Accession Number:

ADA142570

Title:

WIS Implementation Study Report. Volume 3. Background Information.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA

Personal Author(s):

• Probert,T. H.

Report Date:

1983-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

517.0

Abstract:

This report is the result of a workshop conducted by the Institute for Defense Analyses to develop the functional specifications and estimates of implementation effort for foundation building blocks for Command and Control Systems in WIS. The group concluded that 1 the development of a modernized WIS incorporating the specified foundation technology building blocks can be accomplished within the time frame proposed, 2 the use of Ada and proposed information processing standards are appropriate for use in WIS modernization and are expected to reduce the time required to implement the full system, and 3 it is critical to the success of the WIS modernization that major attention be paid to interface definition and design, system integration and test, and configuration management of the system while under development.

Descriptors:

• *COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
• REQUIREMENTS
• INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• DATA MANAGEMENT
• COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS
• INTERFACES
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
• OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
• COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• STANDARDS
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
• CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
• INFORMATION PROCESSING
• SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Command, Control and Communications Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE