Why does this matter operationally?
Resilience
The capacity of a connectivity system to maintain acceptable service levels when components fail, links degrade, or conditions change unexpectedly. Resilient architectures use redundancy, failover paths, and graceful degradation to keep operations running when ideal conditions cannot be guaranteed.
427 terms
Maritime Cyber Risk
The risk that a vessel's connected IT and operational technology systems — navigation, propulsion, cargo control, and crew-facing networks — may be compromised, disrupted, or manipulated through a cyberattack, encompassing…
Concept/Framework
MCX
The 3GPP-standardized family of mission-critical push-to-talk, data, and video services delivered over LTE and 5G networks, providing public safety and defense organizations mission-critical-grade group communication capability over cellular network infrastructure.
Protocol
Mean Time Between Failures
The average elapsed time between successive failures of a repairable system or component, calculated from observed or estimated failure data, providing a standard basis for expressing and comparing expected failure…
Concept/Framework
Mean Time To Repair
The average elapsed time to detect, diagnose, and resolve a failure and restore a system to normal operation, measured from the failure's occurrence through full restoration rather than only the…
Concept/Framework
Mechanically-Steered Antenna
A mechanically-steered antenna is a directional antenna system that uses motors or other mechanical actuators to alter pointing direction and maintain alignment with a target. It is used when physical…
Hardware
Mesh Network
A network topology in which nodes connect directly to multiple neighboring nodes rather than routing exclusively through a central hub, creating multiple possible paths across the network and allowing continued…
Concept/Framework
Mesh Satellite Network
Mesh Satellite Network is a satellite architecture in which satellites are interconnected through multiple communication paths. It supports distributed routing and resilience in space.
Concept/Framework
Mesh Topology
Mesh Topology is a network structure in which nodes are interconnected through multiple paths. It provides path diversity and resilience compared with simpler layouts.
Concept/Framework
Message Queue
Message Queue is an asynchronous messaging system that stores messages temporarily so producers and consumers can operate independently. It decouples message senders from receivers.
Software
Methane Monitoring
The continuous detection and measurement of methane emissions across oil and gas production, processing, and transport infrastructure, using distributed sensor networks and remote or aerial detection methods to identify leaks…
Concept/Framework