Achieving Information Interoperability for Satellite Communication Control Systems

The Defense Satellite CommunicationsSystem (DSCS) Operations Control System (DOCS)supports Department of Defense (DoD)communication users of Super High Frequency(SHF) satellites. The DOCS, a mature system,consists of stovepiped subsystems with minimalelectronic interoperability. The Objective DSCSOperations Center (ODOC) program has beenestablished to upgrade the DOCS using state-of-thearttechnologies, to improve subsysteminteroperability and reuse, and to provideinteroperability...