The Calibration Experiment Network Architecture
Abstract
In September 2001, a Calibration Experiment (CalEx) of the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Research, Development, and Engineering Center (RDEC) Federation was performed. Participants included members of the AMC RDECs, the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), and the Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM). The objective of this High Level Architecture (HLA)-based distributed simulation collaboration was to demonstrate the analysis capabilities of the AMC RDEC Federation. The AMC RDEC Federation is a distributed engineering and engagement level modeling and simulation environment. This report presents some of the network challenges that were experienced during the course of CalEx. Seven sites were connected via the Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN). Network performance to include latency and bandwidth, multicast issues, Run-Time Infrastructure (RTI), firewalls and router issues will be discussed. Also, observations pertaining to the simulation network as an integration of the Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN) will be presented with recommendations for network infrastructure modifications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2003
- Accession Number
- ADA416321
Entities
People
- Greg Tackett
- James Van Bebber
- Karin Larsen
- Kathryn Roose
- Max Lorezo