Panel Perspectives on System Architectures
Abstract
In a changing woAd, the U.S. Department of Defense has to cope with increased uncertainty about requirements, rapid changes in technology, changes in organizational structures, and a widemng spectrum of missions and operations. One way to deal with these w%ertainfies is to be able to mpidly mix and match organizations with composite capabilities to suit a particular situation. To do this requires an unprecedented level of interoperability in information systems. To achieve this flexibility, DoD has looked to infoimation architectures il%at can provide current or future descriptions of a %%domain" composed of coniponents and il%eir interconnections, actions or activities those components perform, and rules or constraints for those activities. These architectures, while il%y will change over time, will change at a much slower rate than the actual systems they represent. Because of their stability, they can act as important guides to acquisition decisions as well as defining operational concepts. One domain of 1N Jo ilnation .%%stems that directly supports military operations is Command, Control, Commumeations, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR). The goal is to describe architectures using muftiple views that answer operator's questions regarding the operational capability that systems built confonnant to the architecture can provide. Another goal is to support il%e acquisitioll cofl%fl%uflity iii its efforts to acquire iuteroperabie system. A sean%less process fi-om ki%wledge elicitation to architectw% design and evaluation is desired.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP010847
Entities
Organizations
- George Mason University