Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems

This technical note examines the Common Operations System (COS), a large aggregation of independently developed systems, and the risks posed to it by an infrastructure upgrade. Many large organizations involved in various critical government roles depend on the COS for planning their business operations. When such a large number of applications rely on a complex infrastructure, an attempt to upgrade raises many interoperability issues. The risks involved, and their observed mitigations, are examined in several areas: system interfaces, organizational responsibilities, requirements and functionality, developing an integration process, and testing.

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Authors

David J. Carney

James Smith

Patrick R. Place

This report is related to the following area(s) of work:

System of Systems

Technical Note
CMU/SEI-2005-TN-031
November 2005

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SEI:

Carney, David; Smith, James; & Place, Patrick. Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-031). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn031.cfm

IEEE:

D. Carney, J. Smith, and P. Place, "Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Note CMU/SEI-2005-TN-031, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn031.cfm

APA:

Carney, D., Smith, J., & Place, P. (2005). Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-031). Retrieved May 24, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn031.cfm

CHI:

Carney, David, James Smith, and Patrick Place. Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems (CMU/SEI-2005-TN-031). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2005. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn031.cfm

MLA:

Carney, D., Smith, J., & Place, P. 2005. Topics in Interoperability: Infrastructure Replacement in a System of Systems (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2005-TN-031). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/05tn031.cfm

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