Title :
A value-based protocol for message scheduling in a C3 workstation
Author :
Baker, J.E. ; Clare, L.P. ; Agre, Jonathan R. ; Heyman, W.
Author_Institution :
Rockwell Int. Sci. Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors investigate the use of a command, control, and communications workstation (C3WS) to automate the processing and display of incoming messages, status information, and outgoing orders. A protocol has been developed for the scheduling of incoming messages which, by considering their relative importance and criticality, displays them for processing by the commander. Improved decision-making is achieved by presenting the list of pending (unread) messages to the commander in an optimal order, thereby reducing decision cycle times. This aspect is referred to as value-based scheduling of information. To test the concept of value-based message scheduling, a software prototype of a C3 workstation has been developed. The functional components of the C3WS software are described, and test trials that have been made are discussed
Keywords :
command and control systems; electronic messaging; protocols; scheduling; software prototyping; workstations; C3WS software; C3 workstation; command, control, and communications; message scheduling; software prototype; value-based protocol; wargame simulations; Automatic control; Command and control systems; Communication system control; Computer displays; Control systems; Dynamic scheduling; Processor scheduling; Protocols; Software prototyping; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1992. MILCOM '92, Conference Record. Communications - Fusing Command, Control and Intelligence., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0585-X
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1992.243969
