Distributed Secure Control of Real-time Networks (DISCRETE) Navy SBIR FY2006.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2006.2 Topic No.: N06-143 Topic Title: Distributed Secure Control of Real-time Networks (DISCRETE) Proposal No.: N062-143-0522 Firm: Architecture Technology Corporation 9971 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344 Contact: John Wu Phone: (952) 829-5864 Web Site: www.atcorp.com Abstract: The Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) has identified the need for secure and dynamic management and control of real-time networks to empower war-fighting commanders in network centric personnel recovery and other combat operations. Current hub-centric network control systems limit the capability of the network managers to support dynamic configuration of real-time networks, due to the bottlenecks created by the procedure that requires a central authority to make any changes in the network configuration. Architecture Technology Corporation (ATC) will leverage its extensive experience in secure satellite-based internetworking and other directly related network technologies to develop a novel system called Distributed Secure Control of Real-time Networks (DISCRETE) to support secure and dynamic management and control of IP-based networks. The distributed network control system will provide field commanders with agile and local control of real-time network configuration and security configuration. The security-integrated IP-centric system will be satellite-service-agnostic, providing the capability to make secure use of heterogeneous military and civilian satellite services. DISCRETE will be augmented with Logical Network Boundary Control to provide support for cross-domain collaborations for users with different levels of security clearance. Benefits: This research will yield a software product for a cost-effective implementation of dynamic network control and multimedia information sharing across networks to support field commanders for improved combat operations. Potential civilian customers of the software product include the federal, state and local government agencies as well as commercial network service providers. In the public sector, this technology will improve network operations in support of first responders in emergency situations. In the private sector, this technology will provide secure sharing of commercial multimedia data. Return