Conceptual Design and Analysis of Service Oriented Architecture for Command and Control of Space Assets

Eric B Snyder

ISBN 10: 1288330871 / ISBN 13: 9781288330874

Editore: Biblioscholar, 2012

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Titolo: Conceptual Design and Analysis of Service ...

Casa editrice: Biblioscholar

Data di pubblicazione: 2012

Legatura: Paperback / softback

Condizione: New

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The mission-unique model that has dominated the DoD satellite Command and Control community is costly and inefficient. It requires repeatedly reinventing established common C2 components for each program, unnecessarily inflating budgets and delivery schedules. The effective utilization of standards is scarce, and proprietary, non-open solutions are commonplace. IT professionals have trumpeted Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs) as the solution to large enterprise situations where multiple, functionally redundant but non-compatible information systems create large recurring development, test, maintenance, and tech refresh costs. This thesis describes the current state of Service Oriented Architectures as related to satellite operations and presents a functional analysis used to classify a set of generic C2 services. By assessing the candidate services' suitability through a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis, several C2 functionalities are shown to be more ready than others to be presented as services in the short term. Lastly, key enablers are identified, pinpointing the necessary steps for a full and complete transition from the paradigm of costly mission-unique implementations to the common, interoperable, and reusable space C2 SOA called for by DoD senior leaders.