tzung@CS.UCLA.EDU (Tzung I Lin) (04/14/90)
From: tzung@CS.UCLA.EDU (Tzung I Lin) Lately I was reading an article in International Defense Reviews March 1990 about the analysis of FFG-7 frigates adopted by Taiwan's navy. In the Block 2 phase, an advanced combat system will be installed where distributed architecture will be used. My question is about this distributed architecture. The article said that the combat system installed in Block 1 phase (6 frigates in total) is centralized combat system, and in Block 2 (2 AAW frigates) a distributed architecture is under study. In the conclusion, the author claimed that this Block 2 frigate is going to be a new generation of surface combatant. My questions are the followings : 1. I'm a computer science major, is this 'distributed architecture' the same meaning in Conputer Architecture field's distributed architecture/processing? Which means that there will be distributed processors at each censor/weapon control and that no central computer is used? 2. Where can I find more details about this distributed architecture on board any modern fighting ships? I'm looking for an article that details the comparison of centralized vs distributed system on any current project/ship. 3. Is there any in-service modern fighting ship using distributed system? If there is, who are they and where can I find more information about them? 4. How significant is the conclusion 'a new generation of surface combatant'? 5. Is distributed architecture a new comer to the combat system? Thank you in advance. Tzung-I tzung@cs.ucla.edu