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Download or read book The Challenges Associated with Achieving Interoperability in Support of Net-Centric Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, John Stenbit, former ASD(NII), articulated his views on the keys to achieving effective Net-Centric Operations (NCO). He called for the creation of a ubiquitous, secure, robust, trusted, protected and routinely used wide bandwidth net that is populated with the information and information services that our forces need. Furthermore, he observed that we must move from a set of monopoly suppliers of information to an information marketplace; from a push-oriented dissemination process to a pull-oriented one; and from an interoperability approach based upon applications standards to one based upon data standards (where an unanticipated user can find, access, and use data, anywhere, anytime). This vision requires us to critically reassess the nature of the interoperability problem. To illuminate the issue, this paper addresses three inter-related dimensions of the interoperability problem. First, it characterizes the nature of the interoperability issue. Second, it identifies key longer-term trends and derives interoperability implications. These trends include potential changes in the areas of geopolitics, national security, strategic vision, institutional initiatives, systems, technology, and testbeds. Finally, it identifies and discusses residual interoperability challenges that the community must address in five areas: institutional, program management, architectures and standards, operational, and systems. Emphasis is placed on interoperability among C4I systems in the context of joint, interagency, multinational (JIM+) net-centric operations, where the plus refers to additional participants such as international organizations (e.g., the United Nations), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) (e.g., Doctors Without Borders), and contractors.