Multicast Ontology-Based Object Repository Derivation/Dissemination for the Joint Battlespace Infosp

A research effort to define a distributed ontology infrastructure for the derivation and dissemination of data, knowledge and information for the Joint Battlespace Infosphere (JBI) Publish and Subscribe paradigm is proposed. The design will emphasize theclient side of the JBI architecture where the users' computing device can vary substantially in bandwidth, processing capability, screen size, and connection type. Today's Internet user is not limited to a single connection. They can connect with the netat any time using a wide variety of devices. Our emphasis is on designing a JBI infrastructure that will intelligently support the efficient rapid access and dissemination of distributed knowledge base repositories to a client independent of computingdevice or connection. We will use the appropriate specifications and standards such as those of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and leverage the numerous research efforts funded by the USAF and DARPA. Our goal is to design and develop aninfrastructure that will efficiently and rapidly provide data, knowledge and information to a dynamic user.The results of this effort will benefit dynamic decision makers throughout the military by providing them accurate, secure, and timely information.It will present the information in a manner that will be compatible with a dynamic user profile, the type of computing device used, the type of connection available, and their physical relationship to a command center. Commercial applications includethose organizations with widely distributed resources and people, such as the airline industry, companies with large sales forces distributed throughout the world, and news agencies.