Data-Centric Distributed Application Architecture for Shipboard Systems

System architects design distributed applications leveraging computer resources connected by a network infrastructure: CPU-intensive tasks may be located on powerful core servers; application-data storage may be managed by specialized database servers; and data-collection, actuation, and user interaction may occur on nodes located at the edge of the network. The architecture must accommodate coordination of the distributed resources as well as ensuring that the necessary data is available to all the computation, decision- making, and visualization nodes.