Logistics FOM Module in Snow Leopard Recommendations by

Logistics FOM Module in Snow Leopard: Recommendations by MSG-068 NATO Education and Training Network Task Group Björn Löftstrand, Pitch Technologies Rachid Khayari, Konradin Keller, IABG Klaus Greiwe, Peter Meyer zu Drewer, CAE Torbjörn Hultén, BAE Systems C-ITS Andy Bowers, MITRE Jean-Pierre Faye, Thales. Raytheon. Systems 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Outline • What is Snow Leopard? • What is MSG-068 NETN? • MSG-068 Federation Architecture and Design Activities • Service Consumer-Provider Pattern • Logistics FOM Module • Summary Slide 2 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Snow Leopard Vision To deliver to NATO and Partners a persistent, distributed and joint training capability able to support training from operational to tactical level across the full spectrum of operations, while leveraging existing national expertise and capabilities. 3 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Snow Leopard • • NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Program Projects • NATO Training Federation (NTF) • NATO Live Virtual Constructive (NLVC) • Shared Scenarios • Simulation Advanced Distributed Learning 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

MSG-068 NETN • • • NETN = NATO Education and Training Network MSG-068 NETN is a technical activity reporting to NATO Modeling and Simulation Group (NMSG) under NATO RTO MSG-068 NETN is the interface between nations and Snow Leopard The MSG-068 recommendations can be exploited by the ACT Snow Leopard Program when establishing the NETN/Snow Leopard capability It was requested by ACT and established by ET-025 of NMSG in 2007. It will be completed 2010 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

NETN and Snow Leopard The MSG-068 RTO Research Task Group provides recommendations on M&S aspects to be exploited by the ACT Snow Leopard Program when establishing the NETN/Snow Leopard capability Support by: • technology- assessments • technologyrecommendations • experimental preparation and risk reduction • Feasibility demonstration 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

MSG-068 NETN Objectives • • • assess the distributed simulation and learning capabilities that NATO, Partner and Contact Nations, Schools, and Agencies have that could contribute to the development of a NETN capability. recommend and demonstrate a way forward for interoperability, technical standards and architectures to link these training and education centers to provide a persistent capability. identify and recommend roles and responsibilities of the NATO, Partner and Contact Nation organizations responsible for distributing and maintaining M&S capabilities within the scope of NETN. 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

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MSG-068 NETN Organisation Management Group 12 Nations, RTA, ACT, JWC, JFTC, NC 3 A Technical Group 75+ Technical Experts 3 Subgroups Federation Architecture and FOM Design (FAFD) Subgroup Experimentation and Demonstration Subgroup Shared Scenario Subgroup 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

MSG-068: FAFD TOR • Assessment of existing NATO and national FOMs with respect to their applicability for an NETN Reference FOM under particular consideration of LVC connectivity (e. g. aggregate level systems and platform level systems linkage) • Based on this assessment (and utilizing classes of the existing FOMs as far as possible) a modular NETN reference FOM and the corresponding FAD documents are to be elaborated and documented. • The NATO and national simulation and C 2 -system candidates for the NETN are to be assessed regarding their compliance to the reference FOM and FAD(s). • Based on this assessment necessary adjustments/expansions to the systems considered to be applicable are to be defined and documented. 10 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

FAFD Deliverables • • NETN Reference FAD The NETN Reference Federation Agreements Document is intended to be used as a foundation for developing federation specific agreements. It should be used as a reference and/or template when documenting detailed agreements related to a specific federation and it constituent parts including federates, simulation infrastructure and network. NETN Reference FOM The Reference FAD contains a set of so-called FOM Modules each addressing specific patterns of interoperability to support the distributed simulation. The set of FOM Modules described in the FAD and the accompanying machine readable XML formats is also referred to as the NETN Reference FOM. 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

FAFD Main Input • • JMRM (US) P 2 SN (SWE/US) KOSI (DEU) ALLIANCE (FRA) CASSIOPEA (ESP) RPR-FOM (SISO) Link 16 BOM (SISO). . . 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

FAFD Activities FAFD = Federation Architecture and FOM Design • Representation of Aggregate Unit and Interactions • Federation Execution Control and Monitoring • Transfer of Control • Logistics FOM Module • NETN Infrastructure • LVC Aspects 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

NETN Infrastructure • STANAG 4603 • HLA IEEE 1516 • Modular FOMs approach • DIS, HLA 1. 3, IEEE 1516 -2000, . . . • CFBL-net based backbone • IEEE 1516 -2009 (HLA Evolved) • Bridges/Adapters/Filters/Guards • Communication Infrastructure 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

NETN FOM Modules • RPR-FOM (RPR-FOM v 2. 0 D 17) • Link 16 FOM (Link 16 BOM) • NETN Service Consumer-Provider • NETN Logistics • NETN Aggregate • NETN Transfer of Control 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

NETN Reference FOM Module Dependencies NETN Logistics NETN Transfer of Control NETN Service-Consumer Provider NETN Aggregate Link 16 BOM NETN Fed. Ex Ctrl RPR-FOM 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

New NETN FOM Module Features • • Service Consumer – Provider interactions to model request, negotiation, and delivery of services • Transport-, Repair-, Supply-, Deposit- Logistics services Aggregate Level Combat Interactions • • Unit-Unit, Unit-Entity, Entity-Unit Laissez Faire based Ground-to-Ground Combat adjudication methodology Modeling of Transfer of Control for Resources and Entities Synchronized Federation Execution Control 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Service Consumer-Provider Pattern Service Consumer Federate Service Provide Federate NETN_Service. Started NETN_Service. Completed NETN_Service. Received Delivery NETN_Accept. Service Acceptance NETN_Offer. Service Negotiation NETN_Request. Service 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Logistics FOM Module • Types of Logistics Services currently supported in NETN • • 19 Supplies; Consumable Material may be supplied from- and stored in Facilities Repair; Damaged material (damaged platforms) is repaired by a maintenance unit nearby. Deposit; Non-Consumable Material (e. g. a platform or unit) is deposited and retrieved at a facility. Transport; Material (consumable and nonconsumable) may be transported. 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Logistics HLA Interactions Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 NETN_Service NETN_Request. Service NETN_Request. Supply NETN_Request. Storage NETN_Request. Repair NETN_Request. Deposit NETN_Request. Equipment NETN_Request. Transport NETN_Offer. Service NETN_Offer. Supply NETN_Offer. Repair NETN_Offer. Storage NETN_Offer. Equipment NETN_Offer. Deposit NETN_Offer. Transport NETN_Offer. Accept NETN_Service. Started NETN_Supply. Started NETN_Storage. Started NETN_Service. Complete NETN_Deposit. Complete NETN_Service. Received 20 NETN_Equipment. Complete 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Facilities • • • Facilities are the central element in the Logistics FOM through which material can be transferred. Facilities may be created during a simulation or may be a part of the infrastructure (railway station, storage tanks depot, port, etc. ). A facility may be part of a unit (ship, etc. ). The RPR-FOM v 2. 0 object class Base. Entity is extended with a subclass NETN_Facility with extended set of attributes. 21 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

NETN Facility Object Class 22 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Example: Supplies Pattern • Services for resupply of consumable material include: • supply service provided by a facility, unit or any battlefield entity with supply capability • storage service provided by a facility or means of transportation capable of storing consumable material 23 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Supply Service Consumer Service Provider NETN_Request. Supply(Supplies. Data) NETN_Offer. Supply(Supplies. Data) NETN_Accept. Offer NETN_Supply. Started NETN_Service. Completed NETN_Service. Received Transfer of supplies complete 24 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Storage Service Consumer Service Provider NETN_Request. Storage(Supplies. Data) NETN_Offer. Storage(Supplies. Data) NETN_Accept. Offer NETN_Storage. Started(Supplies. Data) NETN_Service. Completed NETN_Service. Received Transfer of supplies complete 25 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Deposit Pattern Service Consumer Service Provider NETN_Request. Deposit(Deposit. Data) NETN_Offer. Deposit(Deposit. Data) NETN_Accept. Offer NETN_Deposit. Started Transfer of Control Uses To. C pattern NETN_Service. Completed NETN_Service. Received 27 Deposit complete 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Transport Pattern Service Consumer Service Provider NETN_Request. Transport(Transport. Data) NETN_Offer. Transport(Transport. Data) NETN_Accept. Offer NETN_Transport. Started NETN_Service. Completed NETN_Service. Received 28 Transport complete 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Summary • • 29 NATO Education and Traning Network aka. Snow Leopard MSG-068 provides NETN Reference Federation Architecture & Design includning a Modular Reference FOM Modular FOM Approach (HLA Evolved) What’s next • Technical tests and experimentation to validate design patterns (2009 -2010) • MSG-068 Final Demonstration (Fall 2010) • NETN Reference Federation Agreements Document and FOM (Fall 2010) • Use in Snow Leopard and national initiatives 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop

POCs Logistics FOM Module Team • Rachid Khayari, Team Lead, IABG, Khayari@iabg. de • Konradin Keller, IABG, Keller@iabg. de • Klaus Greiwe, CAE, Klaus. Greiwe@cae. de • Peter Meyer zu Drewer, CAE. Peter. Meyerzu. Drewer@cae. de • Torbjörn Hulten, torbjorn. hulten@baesystems. se • Andy Bowers, MITRE, bowersa@mitre. org • Jean-Pierre Faye, Thales. Raytheon, Jean-pierre. faye@thalesraytheon-fr. com • Lennart Olsson, Pitch, Lennart. Olsson@pitch. se MSG-068 Management • Björn Löfstrand, Pitch, FAFD Technical Subgroup Lead • Hans Jense, NC 3 A, MSG-068 Technical Group Lead • Erdal Cayirci, JWC, MSG-068 Chairman 30 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop