Translating Deeply Structured Information
Abstract
The problem of interfacing Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) systems and applicable simulations is considered. In particular, this document focusses on the requirements and design of an engine to Support translation between systems expecting to communicate using dissimilar message languages. This engine interprets a given behavioural specification written in a high-level declarative language built around standard SQL. It is therefore natural and convenient to consider implementation using an appropriate relational database system to facilitate data storage and manipulation. Beginning with an overview of the broader context and background, the discussion considers the way in which the semantic structures of the input and output languages can be captured using a conceptual modeling language. Such models can be readily mapped into a relational schema, and the actions that a translator should perform are easily expressed using SQL. Each of these actions must occur when a given set of conditions is satisfied; the engine is therefore a specialised rule-based system that manipulates the tuples of a relational database.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA376791
Entities
People
- Darryn J. Reid
Organizations
- Defence Science and Technology Group