NATO Simulation Interoperability Test and Certification Service-Concept of Operations (CONOPS) (Service de l'OTAN de certification et de test d'interoperabilite dans le domaine de la simulation)

Abstract

NATO relies on standards and agreements, especially for distributed simulation (AMSP-01, STANAG 4603, etc.). Prior to 2004, the USA provided the High Level Architecture (HLA) certification tool suite, but since then, updates have not been made available. In conjunction with the development of a new certification tool suite, there is a need to maintain and update the NATO Education and Training Network (NETN) Federation Architecture and FOM Design (FAFD) as well. The NATO Modelling and Simulation Group 134 (MSG-134) began its work in October 2015 and will deliver the Integration, Verification and Certification Tool (IVCT), the associated Concept of Operations, and the updated NETN FAFD in October 2017. This open source tool suite was tested during CWIX 2017 at JFTC, in June 2017. The expectation is that IVCT will be generally used by NATO and at the national level during the procurement process of simulators as an acceptance test tool, and by industry during the development of simulators. Testing and certifying of systems will result in an overall improved interoperability of simulators in distributed networked simulation systems. Capability Badges, issued to federate that pass certification testing, provide an easy way for stakeholders to recognize the interoperability capabilities of a federate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1091464

Entities

People

  • Allan Gillis
  • Antony Hubervic
  • Bjorn Loefstrand
  • Jan Hodicky
  • Lubomir Chylik
  • Magnus Karperyd
  • Mario De La Fuente
  • Martin Adelantado
  • Maurizio Gladioro
  • Raniero Castrogiovanni
  • Regis Mauget
  • Rienhard Herzog
  • Vincenzo Milano
  • Yuri Fedulov

Organizations

  • NATO Science and Technology Organization

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  • Sensors

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  • Agreements
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  • Education
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  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
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