BBN Technologies

UltraLog is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored research project focused on creating survivable large-scale distributed agent systems capable of operating effectively in very chaotic environments. The project is pursuing the development of technologies to enhance the security, robustness, and scalability of large-scale, distributed agent-based systems operating in chaotic wartime environments. The objective of the UltraLog project is to create a comprehensive capability which will enable a massive scale, trusted, distributed agent infrastructure for operational logistics to be survivable under the most extreme circumstances.

The grand challenge of the UltraLog project is to extend the Cougaar cognitive agent architecture using a layered, integrated approach with technologies in robustness, security, stability and scalability. The program will focus on research, development, evaluation, and demonstration of a prototype, distributed society of over 1000 medium complexity agents operating under directed adversary kinetic and Information Warfare attack.

UltraLog's goal is to operate with up to 45% information infrastructure loss in a very chaotic environment with not more than 20% capabilities degradation and not more than 30% performance degradation for a period representing 180 days of sustained military operations in a major regional contingency.