UK Experiences and Lessons Identified Using C-BML in Practical Experiments
Abstract
This paper discusses a number of topics arising from various recent UK experiments in the C2-Simulation domain using the Military Scenario Definition and Coalition Battle Management Languages (MSDL and C-BML). The experiments have supported the goals of various national and coalition activities. The paper describes the use of MSDL for the initialisation, state capture and check-pointing of operational C2 and simulation systems. It also covers the use of C-BML for communicating information between C2 systems and a heterogeneous mixture of other C2, modelling and simulation systems, mostly legacy but some experimental. The paper looks at current work to investigate the benefits and challenges of integrating C-BML with chat messaging services a new technology matched to a ubiquitous capability. Experiences of different middleware options including scripted BML web services and HLA-Evolved are described. C-BML has been used to help develop the underlying architecture for concept simulation-based exercise support tools, some of which have been implemented in prototype form. The paper shows how C-BML is also being considered to help bridge the interoperability gap between an autonomous UAV mission commander s station and an experimental C2 network.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA606877
Entities
People
- Adam Brook