Future Naval Use of COTS Networking Infrastructure
Abstract
This study was conducted by the Naval Research Advisory Committee under the sponsorship of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Communication Networks (N6). It explores the future of commercial networking architectures and the ways in which these architectures might be adapted to Naval use, based on the current pace and direction of their development. Today, the Navy and Marine Corps incorporate commercial networking architectures and this will continue into the future. In fact, the impact of developing proprietary networking architectures - on capital, maintenance, and training expenses - would be cost prohibitive. The fundamental question to be answered by this study is, "How can the Navy and Marine Corps leverage emerging commercial networking architectures to improve operational effectiveness while keeping the cost in an affordable range?" The report is divided broadly into four sections. The first establishes the reasons why the study matters to the Navy. The second section addresses the evolution of networking architectures from the original productivity-focused computing systems in the mid-1970s to the latest next generation networking architectures. The third section provides a transition from the discussion of the technical aspects of Cloud Computing, as it is being implemented in the commercial sector, to the technical gaps between the priorities of the commercial development and Naval requirements. The final section contains the Panel's findings and recommendations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA526600