Architecting of Systems of Systems for Delivery of Sustainable Value

Requirements need be established for architecting systems of systems (SoS) for sustainable delivery of value to users. This paper sketches a general methodology to establish such requirements. The methodology involves a system architecture paradigm, a sustainability analysis, a similarity principle, and a derivation of design requirements. The methodology is described in concrete terms as it is applied to an ad hoc SoS sensor network, which is required to provide sustainable delivery of information for use within a missile defense context. Bounds are then established on the network connectivity and interoperability measures. This work demonstrates a methodology to enable designing requirements for architecting a system of systems for sustainable delivery of value.