What middleware for network centric operations?

  • Authors:

  • Ali Benssam;Jean Berger;Abdeslem Boukhtouta;Mourad Debbabi;Sujoy Ray;Abderrazak Sahi

  • Affiliations:

  • Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Que., Canada;Defence Research and Development Canada, Canadian National Defence, Valcartier, Que., Canada;Defence Research and Development Canada, Canadian National Defence, Valcartier, Que., Canada;Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Que., Canada;Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Que., Canada;Defence Research and Development Canada, Canadian National Defence, Valcartier, Que., Canada

  • Venue:
  • Knowledge-Based Systems
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

The main intent of this paper is to address the issue of middleware in network centric operations. To this end, we characterize a set of Information Technology capabilities that such a middleware should implement. Afterwards, we will discuss the design and architectural aspects of these capabilities. This will lead us to an efficient and practical decision support system that we call a digital cockpit. The latter is essentially a multi-tier IT platform that provides a plethora of services such as: data and service integration, monitoring, analysis, and process optimization. Moreover, the platform uses advanced display mechanisms to render the information in a structured and navigational representation that offers the possibility to drill down into the details. A significant subgoal of the paper is to discuss the quality attributes of such an NCO middleware. Finally, we present the results of an implementation of the aforesaid platform architecture.