Global Command and Control System
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Global Command and Control System (GCCS) is a collection of SOA
systems and applications which was developed to replace the Worldwide Military Command and Control System
. Three major versions exist to address the DoD
and NATO service component operational requirements for battlespace management: Maritime (for US Navy & Marine Corps), Army (for US Army and Air Force), and Joint (for interoperability with NATO partners).
, SIPRNet
, JWICS, or other IP
based networks for connectivity. In some installations, GCCS aggregates over 94 different sources of data.
Service-oriented architecture
In software engineering, a Service-Oriented Architecture is a set of principles and methodologies for designing and developing software in the form of interoperable services. These services are well-defined business functionalities that are built as software components that can be reused for...
systems and applications which was developed to replace the Worldwide Military Command and Control System
Worldwide Military Command and Control System
The Worldwide Military Command and Control System was a military command and control system implemented for the command and control of the United States military. It was created in the days following the Cuban Missile Crisis...
. Three major versions exist to address the DoD
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
and NATO service component operational requirements for battlespace management: Maritime (for US Navy & Marine Corps), Army (for US Army and Air Force), and Joint (for interoperability with NATO partners).
Applications
GCCS systems expose web services which are used by many applications supporting combat operations, intelligence analysis and production, targeting, ground weapons and radar analysis, as well as terrain and weather analysis. Some next generation applications designed for GCCS may support collaboration using chat systems, newsgroups and email.Connectivity
GCCS may use NIPRNetNIPRNet
The Non-secure Internet Protocol Router Network is used to exchange sensitive but unclassified information between "internal" users as well as providing users access to the Internet. NIPRNet is composed of Internet Protocol routers owned by the United States Department of Defense...
, SIPRNet
SIPRNet
The Secret Internet Protocol Router Network is "a system of interconnected computer networks used by the United States Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State to transmit classified information by packet switching over the TCP/IP protocols in a 'completely secure' environment"...
, JWICS, or other IP
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
based networks for connectivity. In some installations, GCCS aggregates over 94 different sources of data.
Variants
- ArmyArmyAn army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
- Maritime (NavyNavyA navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
, Marine CorpsMarine corpsA marine is a member of a force that specializes in expeditionary operations such as amphibious assault and occupation. The marines traditionally have strong links with the country's navy...
, Coast GuardCoast guardA coast guard or coastguard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. However the term implies widely different responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being a volunteer organization tasked with...
) - Joint ForcesUnited States Joint Forces CommandUnited States Joint Forces Command was a former Unified Combatant Command of the United States Armed Forces. USJFCOM was a functional command that provided specific services to the military. The last commander was Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno...