Product Data Network and Distributed Data System: Conceptual Node Model.

摘要

The current environment of the Product Test Data/Systems Evaluation (PTD/SE) VAXcluster is examined with particular emphasis on hardware and data communications features of the system. The PTD/SE system provides data acquisition, storage, and retrieval to support analysis in nuclear weapon engineering and system-evaluation applications. A general node model is presented to establish a conceptual basis for enhancement and integration of the PTD/SE applications. The model supports local integration of functions within a single autonomous node, as well as integration of functions and data distributed among similar nodes participating in a Product Data Network. The practicality of implementing a distributed data system is explored within the context of the model. Network nodes throughout the Nuclear Weapon Complex would comprise a Product Data Network which could make weapon evaluation data available to Nuclear Weapon Complex engineers having the proper need to know. 5 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab. (ERA citation 13:044532)