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Object-Oriented Analysis of a DII COE Simulation Product Line Architecture

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Title: Object-Oriented Analysis of a DII COE Simulation Product Line Architecture
Authors: Sprinkle, Ronald B., Sudnikovich, William P., Carr, Francis H.
Contributors: MITRE CORP MCLEAN VA WASHINGTON C3I DIV
Source: DTIC
Publication Year: 2001
Subject Terms: Operations Research, Computer Programming and Software, Military Forces and Organizations, Command, Control and Communications Systems, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS, REQUIREMENTS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, SPECIFICATIONS, INTEROPERABILITY, AUGMENTATION, INTEGRATION, STANDARDS, USER NEEDS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, MAN COMPUTER INTERFACE, WORKSHOPS, SEGMENTED, INFRASTRUCTURE, CLIENT SERVER SYSTEMS, OOA(OBJECT-ORIENTED ANALYSIS), DII COE(DEFENSE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE COMMON OPERATING ENVIRONMENT), PRODUCT LINE ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS, C4ISR(COMMAND CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS COMPUTERS INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE), SIMULATION INFRASTRUCTURE, SOFTWARE SEGMENTATION, INTELLIGENT AGENTS
Description: The Army has articulated a vision in which simulations will support C4ISR systems through the integration of simulation infrastructure into the Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII COE) software architecture. Identification of a specific simulation infrastructure product set is the key to developing the technical steps required to achieve this vision. Integrating simulation into the DII COE in a systematic fashion requires the following: (1) reuse by the simulation infrastructure of existing DII COE C4ISR software segments (2) identification of new segments required to provide DII COE-based simulation capability, and (3) identification of new simulation-enhanced C4ISR functionality not available today in either C4ISR or simulation domains through new DII COE segments. As simulation-enhanced C4ISR systems will use intelligent agent software, there are relevant Future Combat Systems (FCS) implications. FCS C2 systems will need to interact with intelligent agent-based robotic forces and will encounter similar challenges identified for future simulation-enhanced C4ISR systems. This paper describes a general Object-Oriented Analysis based approach, which identifies DII COE segments as software products in a Product Line Architecture. The paper concludes with recommendations for use of the DII COE Simulation Product Line Architecture in achieving the Army simulation to C4ISR interoperability vision. ; Presented at the Simulation Interoperability Workshop held in Orlando, FL, in Fall 2001. Prepared in cooperation with the AEgis Technologies Group, Orlando, FL and Atlantic Consulting Services, Shrewsbury, NJ. The original document contains color images.
Document Type: text
Language: English
Relation: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA458348
Availability: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA458348
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Accession Number: edsbas.229A4734
Database: BASE
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Abstract:The Army has articulated a vision in which simulations will support C4ISR systems through the integration of simulation infrastructure into the Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII COE) software architecture. Identification of a specific simulation infrastructure product set is the key to developing the technical steps required to achieve this vision. Integrating simulation into the DII COE in a systematic fashion requires the following: (1) reuse by the simulation infrastructure of existing DII COE C4ISR software segments (2) identification of new segments required to provide DII COE-based simulation capability, and (3) identification of new simulation-enhanced C4ISR functionality not available today in either C4ISR or simulation domains through new DII COE segments. As simulation-enhanced C4ISR systems will use intelligent agent software, there are relevant Future Combat Systems (FCS) implications. FCS C2 systems will need to interact with intelligent agent-based robotic forces and will encounter similar challenges identified for future simulation-enhanced C4ISR systems. This paper describes a general Object-Oriented Analysis based approach, which identifies DII COE segments as software products in a Product Line Architecture. The paper concludes with recommendations for use of the DII COE Simulation Product Line Architecture in achieving the Army simulation to C4ISR interoperability vision. ; Presented at the Simulation Interoperability Workshop held in Orlando, FL, in Fall 2001. Prepared in cooperation with the AEgis Technologies Group, Orlando, FL and Atlantic Consulting Services, Shrewsbury, NJ. The original document contains color images.