Analysis of a 3-tier distributed architecture for the sector Anti Air Warfare Center
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Description: The Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) is composed of a collection of legacy, stovepipe      Automated Information Systems (AIS), each of which contain functionality which is widely duplicated      throughout the MACCS. A proposed alternative architecture, the Common Air Command Control System      (CAC2S) , would leverage the investment currently being made in Command, Control, Communications,      Computing, and Intelligence (C4I) systems which provide a robust set of functional services common to a wide      range of mission critical applications. A plan for migration from the MACCS architecture to the CAC2S      architecture is a required component for a successful transition. This thesis describes the messaging and      database methodology, the ongoing efforts to identify common data types and processes, and a proposed      three tier distributed object architecture, which will guide the MACCS migration to the CAC2S. A software      Engineering tool, the Naval Postgraduate School Computer Aided Prototyping System (CAPS), is used to      model a component of the MACCS, the Sector Anti Air Warfare Center (SAAWC), in an effort to more      precisely identify the critical data type representations and data processing requirements needed to properly      specify the CAC2S. As a result of this effort, a blueprint has been created to describe the methodology and      analysis required to effect the migration from the MACCS architecture to the CAC2S vision.
Notes: Thesis advisors, Luqi, Mantak Shing, Michael Holden.

Thesis (M.S. in Computer Science) Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-286)

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