Patent ID: 8520503

Claim:
A system for performing a mission and control operation utilizing an integrated application in a network-centric environment requiring an availability of one or more predefined capabilities attributed to the integrated application, each said capability assigned one or more priorities for the integrated application, the system comprising at least one node comprising: at least one processor configured to: identify a change in the one or more predefined capabilities; determine a probability of effectiveness for the integrated application; and negotiate in the network-centric environment to resolve the change; and the at least one processor further configured to negotiate until the integrated application is provided with one or more resources resolving the change in accordance with one or more applicable priorities of the one or more priorities and the determined probability of effectiveness; wherein the one or more predefined capabilities are hierarchically ordered, and the at least one processor is configured to negotiate as to each of the one or more predefined capabilities in the hierarchical order; and wherein the integrated application includes a plurality of applications, and each one of said plurality of applications is attributed with one or more of the predefined capabilities; wherein the at least one processor is configured to negotiate to resolve the change in accordance with one or more performance parameters applicable to the integrated application.