Defining the entity transfer interoperability reference model for military applications

Abstract

The definition of the High Level Architecture (HLA) some years ago made possible interoperability for a wide range of simulation systems and applications. However, as there are different possible ways to use HLA for performing the same task; real and easy interoperability is still not a reality.HLA was born as a military standard, but it soon became a very important tool in non-military applications. In fact, the industry has understood that more standardization efforts are needed to obtain true interoperability between the industry COTS simulation packages, defining Interoperability Reference Models in the SISO CSPI PDG standard (SISO Commercial-off-the-shelf Simulation Packages Interoperability Product Development Group standard). These models propose universal patterns for using HLA in the most common interoperability environments for manufacturing applications.In this paper, a new Interoperability Reference Model is proposed for Entity Transfer in military applications. Furthermore, this model has been tested on a specific HLA RTI implementation and its use has been exemplified in a real world interoperability environment.

Achieving Interoperability in Military Simulation Applications Defining Models for HLA Utilization

“…SISO defines three subtypes for this IRM in the industrial standard. To define the military IRM type A these three sub-types can be defined again [6]. …”

“…The military simulation community recently has understood the importance of defining their own Interoperability Reference Models, taking into account the SISO CSPI PDG standards and the specific features of the military environments and applications [6].…”