Adaptive Information Processing and Distribution to Support Command and Control in Situations of Disadvantaged Battlefield Network Connectivity

Although ever more and powerful information collection, processing, storage, and communication devices are available, disadvantaged battlefield connectivity currently prevents full exploitation of the potentially available information. An infrastructure for adaptive information processing and distribution may improve this situation by providing advanced and autonomous orchestration mechanisms for real-time data exchange and service execution. This paper provides an overview of the work being done on this topic within the NATO IST-168 RTG: its ambition, architectural approach and status.