A Protocol for Command and Control Systems Integration

Patrick Lara, Ricardo Choren

2014

Abstract

Integration of Command and Control (C2) systems is a real need in any Joint Operation. Solutions are typically based on data exchange, usually using the Joint Consultation, Command and Control Information Exchange Data Model (JC3IEDM), a data model established by NATO. The use of this model with service oriented architecture (SOA) has been consolidated as one of the key factors to achieve command and control systems integration. However, these solutions require great computer process capacity and broadband networks, which are usually hard to find in military tactical environments. This paper presents approaches of integration systems available, comparing their technologies, pointing out their advantages and disadvantages, and finally proposes requirements for a generic protocol to allow message handling between command and control systems, using the JC3IEDM.

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Lara P. and Choren R. (2014). A Protocol for Command and Control Systems Integration . In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-029-1, pages 484-489. DOI: 10.5220/0004970404840489


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@conference{iceis14,
author={Patrick Lara and Ricardo Choren},
title={A Protocol for Command and Control Systems Integration},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,},
year={2014},
pages={484-489},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004970404840489},
isbn={978-989-758-029-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 3: ICEIS,
TI - A Protocol for Command and Control Systems Integration
SN - 978-989-758-029-1
AU - Lara P.
AU - Choren R.
PY - 2014
SP - 484
EP - 489
DO - 10.5220/0004970404840489