Systemic Demonstrations Technology Interchange

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NATO IETP/IETM Status Exchange Meeting
January 12-14, 2000 Bonn, Germany
R. S. Kidwell, VP/Sr. Technical director West
Virginia Operations ManTech Intl.
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NATO IETP/IETM Status Exchange Meeting Welcome/Age
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Meeting Purpose and Agenda
NATO IETP/IETM STATUS EXCHANGE MEETING
This two and half-day meeting will establish a
NATO Profile for the IETP/IETM emerging In the
21st century. This meeting will concentrate on
resolving the standing problem of Harmonizing
between the US and European efforts for IETM/IETP
interoperability while Keeping in mind two
important issues 1) taking advantage of current
technology (short Term) 2) keeping an eye
towards the future, I.e., following emerging
concepts/technology (long term). This meeting
will seek to identify current use, issues,
barriers, and approaches towards Achieving full
IETP/IETM interoperability between NATO countries.
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Meeting Purpose and Agenda
NATO IETP/IETM STATUS EXCHANGE MEETING
Agenda/Day 1/Day 2/Day 3

• Host Country Opening LTC Peter Janatschek 15
  Min
• Technical Chair Opening R. S. Kidwell
  (USA) 45 Min
• Welcome, Meeting Purpose/Goal, Two and Half-Day
  Format, Agenda
• Background on previous efforts (Why we are
  here).
• Introductions by attendees 15 Min
• AECMA 1000D presentation Dennis Hoyland (UK) 30
  Min
• Selection IETP/IETM Country National Reps 4
  Hrs
• Profiles(s)

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Meeting Purpose and Agenda
NATO IETP/IETM STATUS EXCHANGE MEETING

• Note Each briefing can be up to 30-minutes and
  should address (1) view of
• IETP/IETM in country (2) approach (3)
  standards (4) software (customized of
• COTS) (5) issues and major concers.
• USA IETP/IETM Status Profile
• UK IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Turkey IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Sweden OETP/IETM Status Profile
• Norway IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Netherlands IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Germany IETP/IETM Status Profile
• France IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Finland IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Denmark IETP/IETM Status Profile
• Belgium IETP/IETM Status Profile

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Discussions, Briefings, Break-Outs(s)

• Topic 1 IETP/IETM Standards Are They Really
  Needed? 2 Hrs
• IETP/IETM(s) Are They Based on Information
  Exchange Standards?
• Mr. Carl-Johan Wilen
• SAAB AB-GRIPEN
• Role of IETM Standards in the USA Have IETM
  Standards Been Effective in the USA?
• Mr. Don Reynolds
• ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.
• Open Discussion

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Discussions, Briefings, Break-Outs(s)

• Topic 2 IETP/IETM Commercially Off The Shelf
  Software 2 Hrs
• Is the Vendor Community a Player in IETP/IETM(s)?
• Open Discussion
• Topic 3 IETP/IETM Technology What Role Does
  it Play?
• The DoD/Joint IETM Interoperability Architecture
  Preliminary Technical
• Descriptions
• Mr. Don Reynolds
• ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.
• The DoD/JIA Systemic Test Components
• Mr. Joe Brazy
• ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc.
• Open Discussion

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Discussions, Briefings, Break-Outs(s)

• Topic 4 IETP/IETM Security Requirements Is
  There a Consensus 2 Hrs
• On Security?
• Open Discussion
• Topic 5 Identification, discussion and way
  forward on 2 Hrs
• Known Issues
• Newly Identified Issues
• Wrap-up Discussion, Future Technical Topics,
  Direction, and Schedule of
• Future Meetings

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Background _ _ _ _ _ TM / ETM / IETM

• World is full of Bulky Manuals for Equipment of
  many
• Types Government Regulations and Procedures,
  Software,
• Law and Medical Libraries, Accounting and
  Auditing
• Procedures etc

CD-ROM in Database Form using MIL PRF
28001 (SGML) and Hyperlinks For Publication
Searching
Transition Paper To Electronic Form
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The Technical Manual

• Compound Document
• Textual (60)
• Graphics (40)
• Tabular
• Single Table of Contents

• Installation
• Training
• Operation
• Maintenance

Life-Cycle Orientation
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Background ------------- CALS

• Over 1M Pages of
• Engineering Drawings
• High Number of
• Technical Manuals that
• Require Changes
• Life-cycle Extensions
• of our Aircrafts/Ships
• are taking place

• Less than 100 Pages
• of
• Engineering Drawing(s)

Yesterday
Today


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Background _ _ _ _ _ TM / ETM / IETM
Each USN Aegis Cruiser Requires A Storage
Facility to Store 23.5 Tons Of Technical Manuals
and Engineering Drawings
Manual
Manual
Manual
Documentation for a Jet Fighter Weights more
than The Plane
Manual
Manual
Manual
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Background _ _ _ _ _ TM / ETM / IETM
Problems Of Paper Based Technical Manuals
Aircraft
Truck
Ship
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Background _ _ _ _ _ TM / ETM / IETM

• Subject Matter
• Screen Formatted
• User Specific

IETM Data Base
ETM/IETM
Technical Manual
Government and Commercial Enterprises

• Origins of Technical Manuals for DoD is within
  the
• Industrial Base for all Weapon
  Systems/Platforms
• Creation of Initial Technical Manual per page
• cost is est. _at_ 200/2000 (Tech Data Inc.)
• Change pages/image process
• Extended Life-cycle

Note In DoD TM Must Be Thought Of As Life
Support System
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Background _ _ _ _ _ TM / ETM / IETM

• TM A Paper Based Compound Document
  Containing Textual,
• Tabular, and Graphics.
• Multiple DoD Military Standards
• ETM An Electronic Digital Representation
  Stored on Either
• Magnetic or Optical Media, an ETM can
  Range in
• Capabilities from a Simple Raster
  Scanned Electronic
• Page Turner to a Range of Hyperlink
  Characteristics
• Based on Subject Matter Content.
• IETM Combines the Capabilities of an ETM with
  an Expert System.
• Includes all Information for System
  Diagnostic and Maintenance.
• IETM A TM Authored (Prepared) by a Contractor
  and Delivered
• to the Government or Prepared by the
  Government.

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Background _ _ _ _ _ TM / ETM / IETM

• By Converting Our TMs to ETM/IETMs We Can
• Recover Precious Ship/Work Space
• Provide Rapid Access to ETM/IETM Based on
  Subject
• not Page Orientation
• Facilitate Change/Update Process
• Distribution
• Life-cycle Costing
• Security Security Security