nodes and resulting multi-node behavior like functions and services. These so-called Netforce Principles (NP) can be used to derive and design systems and procedures in a netcentric environment. It allows commonly used NEC and NCO concepts to be explained by their fundamental underlying principles. Examples of these are situational awareness, synchronized decision making and agile mission groups (AMG). By adopting NP for modelling NEC, NCO and systems in the netcentric environment, interoperability on the information and especially the procedural levels can be substantially improved. This paper describes the current status of the Netforce Reference Model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA463913
Entities
People
- Hans E. Keus