5.2.1 Effecting Quality of Service Across Systems of Systems

Abstract

Abstract. The ability for diverse communication networks to adapt to changing mission characteristics, such as priority, have been a recognized challenge across Systems of Systems. Within the Department of Defense, mechanisms do not exist to extract dynamic mission features for use in defining Service Level Agreements (SLA) and for use within Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning. These mechanisms, were they to exist, would also serve a wide range of non-defense enterprises. This paper provides background on QoS and SLAs within the current military context. We then offer a research approach to improve on the network-focused, QoS mechanics. Using OpNet, early simulations reproduce the competing cross-mission information environment and serve as the foundation for continued "mission-aware" QoS research.