Global Sim Ellen Roland ROLANDS ASSOCIATES 16 th
Global. Sim Ellen Roland ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES 16 th JTLS International Users Conference 4 March 2014
JMRM Version 1. 1 • Released In July 2008 • Principal Federates: – JTLS Version 3. 3. 3 – JCATS Version 8. 0. 5 • First Use By NATO Exercise SFJR 08 – Steadfast Joiner 08 – October 31 – November 14, 2008 • U. S. Stopped Program Immediately After March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 2
Exercise Statistics • • • Aggregate Level Scenario: 4000 units Entity Level: 70, 000 combat systems Exercise Duration: 8 days Federation availability: 98 % of duration Air tasking for civilian and military missions JCATS vignettes for joint personnel – Recovery Task (1 per day) – Time sensitive targeting (1 -2 per day) March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 3
Exercise Conclusions • JMRM / NTF Works – Good Reliability – Supported Desired Training • JMRM / NTF Is Useful? ? ? – Hard to Say – Catch-22 – Scenario Selected Because • Impossible To Test Under Exercise Conditions • If It Doesn’t Work – Training Objectives Must Be Met • Can’t Prove It Was Useful March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 4
Lessons Learned • Database Preparation – Make As Easy As Possible • Test Game Invaluable – Advanced order testing was used often • Practice Recovery Procedures • Don’t Count On Procedural Fix To Problems – Procedures Are Easy To Forget / Ignore / Teach – Implement Code Protections March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 5
Lessons Learned • Don’t Create Non-Standard Procedures – Too Easy To Forget / Enable Errors – SDC Legacy Issues March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 6
Global. Sim Version 0 • Client Country Interested In – Multi-Resolution Federation • Principal Federates: – JTLS – GEfechts (Warfare) SImulation (GESI) – MUSE/AFSERS • Goal: Return To Original JMRM Capabilities – Biggest Problem – Entity Location Inconsistency March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 7
Basic Concept JTLS Representation • Covers theater area of operations • Includes all relevant actors • Requires time/distance coordination at theater level GESI Representation • multiple interest areas • polygonal • may be geographically separate March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 8
Global. Sim Architecture JTLS WEB Services: JXSR XMS OMA SYNAPSE MDP Apache Server JTLS CEP ELS JODA EODA JTLS WHIP workstations JHIP Timing Federates: (minimum 1 required) PACER FMT-R HLA – RTI JTLS and GESI Bridge Communicate via GESI HLA Clients: JHIP and GESI Bridge March 2014 GESI Player Clients ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 9
WHAT is the ELS? • JTLS component program which disaggregates ARUs into the representative combat system entities • Entities available over the entire game board, individually selected in DDS, or filtered by Command Hierarchy • Purpose of the ELS: provide a consistent representation of individual combat systems March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 10
Current Capabilities • Transferable Objects – Ground Unit • Squadron, Airbase, Support, FARP, and Ground Combat Units – High Resolution Units (HRU) – Air Mission • Non-Transferable Objects – Naval Units – Convoys – Reflected Only March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 11
Current Capabilities • Transfer Negotiated – Do you want the object? – Yes I do! – Here it is! – Thank you! March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 12
Current Capabilities • Damage – Types Represented • • Air-to-Air Surface-to-Air Air-to-Ground Surface-to-Surface – Inflict and Reflect Damage in both models – Cross-model damage through interactions • Force-on-Force not represented March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 13
Database Preparation • Correlation of data is critical to Global. Sim – No Work Has Been Accomplished Yet March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 14
Limitations • Federation Requires Specific Model Versions • New Units During Game Play Not Available – Dynamic HRUs – Detachments – Attachments – Cross-attachments • Transfer of Naval Units Not Fully Functional • Representation Of Personnel March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 15
Advantages to Global. Sim • Training at Theater and Tactical Levels • Overlapping Regions Increases Tactical Awareness Within Theater • Commercially Available Federates – Makes Federation Feasible • Direct Link To MUSE Supported • Shadow Federations Easily Utilized March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 16
Future Enhancements • • • Coordinate Database Creation Dynamic HRUs Detach/Attach Capabilities Naval Units Cross-Simulation Counter-Fire Improved Battle Damage Assessments March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 17
Questions March 2014 ROLANDS & ASSOCIATES Corporation 18
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