The Concept of C2 Communication and Information Support

Abstract

In the Czech Armed Forces, we have taken a new look at the communication and information systems function. This new opinion and approach issue from integration of functions and downsizing of CIS equipment. GSM telephone is a typical example of this matter. It is an equipment of communication system but information system as well. In many cases the border between an information system and a communication system is hardly identifiable. That is why integrated C2 Communication and Information Support (CISu) should be mentioned rather than communication support and information support separately. CISu is a process (information activity) that sustains Command a Control by battle information. CISu is provided by the Communication and Information System (CIS). CISu is the result of CIS function. C2 information responsibility is one of the reasons for CISu definition. O-6 is responsible for providing communication on mechanized brigade level. Not only communication is important, but information system function too. By this concept, we can centralize our CISu request on O-6 and signal company. In the past, we used to separate information support and communication. Now, according to this concept, we have specified a single integrated process, the Communication and Information Support of C2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA465711

Entities

People

  • Ludek Lukas
  • Petr Hruza

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Czech Republic
  • Data Fusion
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Knowledge Management
  • Military Operations
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Visualizations
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

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