Technical Standards for Command and Control Information Systems (CCISs)

Abstract : This paper is a reprint of a document prepared by IDA in support of the SHAPE-sponsored Army Tactical Command and Control Information System (ATCCIS) Phase III study effort for the year 2000 and beyond. The focus of the paper is on technical standards to support interoperability of command and control information systems (CCISs). The status of open commercial standards for eight service areas (as defined by the CIM Reference Model) is described using, where possible, generic CCIS requirements. This document is a major revision of Edition 2 (August 1990) and incorporates work conducted by IDA for the WWMCCS ADP Modernization program's generic architecture (IDA Paper P-2457, A Survey of Technical Standards for CCISs, September 1991). This paper describes a methodology, using interoperability parameters, for identifying the technical standards that will be required to support implementation of the ATCCIS architecture and for assessing the degree to which existing and emerging international standards support ATCCIS requirements. Profiles of standards reflecting agreements on interoperability parameters are described. In addition, the report summarizes a wide range of US DoD architectures and reference models and provides examples of the use of commercial open standards in current and emerging CCISs.