FEDeployment describes the deployment of an entity to a location for a period of
time.
Introduction
The data elements used for tactical spectrum management are ForceElement
and FEDeployment.
Force Element is used to describe any entity (organization or platform) within a deployment that
has the ability to transmit or receive information. This could be stand-alone equipment, or any group
of equipment brought together to perform a task.
General tactical requirements are expanded into several operational tasks which must be
performed to accomplish spectrum management. To conduct tactical spectrum
management additional data may be required, including: JRFL, Force Elements, BSM Plan, CEOI,
Operating Clearance, and JSIR as illustrated below.
"Battlespace Spectrum Management"
Force Element
ForceElement is used to describe any entity (organization or platform) within a deployment that
has spectrum dependent systems. This could be stand-alone equipment, or any group of equipment
brought together to perform a task.
FEDeployment
FEDeployment describes the deployment of a force element to a location. Each deployment has
a period of time for which the deployment is valid described by the start and end date/time.
The actual or possible deployment of a ForceElement is described in the FEDeployment data
element, using either a reference to a location or to a route.
Battlespace Spectrum Management
ForceElement and FEDeployment information ultimately support a Battlespace Spectrum Management
(BSM); a centralized mechanism for holistic governance, ownership, management and
coordination of all BSM related activity within a specific area of operations.
Battlespace Spectrum Management is beyond the scope of this documentation. See
For Joint doctrine on Spectrum Management, see CJCSM 3320.01, Electromagnetic Spectrum Use
in Joint Military Operations.
Data Objects
Force Element
ForceElement is used to describe any Unit or Platform that has the ability to
transmit or receive RF signals.
Sub-Elements are Assets, Nomenclature, POCInformation, StockNum
Example:
<ForceElement>
<Serial cls="U">USA:NA:FE:123</Serial>
<Type cls="U">PLatform</Type>
<OwningCountry cls="U">USA</OwningCountry>
<Identifier>
<Level cls="U">Primary</Level>
<Name cls="U">USS Nimitz</Name>
</Identifier>
<Assets_etc/>
</ForceElement>
See the OpenSSRF Javadoc for more details.
FEDeployment
FEDeployment describes the deployment of a force element to a location. Each
deployment has a period of time for which the deployment is valid described
by the start and end date/time.
Sub-Elements are AtWaypoint, Project
Example:
<FEDeployment cls="U">
<Serial cls="U">NLD::FD:123</Serial>
<EntryDateTime cls="U">2011-12-25T00:00:00Z</EntryDateTime>
<FERef cls="U">NLD::FE:222</FERef>
<Type cls="U">Location-Current</Type>
<Months cls="U">1-2</Months>
<Years cls="U">2012</Years>
<LocationRef cls="U">NLD::LO:333</LocationRef>
</FEDeployment>
See the OpenSSRF Javadoc for more details.