Distributed intelligent network management for the SDI ground network
Michael Crone, P. M. Julich, S.P. Risner · 2002
The authors describe an integrated solution to distributed intelligent network management for the Strategic Defense System (SDS) terrestrial network which emphasizes the partitioning of the problem between rule-based, constraint-based, and algorithmic techniques. Problems in current approaches to network management for the SDS are described which show how this new approach leads to an efficient implementation in a C-based environment via the Harris-developed constraint propagation expert system shell and the C language integrated production system shell. The advantages of constraint-based distributed problem solving are presented. The authors describe how a model of battle management and the evolving battle situation can be used to perform proactive as well as reactive definition of routes, and other network functions.>