A framework for net-centric services and usage patterns in military networks

Abstract

The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC) provides guidance for Network Centric Operations (NCO) interoperable systems. The NCO Interoperability Framework (NIF) [1] provides an organizational construct and repository for enabling this guidance. NIF is a framework that assists industry to design interoperable systems. NIF is based upon standards, including patterns, principles, and processes. The Net-Centric Services Framework [2] is contained in the NIF overarching framework, consistent with the NIF structure requirements: Concepts, Principles, Patterns and Processes.