An Emergent Perspective on Interoperation in Systems of Systems

This technical report characterizes systems of systems from several perspectives; shows the role of emergent behavior in systems of systems; and introduces interoperability as the domain of development, use, sustainment, and evolution for systems of systems. It argues that the increasing importance of systems of systems was inevitable, emergent behavior is inherent in systems of systems, traditional software and systems engineering methods are inadequate for interoperation of systems of systems, and emergent methods offer a potential for cost-effective and predictable solutions. This report aims to facilitate discussion and reasoning about interoperation within systems of systems by showing some of the interdependencies among systems, emergence, and interoperation. It establishes a sizable but incomplete repertoire of topics, characteristics, and principles that are fundamental to the intersection of systems of systems, emergent behavior, and interoperation.

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Author

David Fisher

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

System of Systems

Technical Report
CMU/SEI-2006-TR-003
March 2006

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SEI:

Fisher, David; An Emergent Perspective on Interoperation in Systems of Systems (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-003). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr003.cfm

IEEE:

D. Fisher, "An Emergent Perspective on Interoperation in Systems of Systems," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2006-TR-003, 2006. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr003.cfm

APA:

Fisher, D., (2006). An Emergent Perspective on Interoperation in Systems of Systems (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-003). Retrieved May 24, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr003.cfm

CHI:

Fisher, David, An Emergent Perspective on Interoperation in Systems of Systems (CMU/SEI-2006-TR-003). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr003.cfm

MLA:

Fisher, D., 2006. An Emergent Perspective on Interoperation in Systems of Systems (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2006-TR-003). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/06tr003.cfm

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