Common Reusable Open Architecture Under-Sea Warfare Mission Package Infrastructure Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2005.2 Topic No.: N05-127 Topic Title: Common Reusable Open Architecture Under-Sea Warfare Mission Package Infrastructure Proposal No.: N052-127-0572 Firm: Lakota Technical Solutions, Inc. 14502 Greenview Drive Suite 340 Laurel, Maryland 20708-4227 Contact: J. Pence Phone: (301) 725-2727 Web Site: www.lakota-tsi.com Abstract: The purpose of this SBIR is to validate the utility of, and design, a Mission Package Infrastructure (MPI) that will enable modular development, rapid integration, and migration across multiple platforms, of USW components and capabilities. A framework providing such benefits would increase the effectiveness and utility of USW capabilities built using the Peer Review Process (PRP) and Advanced Processing Build (APB) cyclic development methods. The work will create an ontology used to define the meta-data associated with data passed between USW components, and then validate the ontology's as a method of dynamically matching data subscribers and producers. The work will also design the MPI that will allow the ontology to be used by USW components, and design the algorithms to implement the necessary data registration and dynamic data discovery process. Initial prototyping activities will be used to validate the requirements, design, and developed USW ontology during the Phase I period. A Model Driven Development (MDD) methodology will be used to allow rapid design and application development, allowing the prototyping activities to tie directly into the requirements and design phases. Benefits: The completed MPI will increase the return on investment for every dollar spent on USW components developed using cyclic development activities such as PRP and APB. By enabling rapidly evolving technologies to be more quickly integrated into platforms performing USW activities, such as IPS, DD(X), and LCS, MPI will also enable dramatic increases in the USW capabilities of these platforms. By creating MPI in such a manner as to not tie it directly to USW technology, MPI may also be used in many commercial applications where data producers and consumers may need to rapidly evolve. The cell phone market is one example: as new phone models are released every few months, introducing new capabilities, the cell phone infrastructure must adapt to support these capabilities. An infrastructure that could adapt more quickly to changing data inputs and requests would enable new technologies, such as TV reception, personal picture distribution, integration with weblogs, etc., to be deployed more quickly and with less integration activity. Similar opportunities exist in other rapidly evolving fields such as across cable networks, which may look to integrate digital photo distribution, TIVO-like capabilities and distribution, Personal Computer (PC) ethernet networks, etc. There are also many opportunities for MPI to move into other DOD capability areas apart from USW. Integrating MPI with dynamic ad-hoc networks would enhance the effectiveness of both systems, allowing an ad-hoc network to quickly integrate new technologies, and allowing MPI -enabled devices to quickly adapt their communication capabilities. Any area where data distribution is required and the data producers and consumers are rapidly evolving could experience immediate benefits from using the MPI product. Return