Architecture of a distributed framework for a fleet command and control system

By using the distributed thought developed a hierarchical framework for the operational command and control system, the framework implements the top-level structure, the network architecture and the distributed transaction processing services. Message distribution mechanism is applied in the framework, which ensures the scalability of the framework's function. Compared with the previous command and control systems, command and control system based on this framework has the following advantages: flexible, easy to expand, strong fault tolerance and coordinated operations and so on. The framework has important practical and reference value.

I. Introduction

Previously developed shipboard command and control systems, the system structure can be roughly divided into three categories: centralized, separate type and local distributed system architecture that is center-computer-based and supplemented by more than one microprocessor. These kinds of structure have significant limitations in the system flexibility, scalability, fault tolerance and re-configuration capability, etc.