Course of Action Analysis in the Global Information Grid

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DoD) is investing resources to support the development of the Global Information Grid (GIG) a services-oriented architecture (SOA) based on web services technology. The GIG will enable interoperability between all levels of military systems, sensors, simulations, operational users, autonomous software agents, etc., in tasks that range from purely administrative through complex Command and Control functions throughout the DoD. This article discusses the participation of NRL in a GIG proof-of-principle prototype that uses web services to provide the connectivity between the Global Command and Control System (GCCS), Joint Warfare Simulation (JWARS), as well as intelligent software agents to support Course of Action Analysis (CoAA). We also describe two of the many challenges that software agents must overcome to realize the full potential of the GIG.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA523042

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey R. Walters
  • R. Mittu

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Information Grid
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Language
  • Military Operations
  • Simulations
  • Software Agents
  • Web Service

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

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