Heterogeneous Synergy A Vision for the Next Generation of Warfighter IT Systems

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Heterogeneous Synergy -A Vision for the Next
Generationof Warfighter IT Systems
The BOM Study Group Version

• Dr. Andreas Tolk
• IABG
• Ottobrunn, Germany

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Full Presentation comprises

• Extra Review of Former Presentations

• Functions to be supported by Future C4IS
• Article V
• OOTW
• Interoperability and Management Issues
• System Architecture Concepts
• DII COE / SHADE
• OMG
• Heterogeneous Synergy
• Standardization and Interoperability
• Findings and Recommendations

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Review of Former Presentations
Foundation Foundation and Empire Second
Foundation

• 99F-SIW-004 A SHADE Approach for Coupling C4I
  and Simulation Systems
• 99F-SIW-008 Using ATCCIS as an Information Layer
  to couple CGF Federates and Closed Combat
  Simulations
• 00S-SIW-024 HLA-OMT versus Traditional Data and
  Object Modeling - Chance or Shoehorn
• 00S-SIW-013 Heterogeneous Synergy - A Vision for
  the Next Generation of Warfighter IT Systems

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Data Management(99F-SIW-004)

• Data Management is
• planning, organizing and managing
• of Data by defining and using
• Rules, Methods, Tools and Resources
• to
• identify, clarify, define and standardize
• the Meaning of Data as of their Relations. This
  results in validated
• Standard Data Elements and Relations
• which are going to be represented and
  distributed as a
• Common Shared Data Model

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Interoperability and Management

• Pure technical Solutions (Interface driven)
  havent let to a sufficient Solution
• Interoperability is also a Management Problem
• Management without underlying technical Solutions
  is Paperware
• Integrated Technical-Management Solutions

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Reducing the Interfaces by Standardization
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Common Information Space

• Interoperability is more than just understanding
  the Data exchanged BUT
• Understanding the Common Data is a necessary
  Prerequisite for Interoperability
• Technical Solutions can reduce the Number of
  Interfaces BUT
• Managing the Harmonization cannot be reduced,
  however, it can be standardized

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System Architecture Concepts

• Comparing System Architectures
• Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common
  Operating Environment (COE)
• Shared Data Environment (SHADE)
• Coalition C4I and Sustainment Architecture by the
  Object Management Group (OMG)
• Heterogeneous Synergy Proposal

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Heterogeneous Synergy Proposal

• Take Best of All Worlds
• Component Groups of DII COE
• SHADE Concept for Data Distribution
• Standardized Data Elements
• OMG Objects
• BOM Results
• NDAG Results
• Use Common Information Integration Layer

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Maritime Appl.
Air Appl.
JOINT/ CINC Appl.
Land Appl.
ACOA Simulation Appl.
Mission Applications
CommonSupport Applications
Common Infrastructure
Kernel OS
Standardized Data Elements
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Conclusions from Architectures

• Open System is needed to be able to use the Best
  of all Worlds
• Use Standardized Data Elements (SDE) from NATO
  Data Administration Group (NDAG)
• Use BOMs of SISO
• Use C4I Domain Object Models from OMG
• Components
• grouped by DII COE Concept
• using SHADE idea for mediation into SDEs
• delivering needed functionality

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Recommendations

• SISO should be the International Agency
• Participate in OMG Activities
• Harmonize BOMs with NDAG
• Heterogeneous Synergy Proposal
• Do not use Standards to reduce Variety
  BUT
• Use Standards to enable to benefit from the
  Variety