Simulation Interoperability Progress and Challenges Downunder

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Simulation Interoperability - Progress and
Challenges Downunder
Capability Development Group Australian Defence
Simulation Office

• SimTecT 2005 Darren Mc Farlane

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Topics

• Introduction
• Current Activities and Challenges
• Future Activities

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Secretary and Chief of Defence Force
Defence Committee
Chief CDG
LTGEN David Hurley
Capability Development Group (CDG)
DGSIM
Mr Cliff White
ADSO is a Branch within CDG located in R1,
Russell Offices
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Australian Defence Simulation Office
. . advancing the use of computer-based
modelling and simulation . . "

• Roles
• policy direction
• co-ordination
• collaboration
• DGSIM - Chair DSF (Defence Simulation Forum)
  reporting to Chief CDG who leads Governance
• Influence Defence investment in Simulation
• Manage Simulation Minors Program

. . to help people across Defence gain and
sustain knowledge by using simulation
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Defence Simulation ManualVolume one
Part 6 Simulation And Defence Capability
Part 11 Defence Simulation Standards
Part 1 Defence Simulation Policy
Part 15 Defence Current Future Simulation
Projects
Part 7 Defence Simulation Proposal Guide
Part 12 Simulation Safety Guide
Part 2 Defence Simulation Planning
Part 16 Defence Industry Simulation
Capabilities
Part 8 Simulation Verification, Validation
and Accreditation Guide
Part 3 Introduction to Simulation
Part 13 Simulation Security Guide
Part 17 Defence Simulation Workforce Guide
Part 4 Defence Simulation Benefits Guide
Part 9 Distributed Simulation Guide
Part 14 Simulation Training and Education
Part 10 Simulation Data Guide
Part 5 Defence Simulation Glossary
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Defence Simulation ManualVolume two
Part 1 Simulation Support to Capability
Life Cycle
Part 2 Simulation Support to Analysis
Part 3 Simulation Support to Training
Part 4 Simulation Support to Conduct Of
Operations
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Introduction

• What is Interoperability?
• What is simulation interoperability?
• What degree of simulation Interoperability is
  required?

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Interoperability? Interconnectivity

• Interoperability The ability of systems, units
  of forces to provide services to and accept
  services from other systems, units or forces and
  to use the services so exchanged to enable them
  to operate effectively together.
• Interconnectivity The linking together of
  interoperable systems.

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Interconnectivity
Two simulations passing data
Interoperability
A new simulation meeting a new capability need
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Simulation Interoperability
Models
Models
Includes Meta Models
Data
Data
Includes Meta Data
Communications
Communications
Management
Management
System
System
Operation
Operation
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Management
Management
System
Operation
System
Operation
Data
Models
Models
Communications
Data
Communications
Management
System
Operation
Models
Data
Communications
Interoperability establishes fair fight
seamless simulation.
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Degree of Interoperability

• Depends on
• User need,
• Available Resources,
• Safety limitations,
• Security limitations.
• Degree of Interoperability must be determined and
  designed for.
• Able to be communicated to others.

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US LISI IT Model
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TENA LISI Model
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Current Activities Challenges
Simulation Interoperability
Enablers
Resources
Limiters
Applications
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Enabler - Common Architecture

• Activities
• Glossary
• Standards (Extremely important)
• Meta Data
• Challenges
• Defining Defence Simulation Architecture
• Standards interoperability (MS, C2, IT)
• Development of open standards

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Enabler - Common Understanding

• Activities
• Defence Simulation Manual (SPG, DS)
• Project specific documentation
• Challenges
• Common understanding of environment
• Common Doctrine
• Cultural/language Differences

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Enabler - VVA

• Activities
• VVA Policy
• VVA Guide
• Challenges
• Common process/language
• Tools
• Resources

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Enabler/Limiter - Resources

• Activities
• Defence Simulation Manual (SPG, SBG, CLC)
• Workforce Development
• Tools
• Challenges
• Currency
• Simulation greater slice of Budget pie
• People Skills development
• Configuration Management

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Limiter - Security Regulations

• Activities
• Defence Simulation Manual (Simulation Security
  Guide)
• Challenges
• Larger Defence simulations (net, coalition)
• Differing security regulations between nations
• Drive for increased realism (vulnerability vs
  usefulness)

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Limiter - Safety Regulations

• Activities
• Defence Simulation Manual (Simulation Safety
  Guide)
• Challenges
• Drive for increased realism (vulnerability vs
  usefulness)
• Complexity of hazard identification

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Limiter - Infrastructure

• Activities
• Simulation Infrastructure Study
• Defence Simulation Plan
• Challenges
• Move to Net based Sim eg US GIG
• Raising profile of sim
• Increased Bandwidth/Reduced Latency

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Application - Sim to Sim

• Activities
• Defence Approved Australian Technology Standards
  List (ATSL)
• Defence Simulation Manual
• Challenges
• Simulation Standards Interoperability
• Development of Open Standards/tools
• Common Meta Data and Data
• Certification of Simulations

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Application - Sim to Real

• Activities
• JSC JCTC
• ATSL
• Defence Simulation Manual
• Challenges
• Sim to C2
• Sim to range instrumentation
• Sim to IT (eg US GIG)

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House Diagram for Interoperable Shared Systems
Source SISO C4ISR/Sim Technical Reference Model
Sourcebook
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TRM Functional Interface Graphic
Source SISO C4ISR/Sim Technical Reference Model
Sourcebook
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Application - National to International

• Activities
• Collaboration
• JSC JCTC
• Allied Data Publication 34 (ADATP 34)
• Challenges
• Enablers and limiters

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Future Activities

• Defence Simulation Architecture
• Distributed Simulation Study to explore common
  requirements
• Tool Development/licensing
• JCTC
• JSC

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Questions?
Darren Mc Farlane 02 6265 4797 darren.mcfarlane_at_de
fence.gov.au
Interoperability Lets make headway
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Distributed Simulation Commonality

• Meeting 9 Application areas
• Largely Common Foundation
• Allow Common tools
• Allow Reuse
• Standard documentation
• Compliancy

Defence Framework
RTI?
Joint Synthetic Environment
Navy Simulation Environment
ALLIED SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS
Air Force Simulation Environment
Army Simulation Environment
COALITION SIMULATION ENVIRONMENTS
DSTO Simulation Environment
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JOC J7
PACOM J7
JP 2098 Focus
Training Objectives and Ex Design

Training Audience CTF JTF MC LC AC SFC
ADFWC
PWC
PWC JNTC
Simulation Architecture Integration
Ex Des
Ex Coord
Ex Con
Sim Con
Ex Eval
Training system development
C2 Stimulation
Single Service ranges and simulations
JCTC Box
Range 1
Range 2
ADSO
Constructive Simulation wrap
Simulation Range Integration
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Joint Simulation Capability (JSC)

• Support to operations (decision support and
  mission rehearsal)
• Support to joint training (individual and
  collective)
• Support to Concept Development Experimentation
  (CDE)
• Defence wide interoperability