Efficiency of Command and Control in Cyberspace: Visit from the Perspective of Complexity Theory

Abstract

To envision the evolution of cyberspace, the efficiency of command and control (C2) in cyberspace is investigated from the perspective of complexity theory. Compared with platform operation and network centric operation, the mechanism of C2 in cyberspace is characterized in C2 flow and information flow. In detail, C2 in cyberspace possesses more complex enterprises networks, better information-sharing and agility advantage. To evaluate the efficiency of C2, three models based on complex network are presented, i.e. information network efficiency model, command coordination efficiency model, and effect efficiency model. The simulation validates the feasibility and validity of efficiency evaluation models and methods.