Title :
Effectiveness analysis of C3 systems
Author :
Bouthonnier, Vincent ; Levis, A.H.
Author_Institution :
French Embassy, Bonn, West Germany
Abstract :
A methodology for analyzing and assessing the effectiveness of command, control, and communications (C3) systems is developed. The analysis is carried out by characterizing separately both the system and the mission in terms of attributes. These attributes are determined as functions of primitives that describe the system, the mission to be performed, and their context. The system capabilities and the mission requirements are compared in a common attribute space. This comparison leads to the evaluation of partial measures of effectiveness that are then combined to yield a global measure. The methodology is illustrated through an assessment of the effectiveness of a communications network operating in a hostile environment.
Keywords :
large-scale systems; military systems; system theory; systems analysis; C3 systems; command, control and communication systems; communications network; effectiveness; mission requirements; partial measures; system capabilities; Communication networks; Context; Delay; Delay effects; Reliability; Space missions; Weapons;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMC.1984.6313268
