INFORMATION PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION FOR THE INTEGRATED UNDERSEA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS TASK IS TO DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKING CONCEPT TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS OF THE INTEGRATED UNDERSEA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (IUSS). THE NETWORK MUST BE CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING IUSS COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS DURING ANY PHASE OF HOSTILITY, FROM PEACE TO GLOBAL WAR. THERE HAS BEEN MUCH CONCERN WITHIN THE NAVY OF LATE THAT SYSTEMS ARE BEING DEVELOPED WHICH ARE TOO NARROW IN THEIR FOCUS, THAT ARE NOT INTEROPERABLE, AND THAT BECAUSE OF SHORTFALLS IN THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AREA, ARE SUBJECT TO DELAYS OR CANCELLATION. THESE ISSUES NOT ONLY IMPACT THE SYSTEM UNDER DEVELOPMENT BUT OTHERS AS WELL. SYSTEMS WHICH WERE RELYING ON INFORMATION FROM THESE DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEMS, FIND THAT THAT INFORMATION IS NO LONGER THERE BECAUSE THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CANCELED. ORINCON HAS PROPOSED AN APPROACH UTILIZING SOUND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES THAT WILL RESULT IN A NETWORK THAT WILL RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THE END USERS, OPTIMIZE THE CAPABILITIES OF THE IUSS COMMUNITY, AND RESPOND TO THE CHANGING INFORMATION NEEDS RESULTING FROM INTRODUCTION OF NEW SUBSYSTEMS AND CHANGING THREAT CONDITIONS.