Communications Architecture Recommendations to Enable Joint Vision 2020

Abstract

The Mission Information Management (MIM) Communications Architecture provides a framework to develop an integrated space, air, and terrestrial communications network that supports all national security users (DoD, Intelligence Community, and civil), all information domains, and all levels of classification. The architecture provides a basis for developing a communications investment strategy to satisfy Joint Vision 2020 imperatives. The architecture framework consists of an integrated, internetted high capacity space backbone, high capacity terrestrial gateways, fiber entry points, airborne communications nodes, and software programmable tactical terminals that are handheld or embedded on weapons platforms. Dynamic routing, prioritization, and bandwidth allocation in space, air, and terrestrial layers ties the architecture together, eliminates stovepipes. An NSSA led Architecture Development Team comprised of thirty stakeholder organizations developed the architecture and a set of proposed recommendations for presentation to the NSSA Senior Steering Group.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA467450

Entities

People

  • R. B. Armstrong

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Ground Stations
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Radio Equipment
  • Satellite Communications
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Communications
  • Wireless Communications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space