Title :
Knowledge-based Design for Adaptive Connectivity (KDAC)
Author :
Goldsmith, Deborah L. ; O´Rourke, Ronald E.
Author_Institution :
MITRE Corp., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Knowledge-based Design for Adaptive Connectivity (XDAC) is an executable architecture to achieve communications automation (CA) for end-to-end USA Navy tactical networks. CA for Naval communications is defined as the automation of the management, monitoring, configuration and control of communications assets to achieve optimal end-to-end connectivity with guaranteed quality of service (QoS) for Navy applications based upon mission requirements. CA supports the reduction of manpower required to operate and maintain C4ISR assets, decreases the complexity of new communications technologies, and supports warfighter requirements for dynamically configurable communications. KDAC is implemented via an object-oriented design specified in the Unified Modeling Language (UML), a standardization of a unified notation for modeling of architectures that can be used in all phases of architecture development. KDAC implements both the systems and technical architectures
Keywords :
command and control systems; computerised monitoring; configuration management; knowledge based systems; military communication; object-oriented methods; protocols; quality of service; specification languages; telecommunication network management; C4ISR assets; KDAC; Knowledge-based Design for Adaptive Connectivity; Naval communications; UML; USA Navy; Unified Modeling Language; communications automation; configuration; dynamically configurable communications; executable architecture; guaranteed QoS; management; monitoring; object-oriented design; optimal end-to-end connectivity; quality of service; tactical networks; warfighter requirements; Asset management; Automatic control; Communication system control; Communications technology; Computerized monitoring; Design automation; Optimal control; Quality management; Quality of service; Unified modeling language;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2001. MILCOM 2001. Communications for Network-Centric Operations: Creating the Information Force. IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7225-5
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2001.985970