SSA Building Blocks - Transforming Your Data and Applications into Operational Capability

Abstract

The Electronic System Center's 850 Electronic Systems Group (ELSG) is currently using a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to rapidly create net-centric experimental prototypes. This SOA has been utilized effectively across diverse mission areas, such as global air operations and rapid sensor tasking for improved space event management. The 850 ELSG has deployed a working, accredited, SOA on the SIPRNET and provided real-time space information to five separate distributed operations centers. The 850 ELSG has learned first-hand the power of SOAs for integrating DoD and non-DoD SSA data in a rapid and agile manner, allowing capabilities to be fielded and sensors to be integrated in weeks instead of months. This opens a world of opportunity to integrate University data and experimental or proof-of-concept data with sensitive sensors and sources to support developing an array of SSA products for approved users in and outside of the space community. This paper will identify how new capabilities can be proactively developed to rapidly answer critical needs when SOA methodologies are employed and identifies the operational utility and the far-reaching benefits realized by implementing a service-oriented architecture. We offer a new paradigm for how data and application producer's contributions are presented for the rest of the community to leverage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA532090

Entities

People

  • Diane D. Buell
  • James C. Higgins
  • L. S. Hawthorne

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classified Materials
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Control Systems
  • Information Assurance
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Operating Systems
  • Security
  • Service Oriented Architecture
  • Software Development
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Standards
  • Web Service
  • Xml

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space