Energizing Data-Driven Operations at the Tactical Edge Challenges and Concerns (2021) / Chapter Skim
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Finding 3: Cloud computing enables highly distributed and mobile informa tion technology (IT) that is very powerful.
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Finding 6: Reliance on communications between tactical-edge centers and off premise data centers is a vulnerability that could be exploited by an adversary. Finding 7: The reversal of data flows to and from the tactical edge will force the movement of computational devices to the tactical edge, which will profoundly affect the energy supply chain requirements.
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Finding 23: There is a trend toward optimizing energy efficiency of comput ing hardware by specializing to computing chip platforms tailored to neural network machine learning. Finding 24: Mission-specific applications require further processor devel opment to realize similar gains in reducing processing time and energy requirements.
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Finding 31: Collecting rich data at the tactical edge means that some capabil ity for big data processing exists at the tactical edge. Big data processing at the tactical edge requires adequate energy.
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The use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, or thermal has been limited owing to the cost of deployment and the fact that they are generally not "hardened" against physical damage during conflict. Finding 44: Innovating integration of multiple-source energy generation and storage capability can increase resiliency at the tactical edge.
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The energy needs for these devices should be included explicitly in requirement specifications and the deployment planning efforts. The need to power transmission capabilities associated with an abundance of small devices spread across deployed forces requires supply chain consideration over and above the power issues associated with the devices themselves.
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There must be organic manpower within the Air Force to lead and manage the energy consumption that is needed for data-driven operations. The manpower needs for current and future energy support to the tactical-edge computing infra structure require immediate analysis and planning in order to support future operational capabilities.
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Air Force resource and capability readiness assessments should include the availability of adequate and appropriate energy to data capabili ties at the tactical edge. Pull-the-Plug Exercises in Field Tests Field exercises and training often assume that power is available at all times and for any demand requirement.
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Air Force should conduct pull-the-plug exer cises for all realistic field exercises, and the effect on tactical-edge data expec tations should be documented and relayed to the mission plan developers. Recommendation 4: The results of pull-the-plug exercises on tactical-edge data capabilities should be used to revise and update mission readiness assessments.
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Without the organic manpower that understands the entire spectrum of energy needs, the Air Force may never achieve a solution that strengthens its operational goals and instead will subject itself to substantial tacti cal, operational, and strategic risk. This manpower challenge includes recruiting, educating, training, optimizing the contractor/military blend, and incentives for education.
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Recommendation 13: The U.S. Air Force should invest in future research in both product and process technologies associated with reducing energy usage, minimizing energy logistics risk, and improving energy resiliencies associated with data operations at the tactical edge.
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Recommendation 15: The U.S. Air Force should invest in the development of approximation techniques in software algorithms that are effective in energy reduction without compromising accuracy to unacceptable levels.
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Small issues, such as energy supply to small handheld devices at the tactical edge, have the potential to serve as single points of failure with outsized consequences to overall capability. Early consideration of the entirety of the system and interactions can pay great benefits in the long run.
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