The Integration of Modeling and Simulation with Joint Command and Control on the Global Information Grid
Abstract
As documented in the Joint Command and Control (JC2) Capability Development Document (CDD), JC2 will require M&S capabilities to support a multitude of functions including course of action analysis, planning, mission rehearsal, and training This will necessitate the integration of M&S with JC2 on the Global Information Grid (GIG), the net-centric information environment of future warfighting DISA has been successfully experimenting with net-centric capabilities of the GIG through Net-Cenfric Enterprise Services (NCES) prototyping efforts such as the Blue Force Tracking Service and the Global Force Management Service. Similarly, the M&S community has been success)fully experimenting with the implementation of M&S in a net-centric information environment (the web) using many of the same technologies through the Extensible Modeling and Simulation Framework (XMSF) effort. This paper leverages the work of the NCES program and the XMSF community to explore how M&S and JC2 can be integrated in the GIG environment using web-based technologies and standards. Specifically it will address the structure and content of XMSF profiles to enable composable, reusable, and interoperable M&S and JC2 capabilities. It draws from previous work on XMSF M&S composability, and M&S to C41 integration as well as NII and DISA guidance such as the GIG CRD, the Net-Centric Data Strategy, and the Net-Cenfric Operations and Warfare Reference Model. Although some aspects of the paper are US- Army-centric, the principles are easily applicable to joint and combined forces.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA433871
Entities
People
- Andreas Tolk
- Leslie S. Winters
Organizations
- United States Army