Fall 2000 Simulation Interoperability Workshop VV

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Fall 2000 Simulation Interoperability
WorkshopVVA FORUM

• September 21, 2000

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VVA FORUMPLANNING AND REVIEW PANEL (PRP)
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VVA VISION
Conceptual model
Reuse
Specifications for reuse
Substantive interoperability
Validation
Fidelity
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FOCUS TOPICS

• Conceptual Model
• Reuse
• Practical Applications
• Community Updates

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SISO EXCOM VISION

• Warren Katz
• DIS and SISO together have touched less than 5
  of the work needed to obtain interoperability
• We need
• Accreditation standards
• Data interchange standards
• Improved interoperability among and between
  different classes
• Improved reuse

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VVA FORUM SESSION I CONCEPTUAL MODEL
0800 - 0815 Introduction, Simone Youngblood 0815
- 0900 Panel Discussion VV aspects of 019,
151 Dr. Dale Pace, Cuneyd Firat 0900
0930 104, Mission-Oriented Conceptual Modeling
Framework for Distributed Mission Training,
Robert Chapman 0930 - 1000 Invited Presentation
-- Comparing the Joint Warfare System (JWARS)
Conceptual Model to a Conceptual Model Standard,
Mike Metz 1000 1030 BREAK
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CONCEPTUAL MODEL COMPONENTS
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PERSPECTIVE
Pace Articulated Showed development Suggested
documentation
Firat Natural language process gt
Requirements Tools to help Related to HLA
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VVA FORUM SESSION II REUSE
1000 - 1030 BREAK 1030 - 1100 Invited
Presentation, Reuse, Dr. Dale Pace 1100 -
1130 111, AVCATT-A Implementing a Reuse
Strategy for Computer Generated Forces (CGF)
Development, Michael White 1130 - 1200 121,
Computer Generated Forces Behavior
Representation and Reuse Using the eXtensible
Markup Language (XML), Lee Lacy 1200 1330 LUNCH
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VVA FORUM SESSION III PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
1200 - 1330 LUNCH 1330 - 1400 012, An
Investigation of Fidelity Metrics by the
Validation of a Safeguards Monitoring System
Simulation, Vaughn Standley 1400- 1430 109,
AVCATT-A Fair Fight and CCTT Interoperability,
Ed Harvey 1430 - 1500 112, Distributed Process
Control for HLA and the RPR FOM, Ralph
Weber 1500 - 1530 BREAK
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VVA FORUM SESSION IV COMMUNITY UPDATES
1500 1530 BREAK 1530 - 1545 DoD, Simone
Youngblood 1545 1600 Army, Debra Ridgeway 1600
1615 Navy, Betsy Delong 1615 1630 Air Force,
Ray Miller 1630 - 1700 Invited Presentation,
Temporal Verification Framework for DEVS/HLA
Models, Cuneyd Firat
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FEDERATION DEVELOPMENT TRACK ROLE IN THE SISO
EXCOM VISION

• The Federation Development Track can, and must,
  fulfill many of Warrens visionary needs This
  track owns most of the problem!
• What should we do?
• Fidelity/accreditation standards
• Data interchange standards
• Tool requirements and interoperability standards
• How are we going to do this?

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DEVELOP FIDELITY / ACCREDITATION STANDARDS

• Support need for substantive (semantic)
  interoperability, not just technical
  (syntactical) interoperability
• Multi-dimensional problem Much richer field of
  study than currently seen
• Significant research required to establish
  technology to manage semantic interoperability
• Many standards will be developed based on
  fidelity technology
• Research needs home for discussion and endorsement

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DATA INTERCHANGE STANDARDS

• Logical consequence of FEDEP
• Obtain agreement on the format of data that is
  exchanged define content of arrows
• Conceptual Model papers provide a great start

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TOOL REQUIREMENTS INTEROPERABILITY STANDARDS

• Also logical consequence of FEDEP
• Obtain agreement on the details of the processes
  the work that is conducted
• Insure relevance to full spectrum of MS
  applications
• Dont build tools build testable requirements,
  processes, and interfaces

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PROPOSED APPROACH

• Restructure and refocus track and forums
• Retain current forum focus and add fidelity
  component
• Merge forums into single federation development
  program
• Tailor program to meet federation development
  needs
• Improve synergy
• Common/coordinated themes in CFP
• Common paper reviews more common sessions
  better coordination
• Set up tiger teams to address specific issues

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SOME SUGGESTIONS

• Provide a unique service not just papers --
  i.e., improve the utility and credibility of
  distributed simulation
• Allocate portions of this goal to the individual
  groups
• Use CFP to identify specific aspects of this goal
  to attack in a specific session