HLA Evolved Meeting Introduction 67 April 2005

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HLA Evolved MeetingIntroduction6-7 April
2005 Roy ScrudderApplied Research
LaboratoriesThe University of Texas at
Austinscrudder_at_arlut.utexas.edu512.835.3857
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The HLA Evolved Effort

• Updating the current IEEE 1516-2000 series of
  technical specifications for HLA
• All IEEE products must be reviewed every 5 years
  and either reaffirmed, opened for revision and
  re-balloted, or retired
• Two major sources of information led us to start
  the process before the 5 year period expired
• Over 200 interpretations (clarifications and
  minor fixes) by the US DoD since the IEEE
  standards were established
• Dynamic Link Compatible Application Programming
  Interface (DLC API) standardization within SISO
  provides a mechanism to give HLA federates RTI
  portability

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HLA Evolved Product Development Scope

• Documents to be updated
• IEEE Std 1516-2000 Framework and Rules
• IEEE Std 1516.1-2000 Federate Interface
  Specification
• IEEE Std 1516.2-2000 Object Model Template (OMT)
• IEEE Std 1516.3-2003 (HLA Federation Development
  and Execution Process) is not part of this effort

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SISO Balloted Product Development Process (BPDP)
We Are Here
via IEEE
via SISO IEEE
via SISO
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Working Schedule
Project Approved By SAC 13 Feb 04
04S SIW Kickoff 21 Apr
04E SIW Kickoff 29 Jun
Ballot 2 Resolution
Round 1 Comment Resolution 22-24 Sep
Ballot 1 Resolution
Round 2 ResolutionEuro SIW
Spring SIW
Feb/ Mar
Apr-Jun
Jan-Mar
Oct-Dec
Jul-Sep
Apr-Jun
Jul-Sep
Oct-Dec
Jan-Mar
2004
2005
2006
Draft 0 Review 12Jun - 17 Aug
DG Comment Resol.
Ballot 1
DG Comment Resol. 18 Aug - 17 Sep
Ballot 2 Prep
Approved Draft to SAC
Ballot 1 Prep
Ballot 2
Draft 1 Review8 Feb 14 Mar
DG Draft 1 Prep
Product Development Group may vote to conduct
additional review rounds and ballot later.
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Tentative Near-term Schedule
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Product Development Group Organization

• Chair Roy Scrudder
• Vice-Chairs Randy Saunders and Björn Möller
• Secretary Katherine L. Morse
• Technical Area Director Katherine L. Morse
• Drafting Group(s) (DG)
• sub-set of PDG members
• Rules Editor Mike Lightner
• IF Spec Editor Reed Little
• OMT Editor Bob Lutz
• Member
• Currently 145 members
• have SISO membership
• subject to SIWO BPDP/PP changes
• be registered on the PDG reflector
• PDG may establish additional membership
  requirements with approval from the SAC

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Rules Drafting Group

• Mike Lightner, Editor
• Doug Flournoy
• Chris Turrell

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Interface Specification Drafting Group

• Reed Little, Editor
• Steve Boswell
• Dannie Cutts
• Len Granowetter
• Mikael Karlsson
• Jonathan Labin
• Mike Lightner
• Bob Lutz
• Björn Möller
• Katherine L. Morse

• Trevor Pearce
• Steve Reichenthal
• Chris Rouget
• Graham Shanks
• Keith Snively
• Annette Wilson
• Doug Wood
• Roger Wuerfel

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Object Model Template Drafting Group

• Bob Lutz, Editor
• Jake Borah
• Paul Gustavson
• Mike Lightner
• Reed Little
• Björn Löfstrand
• Reed Little

• Katherine L. Morse
• Chris Rouget
• John Schloman
• Roy Scrudder
• Dave Seidel
• Graham Shanks
• Chris Turrell

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Spring SIW HLA Evolved Meetings

• These are meetings of the Drafting Groups for the
  express purpose of arriving at consensus
  recommendations regarding comments submitted
  against Draft 1 of the HLA specifications
• Order of topics
• Wednesday 6-9 pm Object Model Template
• Thursday 130-5 pm IF Spec
• Thursday 6-9 IF Spec and Rules
• we will adjust the schedule as necessary to cover
  all topics in a timely manner

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IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in
Standards

• 6. Patents
• IEEE standards may include the known use of
  essential patents and patent applications
  provided the IEEE receives assurance from the
  patent holder or applicant with respect to
  patents whose infringement is, or in the case of
  patent applications, potential future
  infringement the applicant asserts will be,
  unavoidable in a compliant implementation of
  either mandatory or optional portions of the
  standard essential patents. This assurance
  shall be provided without coercion and prior to
  approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a
  patent or patent application becomes known after
  initial approval of the standard). This assurance
  shall be a letter that is in the form of either
• a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the
  patentee will not enforce any of its present or
  future patent(s) whose use would be required to
  implement either mandatory or optional portions
  of the proposed IEEE standard against any person
  or entity complying with the standard or
• b) A statement that a license for such
  implementation will be made available without
  compensation or under reasonable rates, with
  reasonable terms and conditions that are
  demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination.
• This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from
  the date of the standard's approval to the date
  of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable
  during that period.

Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board March 2003
(Revised March 2005)
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Inappropriate Topics for IEEE Working Group
Meetings

• Dont discuss the validity/essentiality of
  patents/patent claims
• Dont discuss the cost of specific patent use
• Dont discuss licensing terms or conditions
• Dont discuss product pricing, territorial
  restrictions, or market share
• Dont discuss ongoing litigation or threatened
  litigation
• Dont be silent if inappropriate topics are
  discussed do formally object.
• If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA
  Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at
  patcom_at_ieee.org or visit http//standards.ieee.org
  /board/pat/index.html
• This slide set is available at
• http//standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.p
  pt

Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board March 2003
(Revised March 2005)
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Round 2 comment statistics

• Rules
• 9 new comments (3 technical, 6 editorial)
• 4 comments carried over from Round 1 (all
  technical)
• IF Spec
• 56 new comments (47 technical, 9 editorial)
• 7 comments carried over from Round 1 (all
  technical)
• OMT
• 30 new comments (19 technical, 11 editorial)
• 5 comments carried over from Round 2 (4
  technical)