Programmatic Interoperability

Abstract

Interoperability has traditionally been considered a property of operational systems, where systems are able to exchange information in some agreed-upon fashion. However, other aspects of interoperability are often overlooked. This report introduces one of those aspects -- the concept of programmatic interoperability, which is the application of principles of interoperability to the acquisition management of systems. It shows how programmatic interoperability contributes to fielding interoperable capabilities and relates this aspect to current trends such as network-centric operations. The report also discusses the orchestration of decisions and activities that are applicable to acquisition in a system-of-systems environment. Finally, the report suggests several research topics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA479739

Entities

People

  • Bertram Craig Meyers
  • James D. Smith

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Heterogeneous Networks
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Interoperability
  • Law
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Software Development
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design