A Study on the Improvement of Interoperability in Rok C4I System for Future Warfare
The basic idea of Network Centric Warfare (NCW) is that data processing capabilities of computers and communication technologies of a network can be leveraged to guarantee information sharing, which will increase the efficiency of running a military. Amid
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Abstract The basic idea of Network Centric Warfare (NCW) is that data processing capabilities of computers and communication technologies of a network can be leveraged to guarantee information sharing, which will increase the efficiency of running a military. Amid advancements being made in IT, the Korea military is one of the militaries in the world doing research on ways of conducting more effective warfare, which it aims to achieve by connecting each of the entities together and sharing battlefield resources. However, maintaining interoperability between different systems is an issue, caused by the fact that different militaries have different tactics and weapon systems. In this paper, the current state of interoperability is examined, for when the Korean military builds a C4I system in preparation for future warfare. Furthermore, interoperability cases in the US are analyzed, and matters of consideration and various technologies for interoperability are proposed. Keywords Future warfare
C4I Interoperability
H.-J. Cha Defense Acquisition Program, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea e-mail: [email protected] J.-M. Kim (&) Divsion of Information Technology Education, Sunmoon University, Asan, Korea e-mail: [email protected] H.-B. Ryou Department of Computer Science, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea e-mail: [email protected] H.-Y. Jeong Humanitas College of Kyunghee University, Hoegi-dong, Seoul 130-701, Korea e-mail: [email protected]
S.-S. Yeo et al. (eds.), Computer Science and its Applications, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 203, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5699-1_84, Ó Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012
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1 Introduction As information and communication technologies advance, the warfare is changing to one characterized by non-contact, non-linear, remote, network-based, parallel, simultaneous, effectiveness-oriented, mobile warfare, and integrated operations. The traditional warfare is weapon-systems based, but the future warfare is network-based, which has different weapons systems and other related systems connected together, a type of warfare called Network Centric Warfare (NCW). With this kind of innovative advancement, the environment in which the military conducts war is changing quickly and in diverse ways. The military had been working on an independent and dedicated command network, because of the unique requirements of military missions. Advancement in IT is essential for conducting the changed warfare of the twenty first century, in particular for military communications. Efforts are being made to maximize military might and to conduct a more efficient warfare through systematic gathering and sharing of battlefield information in real-time, as well as through strategical monitoring. Looking at how the war was conducted in Afghanistan or Iraq, it has been verified that the management of information like this has a great effect in securing victory. In the case of the US, it realized the importance of interoperability early on, thanks to its accumulated
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