The HLA Mandate for DoD Simulations: Considerations for the C2 Community
Abstract
At the Electronic Systems Center (ESC), simulations are being applied to meet the challenges associated with developing, testing, and training Air Force C2 systems. Currently these simulations use a variety of interface techniques to exchange a limited amount of information with C2 systems. Now that Department of Defense (DoD) simulations are transitioning to a single interoperability standard, the High Level Architecture (HLA), C2 systems engineers will be able to take advantage of the HLA to more effectively meet their increasingly complex system development requirements. However it may be difficult for members of the C2 community to see unfamiliar HLA terminology and practices to consider the benefits HLA interplay offers. This paper is intended to provide members of the Air Force C2 community with an introductory awareness of HLA concepts and issues relevant to C2 system development and training. The report begins with a discussion of emerging C2 testing and training challenges and how the transition of simulations to the HLA can help address these challenges. HLA concepts and processes are outlined, and the HLA Transition is reviewed. Then, options for establishing HLA connections to C2 system software are presented. Finally, two ESC initiatives that can reduce the effort required to connect simulations to C2 systems are discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- AD1108244
Entities
People
- Doug Flournoy
Organizations
- MITRE Corporation