Leveraging SOA for Distributed Test and Evaluation: To SOA or Not to SOA, That Is the Question

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Abstract:

Can Service-Oriented Architecture SOA support distributed Test and Evaluation TE When will SOAs be suitable to support distributed testing data management requirements What are the benefits of modernizing instrumentation to use an SOA for testing Can SOAs improve reliability and composability of distributed TE capabilities These are just some of the questions that are being addressed in an ongoing Office of the Secretary of Defense distributed test infrastructure assessment that includes a study called Applicability of Service- Oriented Architecture SOA to Distributed Testing Infrastructure. This article will give an overview of this quantitativequalitative study and the Community of Interest being formed to support the study. In addition, the article will describe how the Netcentric Systems Test NST reference architecture developed under the TEScience Technology NST focus area sponsored by the Test Resource Management Center is being used as a collaboration point to determine which TE mission processes to consider in developing a use case for the study.

Author(s):
Heilman, Robert ; Torres, Gil ; Thomas, Ken ; Buscemi, James
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND POINT MUGU CA TARGET AND RANGE DIV
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Published in the International Test and Evaluation (ITEA) Journal, v29 n3 p278-284, September 2008.
Pagination:
0008

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_6.3.1_Optimized Network Functions and Resources; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_6.3_Net Management; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Hypersonics
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*TEST AND EVALUATION, *DISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSING, *ARCHITECTURE, *RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, TEST FACILITIES, TEST MANAGEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, RELIABILITY, DISTRIBUTION, REPRINTS, INSTRUMENTATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
*SOA(SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE), *T E(TEST AND EVALUATION), NST(NETCENTRIC SYSTEMS TEST), IEEE 1003 0, DODAF V1 5, DODAF(DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORK), CTEIP(CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM)
Report Date:
2008 Sep 01
Creation Date:
2010 Feb 24