Integrated Topside (InTop) Joint Navy - Industry Open Architecture Study

Abstract

Integrated Topside (InTop) is an Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program established by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop an integrated, multifunctional system of electronic warfare, radar, and communications capabilities that can be scaled and adapted to multiple classes of Navy ships and submarines. At the heart of the InTop program is the development of a modular, open architecture that allows for growth and change as technologies and Navy needs evolve. This report discusses the initial development during 2008/2009 by a joint Navy?Industry team of a generic open architecture for the InTop program. It defines the architecture components (building blocks and interfaces) and discusses insights gained during the study into the design and acquisition challenges associated with implementing an integrated topside based on open architecture principles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 2010
Accession Number
ADA528790

Entities

People

  • Dharmesh Patel
  • Douglas Carlson
  • Gregory Tavik
  • James Alter
  • James Evins
  • Jerald Nespor
  • John Faulkner
  • Joseph Krycia
  • Michael Butler
  • Norman Thomas
  • Peter Moosbrugger
  • Robert Normoyle
  • Ronnie Stapleton
  • Steve Hedges
  • Tim Kirk
  • Wayne Hunter
  • William Mulqueen

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Bandwidth
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Information Systems
  • Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
  • Network Protocols
  • Open System Architecture
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Devices
  • Signal Processing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transport Protocols

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics