Disintegration of Operational Capability of Heterogeneous Combat Networks Under Incomplete Information

The combat system-of-systems (CSoSs) in high-tech information warfare, composed of different types of combat systems connected through multiple interconnections, can be abstracted as a type of complex heterogeneous network. Research on the disintegration of the operational capability of a heterogene...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on systems, man, and cybernetics. Systems man, and cybernetics. Systems, 2020-12, Vol.50 (12), p.5172-5179
Main Authors: Li, Jichao, Zhao, Danling, Ge, Bingfeng, Jiang, Jiang, Yang, Kewei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Battlefields
Cybernetics
Disintegration
Electromagnetics
heterogeneous combat networks (HCNs)
Heterogeneous networks
incomplete information
Information flow
Information warfare
operational capability
Prediction models
Predictive models
Reconnaissance
Reliability analysis
Solid modeling
Survivability
System of systems
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Summary:The combat system-of-systems (CSoSs) in high-tech information warfare, composed of different types of combat systems connected through multiple interconnections, can be abstracted as a type of complex heterogeneous network. Research on the disintegration of the operational capability of a heterogeneous combat network (HCN) is of significant military value for optimizing the planning of operation process and improving network survivability in a complex electromagnetic battlefield. Accordingly, this paper presents an integrated framework called HCN operational capability disintegration based on link prediction (OCDLP) for modeling and solving the disintegration problem regarding the operational capability of an HCN. More specifically, a heterogeneous network model of a combat network under incomplete information is first established, considering different types of functional entities and information flows. Based on this model, a link prediction model is then applied to recover the original combat network structure while taking advantage of the observed information. Next, a disintegration evaluation metric of the operational capability of an HCN is elicited to evaluate the attack efficiency after a link prediction. Last, the reliability and effectiveness of the OCDLP are illustrated through a case study. The results provide useful insight into the operation guidance and design of a more resilient CSoSs.
ISSN:2168-2216
2168-2232
DOI:10.1109/TSMC.2018.2867532