Standards Plenary

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Standards Plenary

• Standards Activity Committee (SAC)
• Chris Rouget (SAC Chair)

Plenary - Standards Activity Committee
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SISO Mission Statement
SISOs mission is To provide an open forum that
promotes the interoperability and reuse of models
and simulations through the exchange of ideas,
the examination of technologies, and the
development of standards.
SISO-ADM-004-2001 SISO Vision Document
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SAC Membership 2003-2004

• Chris Rouget Chair
• Adin Burroughs Vice Chair
• Mark McCall Secretary
• Chris Bouwens
• Allison Griffin
• Peggy Gravitz

• Jean-Louis Igarza
• Reed Little
• Chris Wertman
• Gene Wiehagen
• Jane Bachman CC Vice Chair
• (A) Dave McKeeby
• (A) Katherine Morse

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SAC Membership 2004-2005

• Chris Rouget Chair
• Katherine Morse Vice Chair
• Mark McCall Secretary
• Adin Burroughs
• Scott Hansen
• Jean-Louis Igarza

• James Montgomery
• Dave McKeeby
• Chris Wertman
• Gene Wiehagen
• Jane Bachman CC Vice Chair
• (A) Open
• (A) Open

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SISO Products

• Balloted Products
• Standards
• Guidance
• Non-balloted Products
• Reference
• Administrative

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Balloted Products Development Process (BPDP)

• BPDP provides direction on the development of
  SISO balloted products
• It does not cover non-balloted products
• Built on Policies and Procedures (PP)
• Provides specific SAC guidance

Every PDG does not have to reinvent the process
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Six Step Process
Activity Approved
Product Development
Product Balloting
Product Approved
Distribution Configuration Management
Periodic Review
SISO-ADM-003-2002 SISO BPDP
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SISO SAC Groups

• Product Development Groups (PDGs)
• SISO PDGs are created as the result of the
  Product Nomination (PN)
• PDGs perform steps 2 3 of the BPDP
• PDG Officers and the SAC perform step 4 of the
  BPDP
• PDGs exist until the product is complete
• Study Groups (SGs)
• SISO SGs are created as the result of a Terms of
  Reference (TOR)
• SGs are chartered to answer questions of interest
  to the MS community
• SGs have a limited life generally 1 to 2
  workshop cycles
• SGs can be a first step to a PDG

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Study Groups (11 Active)

• Assessment of the Need for Product Data
  Representation Standards
• Coalition Battle Management Language (CBML)
• Common Image Generator Interface (CIGI)
• Discrete-Event Systems Specification (DEVS)
• DIS Extension
• Intelligent Tutoring System Interoperability
• Medical Modeling and Simulation Interoperability
• Mode 5 IFF
• Open RTI Protocol
• Simulation Conceptual Modeling
• Simulation Reference Markup Language (SRML)
• Transfer of Control
• Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework
  (XMSF) Profiles

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Study Groups (11 Active)

• Assessment of the Need for Product Data
  Representation Standards
• Coalition Battle Management Language (CBML)
• Common Image Generator Interface (CIGI)
  ? CIGI AC
• Discrete-Event Systems Specification (DEVS)
• DIS Extension ? DIS PDG
• Intelligent Tutoring System Interoperability
• Medical Modeling and Simulation Interoperability
• Mode 5 IFF
• Open RTI Protocol
• Simulation Conceptual Modeling
• Simulation Reference Markup Language (SRML)
• Transfer of Control ? DIS PDG
• Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework
  (XMSF) Profiles

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Final Spring 05
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Final Spring 05
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ANPDRS (Assessment of the Need for Product Data
Representation Standards) Study Group

• Identifies areas that need data representation
  standards
• Reviews existing product data representations
• international, national, military, industry and
  de-facto standards
• Identify gaps
• Proposals for further development
• Finalize study report this workshop

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Coalition Battle Management LanguageStudy Group

• Battle Management Language (BML) is an
  unambiguous language used to
• Command and control forces and equipment during
  military operations
• Provide for situational awareness and a shared
  common operational picture
• Tasks
• Assess ongoing efforts in AU, FR, NATO, NZ, UK,
  US and elsewhere
• Consider how these efforts can contribute to a
  standard framework
• Recommend steps toward a Coalition BML Product
  Development Group
• Schedule
• Formally begin work at 2004 Fall SIW
• Interim report at 2005 Spring SIW
• Final report at 2005 Fall SIW

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CIGI (Common Image Generator Interface) Advisory
Council

• Follow-on activity from the CIGI Study Group
• SG Final Report submitted to the SAC
• PDG not recommended at this stage
• Goal
• Serve as a long-term oversight organization to
  guide the maturation of the CIGI Open Source
  product to the point where CIGI can be proposed
  as an industry standard

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DEVS (Discrete-Event Systems Specification)
Study Group

• Objectives
• Develop standards for a computer processable
  representation of DEVS
• Increase educational activities about DEVS
• Create a DEVS-based language and libraries to
  improve the learning curve of newcomers
• Activities
• Materials posted to a tutorial webpage _at_ the
  University of Arizona
• Paper will be posted with a state-based graphical
  tool/notation created for educational purposes
• Relationship with the UML2 standard and related
  tools discussed
• Meetings held at Spring SIW and at SCSC

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DIS (DIS Extension) Study Group

• Activities
• Review Status of DIS SG
• Review Status of Product Nomination for a PDG
• Discuss approaches to Updating IEEE 1278
• Review Popular DIS Topics of Interest

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ITSI (Intelligent Tutoring System
Interoperability) Study Group
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MMS (Medical Modeling and Simulation
Interoperability) Study Group

• Purpose
• Medical simulation systems have unique technical,
  operational, and regulatory requirements and
  serve a broad array of users and customers
• Medical simulation increasingly needs
  interoperability standards that build upon
  already extensive medical interface standards
• The Medical Modeling and Simulation
  Interoperability (MMS SG) is identifying
  categories of MS applications needed by the
  health care community and defining relevant
  information exchange requirements

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Mode 5 IFFStudy Group

• Purpose
• Add support for IFF Mode 5 to the DIS Standard
• Activities
• Kickoff Meeting
• Review real-world Mode 5/S implementation
• Review Mode 5/S Simulation Issues
• Review Draft Navy Mode 5 PDU vs. using a layer of
  the 1278.1 IFF PDU

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SCM (Simulation Conceptual Modeling) Study Group

• Purpose
• Investigate the use of Conceptual Modeling in MS
  and related information technology domains
• Meetings
• Kickoff meeting during Spring 03 SIW
• Follow-up Progress meeting during Euro-SIW
• Working Meeting during Fall 03 SIW
• Progress
• IAW TOR, established SISO reflector with 71
  subscribers
• IAW TOR, issued data call for empirical evidence
  on simulation conceptual modeling
• Established linkages to VVA and BOM PDGs
• Drafted Vision Statement to guide follow-on
  activities
• Collected references for Conceptual Modeling
  Bibliography

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SRML (Simulation Reference Markup Language) Study
Group

• SRML is about
• Defining HTML for simulation
• Adding behavior to any XML document
• Executing any XML, marked-up with behavior
• Business Cases
• Potentially reduces cost to build models, obtain
  tools, interoperate, plug-in existing code,
  execute and maintain simulations
• Potentially increases availability of simulation
  through use of XML tools, ability to provide
  plug-ins, libraries of scripts made available on
  the web
• Potentially decreases obstacles entering into
  simulation through familiar web paradigm making
  it easier to find and grow modelers, easier to
  learn how to develop simulations, attractive view
  of the investment in simulation
• Potentially reduces risks by supporting
  validation of requirements through conceptual
  models, rapid prototyping, user in the loop
  sooner, greater communication amongst all the
  stakeholders

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TC (Transfer of Control) Study Group

• Purpose
• Output in updated DIS Standard and RPR FOM
  version 3
• Activities
• Review Status of Transfer Control SG
• Briefing on New DIS Transfer Control Design
• HLA Transfer Ownership Issues.
• Agree content of Final Report for submission to
  the SAC

A few military and commercial applications have
already implemented the new DIS transfer control
design and more are planning to do so. JNTC is
backing implementation of transfer control for
joint training exercises.
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Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework
(XMSF) Profiles Study Group

• Purpose
• XMSF profiles are formal technical specifications
  for application of interoperable web based
  technologies
• Determine the required scope for XMSF profiles
  and define their structure
• Products
• Profile definition and conops
• Survey of profile definitions in other technology
  domains
• Draft XMSF profile standard
• Status
• Conops nearly complete
• Working on identifying profile format and content
  technologies
• May request upgrade to PDG

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Product Development Groups (8 Active)

• Base Object Model (BOM)
• C4ISR Simulation Interoperability Technical
  Reference Model
• Dynamic Link Compatible (DLC) HLA API
• Environmental Data Coding Standard (EDCS)
• HLA Evolved
• Link 16
• Realtime Platform Reference (RPR) FOM
• VVA Overlay to FEDEP

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Product Development Groups (8 Active)

• Base Object Model (BOM) ? SISO-STD-003x
• C4ISR Simulation Interoperability Technical
  Reference Model
• Dynamic Link Compatible (DLC) HLA API ?
  SISO-STD-004x
• Environmental Data Coding Standard (EDCS) ? ISO
  Product
• HLA Evolved ? IEEE 1516x
• Link 16 ? SISO-STD-002x
• Realtime Platform Reference (RPR) FOM ?
  SISO-STD-001x
• VVA Overlay to FEDEP ? SISO-GUIDE-001x
• DIS Evolved or DIS Extensions ? IEEE 1278x
• Core Manufacturing Simulation Data (CMSD)

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BOM (Base Object Model) PDG

• Product Standard
• SISO-STD-003.0 BOM Guidance
• SISO-STD-003.1 BOM Template Specification Vol. 1
  Interface BOM
• SISO-STD-003.2 BOM Template Specification Vol. 2
  Encapsulated BOM
• Purpose
• Status
• Document Review and Comment Resolution

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C4ISR/Sim TRM (C4ISR Simulation Interoperability
Technical Reference Model) PDG

• Product
• Guidance for Use of the C4ISR/Simulation
  Interoperability Technical Reference Model
• Purpose
• Crystallize the groundwork laid by three
  C4ISR/Sim TRM Study Groups
• Status
• April 22, 2004 Kickoff Meeting Officer
  Elections
• May-June 2004 5-member Drafting Group (DG)
  developing document outline
• Fall 2004 Review Document

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DLC HLA API (Dynamic Link Compatible HLA API) PDG

• Creating mappings of HLA Interface Specifications
  to C and Java APIs, in a ways that supports
  Dynamic Link Compatibility
• Allows switching RTI implementations without
  recompiling or re-linking
• 1.3 version of Standard complete
• Product approved - Ready for Publication
• 1516 version of Standard complete
• Finalising Product deliverable

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EDCS (Environmental Data Coding Standard) PDG

• Objectives
• To review the EDCS technologies and the
  associated software implementation
• To provide comments, modifications,
  improvements for incorporation into the ISO/IEC
  standard
• Once the results are satisfactory to SISO, to
  recognize the EDCS as a formal SISO product,
  recommending and encouraging its use within the
  MS community -- That product will reference
  appropriate ISO/IEC specification standards
• To encourage and guide the development of
  utilities (software, mapping documents, use
  guides, etc.) that will enhance usability of the
  EDCS
• Activities
• Large up-front EDCS PDG effort
• Ensure the ISO product meets SISO requirements
  (2000 - 2002)
• Post FCD, ability to influence EDCS evolution
  decreases, as does PDG effort (2003 - 2004)
• Currently awaiting release of final document for
  review and accept / reject decision by SISO
  community
• PDG Drafting Group will submit a SIW paper as a
  Reference Product

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HLA-Evolved PDG

• Purpose
• Revise the existing HLA standards to address
  requirements of the HLA user community
• IEEE Std 1516 HLA Rules
• IEEE Std 1516.1 HLA Federate Interface
  Specification
• IEEE Std 1516.2 HLA Object Model Template
• First Standard produced by SISO/SAC as Standards
  Development Organization (SDO) for IEEE
• PDG activities to be conducted using SISO
  Balloted Products Development Process
• Balloting to be conducted using IEEE policies and
  procedures
• Proposed schedule
• Apr 04 and Jun 04 US and Euro Kickoff Meetings
  - Completed
• 15 Jun 04 Comment round 1 open - Draft 0
  released
• 17 Aug 04 Comment round 1 closed
• Apr 06 - Revised 1516 standards released
• Fall SIW PDG Meeting
• 3 day meeting to resolve round 1 comments
• Wednesday, 22 Sep, from 530-9pm
• Thursday, 23 Sep, from 1-5pm
• Friday, 24 Sep, from 8-5pm

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Link-16 PDG

• Purpose
• Create a standard that can be used to exchange
  TADIL J data via DIS and HLA
• Product
• SISO Standard
• Submit proposals for changes to DIS EBV Document
• TDL Enumerations
• Schedule
• Fall SISO SIW 04
• Final SISO Standard Review
• Draft and Send Ballot Announcement

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RPR FOM (Realtime Platform Reference Federation
Object Model) PDG

• Purpose
• Development and Maintenance of the RPR FOM
• Version 2.0
• A long journey is coming to a close
• 17 Drafts / many years of work
• Ballot Closed on Friday, 4 June 2004
• Comment Resolution this Workshop
• Future
• Work with DIS PDG to improve/expand FOM to
  promote interoperability

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VVA (VVA Overlay to FEDEP) PDG

• Product Type
• Guidance Document
• Description
• Address overall VVA objectives, methodology,
  roles and responsibilities, tasks, resulting
  products, and challenges
• Use lessons learned derived from the community as
  the foundation for the documented recommended
  practices
• Leverage past and ongoing activities in
  organizations (NATO Task Group 16, DMSO VVA RPG
  Build 3, 03S-SIW-085) that have vested interest
  in the development and formalization of
  federation VVA guidance

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DIS Evolved or DIS Extensions PDG

• Purpose
• Revise the existing DIS standards to address
  requirements of the DIS user community
• IEEE Std 1278 series
• Proposed schedule
• Fall 04 Kickoff Meeting
• Synchronize product with Revised 1278 standards
  released

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CMSD (Core Manufacturing Simulation Data) PDG

• Produce standard Manufacturing Data
  representation
• Kickoff PDG meeting - 2004 Fall SIW
• 2005 Spring SIW 1st Draft
• Review meeting/conference calls to complete the
  draft report
• Review and prototype round(s)
• 2005 Fall SIW
• PDG meeting to Review Draft Comments
• Start the ballot process - 2006 Spring SIW

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Summary

• SISO provides a proven infrastructure for
  creating standards and guidance products for the
  MS community
• SISO Products are in wide use
• SISO members expertise and experience is a asset
  in developing products
• SISO has experienced tremendous growth in new
  activities

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Product Development Groups Study Groups

• Tu (1300-1700) Manatee MMS SG
• 1330-1700 Dolphin CMSD PDG
• We 0800-1200 Manatee DEVS SG
• 1330-1700 Manatee TC SG
• 1730-2100 Cypress HLA Evolved PDG (1 of 3)
• Th 0800-1200 Captiva LINK-16 PDG
• Cypress BOM PDG
• Sanibel CBML SG
• Largo RPR FOM PDG (1 of 2)
• (0800-1500) Manatee XMSF SG
• Dolphin DLC HLA API PDG
• Flamingo ANPDRS SG

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Product Development Groups Study Groups

• Th 1330-1500 Captiva Mode 5 IFF SG
• 1500-1700 Captiva DIS SG ? DIS PDG
• 1330-1700 Amelia VVA PDG
• Biscayne EDCS PDG
• Cypress HLA Evolved PDG (2 of 3)
• Largo C4ISR/SIM TRM PDG
• Flamingo ITSI SG
• 1900-2100 Amelia SRML SG
• Fr 0830-1200 Biscayne SCM SG
• Captiva CIGI AC
• Amelia RPR FOM PDG (2 of 2)
• 0830-1700 Cypress HLA Evolved PDG (3 of 3)

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