| Protecting Identifiers in Cross-Domain Environments |
Jun-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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 | Unique identification of objects and their associated data representations have received significant attention in the past 10 years. Developing an efficient identifier allocation and tracking scheme that transparently spans security domains requires finesse. It is not uncommon for information to be created in a lower security domain and copied to a higher domain. The rigor by which the data is maintained varies widely, as does the resulting difficulty in maintaining ... |
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| Lessons Learned in Using and Adapting an Information Exchange Data Model |
01-Jun-2008 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Ilean Keltz; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| A primary objective of the Global Force Management Data Initiative is the deployment of a suite of information sources called organization servers (OS) that provide default organizational and forces structure data for the Department of Defense (DOD). The data in the OSs are produced and maintained by the agencies across the DOD who are responsible for this information. From the net-centric perspective, these seven sources are seven URLs on the ... |
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| Formal Representation of Joint Operational Relationships |
JUN 2007 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Darren Hargis; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| A primary impetus of the Global Force Management Data Initiative (GFM DI) is the establishment of a transparent and universal process to manage, assess and display the world-wide disposition of US forces including availability, readiness and capability in a variable scale and/or time continuum(s). Documenting each organizational node and the multiple relationships that exist between nodes within each organization to support the force assignment, allocation, and apportionment processes is the ... |
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| The Formal Representation of Administrative and Operational Relationships Within Defense Organizational Constructs |
JUN 2006 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Mike Boller; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| TOPICS: (1) Introduction - The Global Force Management Data Initiative; (2) DoD Levels of Authority & Command and Support Relationships; (3) The Organizational and Force Structure Construct (OFSC): Organizations, Units, Associations * Relations; (4) Default Relations in the OFSC: Has-Admin/Default and Is-Led-By/Default Associations * Command and Control/Default Associations * Combatant Command/Default Associations * Operational Associations - Operational Control (OPCON); (5) Summary. |
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| The Formal Representation of Administrative and Operational Relationships within Defense Organizational Constructs |
JUN 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Mike Boller; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The objective for Global Force Management (GFM) is to establish a transparent and universal process to manage, assess and display the worldwide disposition of US forces. This includes US force availability, readiness and capability to assess the risks associated with proposed allocation, assignment and apportionment options. Fundamental to GFM and foundational to transformation is the GFM Data Initiative (GFM DI), which addresses organizing force structure data in a joint hierarchical ... |
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| Implementation of an Enterprise Identifier Seed Server for Joint and Coalition Systems |
01 Dec 2005 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In any information system, a critical feature is the ability to link together disparate pieces of data and information via relationships. One way to greatly facilitate this task is to provide a common technique for identifying the pieces so that they can be conveniently referenced. Arbitrary linking of data can be accomplished by standardizing one field across disparate data sources. This is the objective of enterprise identifiers (EID). If data ... |
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| Establishing a Community of Interest (COI) for Global Force Management |
JUN 2005 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Mike Boller; George Sprung; Victor Badami; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The objective for Global Force Management (GFM) is to establish a transparent and universal process to manage, assess and display the worldwide disposition of US forces. This includes US force availability, readiness and capability in order to assess the risks associated with proposed allocation, assignment and apportionment options. Fundamental to GFM and foundational to transformation is the GFM Data Initiative (GFM DI), which addresses organizing force structure data in a ... |
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| A Unifying Strategy for Data Integration for Global Force Management (Briefing Charts) |
SEP 2004 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; George Sprung; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
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| A Unifying Strategy for Data Integration for Global Force Management |
JUN 2004 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; George Sprung; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Global operations in a network centric environment require high-resolution, richly populated force management data, constructs and management processes that extend across Service boundaries. This paper presents an approach that is based upon three pillars. First, realistically, the only way to maintain force structure data is to obtain it directly from the agencies responsible for building and maintaining that data. This requires that the people who develop and maintain force structure ... |
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| Time-Base Tree Graphs for Stabilized Force Structure Representations |
JUN 2003 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; Chris Leeds; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| A basic, and often key, component of any battlefield representation is the forces involved. Obtaining high-resolution force structure data has always been a major task. This is true whether the representation is for simulated or actual operations. However, the problem extends far beyond simply obtaining a single force structure snapshot. The real challenge is maintaining the data, especially when numerous other programs are creating and linking their data to the ... |
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| Design Concepts for Resilient Database Replication in Tenuous Communication Environments |
11 Sep 2002 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DIR
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| Summary of Resilient Information Management & Distribution Features 1. Information Synchronization Can Automatically Adjust to Bandwidth Variations by: A. Including Communications in the Data Model; and B. Passively Collecting Network Performance Statistics. 2. The Active Database Triggers Can Now Refer to the Statistics to Dynamically Vary Database Synchronization (e.g., Position Report Resolution Vary With Network Delay). 3. Audit Trail Requirements Are Relaxed Between Databases to Ensure that the Most Important ... |
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| Implementation of an Enterprise Identifier Seed Server for Joint and Coalition Systems |
2002 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In any information system, a critical feature is the ability to link together disparate pieces of data and information via relationships. One way to greatly facilitate this task is to provide a common technique for identifying the pieces so that they can be conveniently referenced. Arbitrary linking of data can be accomplished by standardizing one field across disparate data sources. This is the objective of enterprise identifiers (EID). If data ... |
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| An Enterprise Identifier Strategy for Global Naming Across Arbitrary C4I Systems |
JUN 2001 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In any information system, a critical feature is the ability to link together disparate pieces of data and information via relationships. One way to greatly facilitate this task is to provide a common identification technique that allows data and information items be conveniently and uniformly referenced. This can be accomplished by standardizing one field across disparate data sources. Perhaps no simpler enhancement can produce such a huge benefit with as ... |
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| Multinational Interoperability Requirements -- A Core Competency |
OCT 2000 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Hartel; Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DIR
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| Multinational coalitions are the standard for land forces in the full spectrum of land warfighting from operations other than war to armed conflict. Recent events in Bosnia, Kosovo, and East Timor necessitated interaction among the peacekeeping participants, most notably through their liaison channels. Automation of routine liaison tasks could result in a significant improvement in accurate command and control (C2) information exchange. Routine tasks handled through automation will complement the ... |
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| Data Replication in Low Bandwidth Military Environments -State of the Art Review |
JUN 2000 |
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| Authors:
Allan Gibb; Sam Chamberlain; DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT VALCARTIER (QUEBEC)
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 | Modern armies are undergoing a revolution in the way information is managed on the battlefield. Voice-based command, control, and communication systems are being complemented by, and in some cases replaced by (in whole or in part) digital command, control and communication systems. Digital systems offer the promise of increased battlefield awareness through a more systematic and automated distribution of relevant data than is possible with a voice-based communication system. To ... |
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| Data Replication in Low Bandwidth Military Environments - State of the Art Review |
2000 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Allan Gibb; Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Modern armies are undergoing a revolution in the way information is managed on the battlefield. Voice-based command, control, and communication systems are being complemented by, and in some cases replaced by (in whole or in part) digital command, control and communication systems. Digital systems offer the promise of increased battlefield awareness through a more systematic and automated distribution of relevant data than is possible with a voice-based communication system. To ... |
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| Default Operational Representations of Military Organizations for Joint and Coalition Operations |
1999 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Sam Chamberlain; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| In a 1998 C2RT Symposium paper [Chamberlain 1998], the thesis was presented that the concept of organization (or task organization) is the central theme by which all battle command representations revolve. In essence, the organizational structure forms a skeleton to which all other battlefield entities can be related, making the organization data structures the rallying point for the integration of other databases, such as logistics, personnel, and communications. However, one ... |
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