Ring Buffered Network Bus (RBNB) Core Technology for Implementing Network-Centric Interoperability

"In order to realize the potential of Network-Centric Warfare through Network-Centric Interoperability (NCI), a high performance information grid is essential. We propose to demonstrate that our patented Ring Buffered Network Bus (RBNBr) technology, asimplemented in the commercial Java based DataTurbiner data server, is uniquely well suited to hosting this information grid and enabling true NCI in the tactical arena.Our innovative architecture uses portable Java code and standard networking protocols for deployment on most modern computers, including cost-effective PCs. It provides multi-input multi-output "ring" buffer(s) between data sources and destinations. Thisdecouples connected applications, enabling time-synchronization of multiple real-time data sources, with simultaneous asynchronous data access from multiple on-line display and analysis stations. Merging time-synchronized data from multiple sources canoccur in real-time or after the fact.Attached to an RBNB backbone, tactical sensors, command and control systems and processing applications collaborate to provide a high-performance integrated system. This network of data servers and clients creates a robust, reliable, accessible extendedvirtual network. Enabling the interconnection of reusable, modular legacy and custom components, our innovation greatly enhances the efficiency and performance of large-scale data distribution systems. In addition to addressing current