Georgia Tech Research Institute GTRI

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Georgia TechResearch Institute (GTRI)

• David Rosenbaum - FVT
• David W. Roberts - DSIF

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FVT

• The Federation Verification Tool
• Developed under DMSO sponsorship at the Georgia
  Tech Research Institute
  
• Primary FEDEP phase supported Integrate and Test
  Federation
  
• Secondary FEDEP phase supported Execute
  Federation and Analyze Results

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Purpose

• Primary purpose verify federates update/reflect
  and send/receive responsibilities
  
• Secondary purpose verify expectations of which
  federates invoke which RTI services

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Operation

• Responsibilities information can be input
  directly or imported from Federation Execution
  Planners Workbook (FEPW) DIF format files.
  
• FVT joins federation, monitors federate activity,
  and updates its displays.
  
• Reports summarizing all results or just
  discrepancies can be output.

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Responsibilities View
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Services View
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Platforms and Availability

• FVT 1.3v2 is available from DMSOs Software
  Distribution Center (http//hla.dmso.mil).
  
• FVT 1.3v2 runs on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95/98,
  Solaris 2.5.1, and Solaris 2.6.
  
• FVT 1.3v2 works with DMSO RTIs 1.3v4, 1.3v5, and
  1.3v6.
  
• FVT 1.3v3 will be available soon after the
  release of RTI 1.3NG and will work with it, as
  well as RTI 1.3v4, 1.3v5, and 1.3v6.

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For Further Information

• 99F-SIW-048
• Contact
• David Rosenbaum
• david.rosenbaum_at_gtri.gatech.edu
• 404-894-3464
• Margaret Loper
• margaret.loper_at_gtri.gatech.edu
• 404-894-4663

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DSIF

• Distributed Simulation Interface Framework
• HLA Middleware
• Uses object model to auto-generate HLA interface
  from SOM
  
• Originated 1996 as Internal Research and
  Development (IRAD) project
  
• HLA Compliant April 1999

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Purpose

• Tool to support legacy simulation migration to
  HLA
  
• Tool to support federation integration
• Framework for distributed simulation research

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Operation
simulation behavior code
derived classes
generated classes
HLAFederate
code generator
compiler
OMTFile
boilerplate (main, sim)
Legend
DSIFlibrary
Provided by user
DSIF
Generated by DSIF
file in/output
derived
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FEDEP Support

• Develop federation
• Implement federate modifications
• Migrate legacy simulations
• Integrate and Test Federation
• Rapid development of test, analysis, and viewer
  federates to support FOM
  

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Development of MIMIProxy Federate
ANALYSISRESULTS
TPFDD, SORTS, MOB PLAN
MIMI HLA
TPFDD, SORTS, MOB PLAN
Federates
AnalysisTools
MIMI Proxy Federate
REPORT
UNIX or NT
Runtime Infrastructure (RTI)
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Platforms and Availability

• Platforms
• Windows NT 4.0, Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6
• Availability
• Next version October 1999
• Baseline version available free for download
• Integrated toolkit version as part of
  FederateConnect Toolkit

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For Further Information

• Contact
• David W. Roberts
• dw.roberts_at_gtri.gatech.edu
• 404-894-3135
• http//dss.gtri.gatech.edu
• See also 99S-SIW-144, 98S-SIW-213

Handouts on FVT, DSIF, and other GTRI MS
activities are available at the back of the
room.