C4I Forum

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C4I Forum

• Chair (Dave Dodge)
• Vice Chair Andreas Tolk
• Secretary Tom Mullins

Total attendance 35 - 105mean
80 / 50 Number of Papers presented 18 Joint
with Training 2Joint with IO/ISR
1Invited 1 No Panel
discussion - C4I TRM PDG 44 International Part.
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Goals for this Workshop

• C4I-2-SimSysTheory
• Applications
• Training and Exercise
• Support to Operations
• (Un-)Success Stories

Refining the Structure of the Blocks of the
House
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Goals Reached

• Establish Liaisons to C4I Community
• C4ISR Track is running the
• Modeling and Simulation Track as well as
• a Plenary Session of the
• 6th International Command and ControlResearch
  and Technology Symposium (CCRTS),19-21 June
  2001, Annapolis, MD
• Integration of Real-World C4I Standards
• see Keypoint 1

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Key Points

• Integration of C4I-2-MS into the DII COE
• Data Alignment is still underestimated
• Establish Liaisons to International Organizations
• C4ISR/MS-Interoperability is one of the MAIN
  Topics being mentioned over and over again MORS,
  MSIAC, International Briefings, DMSO, ...

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Key Point 1Integration of
C4I-2-MS into the DII COE
01S-SIW-008, 01S-SIW-013, 01S-SIW-043,
01S-SIW-044, 01S-SIW-082, 01S-SIW-094,
01S-SIW-122, 01S-SIW-133

• Explanation
• Integration is happening
• C4I-2-MS Theory as well as ApplicationSuccess
  Stories
• Recommendation
• Transfer Findings into the International
  Community (e.g., NATO C3TA COE, PfP)
• Emphasize in the Call-for-Papers

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Key Point 2The Role of Data Alignment is still
underestimated 01S-SIW-021, 01S-SIW-011

• Explanation
• Interoperability requires Data Alignment as a
  necessary Prerequisite
• Even standardized Object and Data Models are
  not aligned sufficiently, e.g., AICDM and OMSC
• Recommendation
• Emphasize Conduction of Alignment Studies
• Establish an Alignment Methodology/Framework

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Key Point 3Establish Liaisons to International
Organizations 01S-SIW-011

• Explanation
• Without Liaison, the necessary Alignment of Data,
  Procedures, Methodologies, Software, Management,
  etc. will not happen
• Long Term Goal Common Architectural and
  Procedural Interoperability Framework
• Recommendation
• Establish Role of Liaison Officers in SISO
• NATO MSG/C3TA DISA CCRP PfP Japan/Asia ...

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Where do we want to go

• Encourage the Development of the C4I/Sim
  Interoperability TRM
• Put Focus more on Standards
• Support C4I Tutorials(incl. DII COE, NC3TA, ...)
• Consider this Points in the Call-for-Papers

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C4I Forum Recommended Reading List Candidates

• 01S-SIW-008
• Integrating Army MS-To-C4I Requirements into
  the DII COE
• 01S-SIW-011
• Bridging the Data Gap - Recommendations for
  Short, Medium, and Long Term Solutions
• 01S-SIW-021
• Building in Interoperability A Comparison of
  C4I Data Models and Simulation Object Models

Additionally very positively noticed by the
Audience 01S-SIW-038, 01S-SIW-082,
01S-SIW-122, 01S-SIW-133