NIETWG and TDLIT September 2002 Meeting SISO Tactical

NIETWG and TDLIT September 2002 Meeting SISO Tactical Datalink Study Group(TDL SG)

SISO Tactical Datalink Study Group Link-16 Product Development Group Introduction to Study Group and Product Development Group

SISO • International Organization chartered to develop simulation standards • Developed DIS (IEEE 1278) • Developed HLA (IEEE 1561) • Hosts 4 Conferences a year • Spring, Fall Simulations Interoperability Workshop (SIW) • Summer “Euro” SIW • Conference for Synthetically Generated Forces Website at: http: //www. sisostds. org

TDL SG Goals • Create a standard that can be used to exchange Link-16 data! • Create standard method to simulate a Link-16 network • Build upon previous work to the greatest extent possible (STANAG 5602, AF DMT, etc) • Study group will concentrate upon developing the technical solutions for standardization

Link-16 PDG Goals • Create “Implementable” SISO Standard from TDL SG • Nominally referred to as “DIS-J” and “HLA-J” • Provide DIS technical solution • Provide HLA technical solution • Provide Implementation and Usage information • Provide HLA BOM • • Provide Training Materials for Standard Provide Guidance for eventual incorporation into IEEE standards PDG will concentrate on codifying and validating TDL SG identified technical solutions •

TDL SG Leadership Adin Burroughs, TACCSF/SRC (Capt, USAFR ASC/TM) • TDL SG Chair, Link-16 PDG Chair Joe Sorroche, TACCSF/ASRCC • TDL SG Vice Chair Neil Barrett, JITC • TDL SG Vice Chair Dr. Rob Byers, Northrop Grumman IT (DMT Standards) • TDL SG Secretary

TDL SG Membership • • Boeing • • VWC DMT Lockheed Martin • • DMT TACCSF Northrop Grumman • • Information Technology Integrated Systems Stasys TRW As. TI General Dynamics Qineti. Q • • • ASRCC SRC MRI Ms. TI 3 Com Simulation, Inc APC CAS Marzen AMS Plexsys Raytheon • • • • USAF/AFC 2 TIG Australia Virtual Ship USAF/AFAMS USAF/AFRL USAF/ASC-TM USAF/DMT USAF/NAIC USAF/TACCSF DMSO Sparta US Navy US Army

TDL SG Expertise • • JTIDS (MIL-STD 6016 A/B, STANAG 5516) Knowledge of SIMPLE (STANAG 5602) Experience with using TADIL-J/Datalinks Experience with developing/implementing Datalinks Experience with DIS & HLA (IEEE 1278. 1 & IEEE 1516) Knowledge of electromagnetic propagation Knowledge of simulations Understanding & Experience with C 2 and C 4 ISR

TDL SG Approach • Draft changes to the DIS EBV document • Submit as package of changes after SG approval • Goal is Jan 03 final submittal to EBV document Avoid any changes to the IEEE Specifications, if at all possible • Identify HLA methods and approaches from work in DIS • Develop Base Object Model (BOM) • Kick-Off PDG to develop SISO Standard from TDL SG Product

TDL SG History • • Jul 01 - TACCSF internal project to review current DIS Link-16 Implementation • Nov 01 - Meeting at I/ITSEC Oct 01 - Formed “grass roots” working group after community response to informal inquiries • • Initial Presentation of ideas, technical discussion Decided to pursue becoming “official” SISO Study Group • • • Dec 01 - SISO EXCOM Approves TOR • • Jun 02 - Interim SG meeting at TACCSF Feb 02 - SG Reflector, AFAMS webpage established Mar 02 - First official meeting of TDL SG (Spring SIW) Jul 02 - SG Meeting at Euro-SIW Sep 02 - SG Meeting at Fall SIW Sep 02 - Link-16 PDG Kickoff

TDL SG Current Status • DIS and HLA structures and methodologies 90% defined • Finishing guidelines for High Fidelity Synchronization • Initial Draft of “TADIL TALES” presented • Document being polished/finalized • HLA sections being added

TDL SG Current Status (Cont’d) • Reference Implementation by Northrop Grumman • Funded by USAF Modeling and Simulations Office under Joint Synthetic Battlespace Initiative • Being implemented in CCD Product, • Fidelity level 3 testing to occur 24 -27 Sept • SISO Product Development Group standing up • PDG will start from Study Group product • PDG soon to be electing officers • PDG scheduled to enter balloting process by Spring 2003

TDL SG Fall 02 Update: Way Ahead • TDL SG will be briefing at: • NATO NIETWG/TDL ITS (Sept 02) • NMIA Datalinks Conference (Nov 02) • International Data Link Symposium (Oct 02) • (Tentative) DISA Link-16 OIRG/DLWG (TBD) • • • PDG Kickoff and Elections (late Sept 02) • Complete submittals of changes to DIS-EBV (Oct/Nov 02) Next Year TOR for TDL Study Group? • • HLA completion of Link-16 (if needed) Link-11 A, 22, TIBS? Standards work outside SISO (NATO, DISA, IEEE)

Challenges with Current DIS/HLA Standards • DIS Standard lacks detail for interoperability • DIS was “never finished” • No standard enumeration list for TDL types within DIS • • Multiple DIS implementations in the “wild” • No methodology defined for HLA Ability to exchange TADIL-J messages, no ability to simulate JTIDS networks

Goals for New Standard • • Standard, interoperable implementation • • • Ability to ease transition from old formats to new Easy initial implementation • Minimal impact on current users, e. g. NATO SIMPLE Standard Effects level simulation of JTIDS net Ability to route datalink data separately from “truth” data Minimize bandwidth utilization Discrete definitions of fidelity Identify FOM/SOM data items for HLA JTIDS emulation

Goals for New Standard Effects to be simulated • Timeslot allocation/metering of data with nominal values or from an actual NDL • Segmenting of data into NPGs • Segmenting of data into Nets • Multi-netting • Crypto-netting • Net entry procedures • Synchronization • Multiple NTRs

Goals for New Standard Effects to be simulated • Relnav • Multiple JTIDS units transmitting at same time • Waveform/RF simulation • Antenna, propagation details • Additional JTIDS Datatypes • Link-16 Enhanced Throughput • VMF • Free Text (Voice/Imagery)

Goals for New Standard Effects not covered • Individual Pulses • Effects of conflicting pulses if hopping patterns coincide

Comparison/Contrast of “DIS-J” to “SIMPLE” • • SIMPLE encompasses and extends DIS • Not only TADIL, but environment as well TADIL-TALES is a part of DIS and HLA TADIL-TALES currently *only* addresses Link-16 • Other datalinks will be efforts of the Study Group over the next year • Does not address additional needs in the environment generation TADIL-TALES addresses needs of higher fidelity Link-16 RF simulation

TDL SG On-Line Resources • • • AFAMS Hosted Discussion Server & Document Repository • http: //www. afams. af. mil • Click on programs and exercises, listed on this page • Discussion Server still in beta form SISO Reflector • http: //www. sisostds. org (go to reflectors) DMSO Reflector • Currently not in use, has archives for Nov-Jan 01

Theatre Aerospace Command Control Simulations Facility (TACCSF) Overview

TDL SG TACCSF Role • Who is TACCSF? • Simulations operations facility for the Air Force • • • Local and Distributed Simulations Brings together warfighters for mission training, testing, and experimentation Conducts the Desert Pivot exercise Participates in AFC 2 TIG exercises (Blue Flag, etc) Designated as the DMO hub for the Air Force (CSAF) TACCSF’s role in working group • Facilitator/Chair • Author of one of original Signal PDU working formats • Over 10 years experience in conducting distributed simulation • AF experts in simulations and network integration • Non-vested in any particular format

MISSION REHEARSAL Special Operations AEW AEF Joint/Combined RECURRING TRAINING Unit Team Inter-Team Joint/Combined DISTRIBUTED MISSION OPERATIONS TESTING CONOPS RDT&E OT&E JT&E EXPERIMENTATION Model Development Integrate Systems Sim-Based Acquisition CONOPS Exploration

THE TACCSF TEAM 34 Air Force and Government Civilians • Fighter, AWACS, JSTARS, Intel, Engineering, Analysis, Acquisition and Support 58 LMC contractors • SW/HW O&M; S&A; SW Development 21 SRC contractors • System Engineering, Requirements, Testing, Scenarios, Data Analysis, VV&A, Modeling

MOVINGT 1 TOArchitecture ‘WEB-LIKE’ TACCSF CONNECTIVITY ATM Wide Area Network Goal OFFUTT AFB (RJ MT) JNTF (SWC) NCAOC TACCSF SMC 56 FW AFRL Mesa RJ Bell Ft Hood (CCTT) IWC 19 SOS AFC 2 TIG

Tactical Datalink Study Group Technical Overview of Work in Progress

TDL SG Transmitter PDU

TDL SG Fidelity (TSA) Levels

TDL SG Signal PDU

TDL SG Message Type Identifiers

Transmitter PDU Required Data

Signal PDU Required Data

Link-16 Standard in HLA • Base Object Model (BOM) that will attach to a parent Federate Object Model (FOM) • Will attach to any parent FOM that has a Radio. Transmitter Type • • MC 02, RPR-FOM, Australia Virtual Ship-FOM, DMT-FOM, NASMP FOM Will have two time modes of operation • Real-Time (exactly the same as DIS) • Non Real-Time • • • Latency Buffer set to 0 MS HLA will compensate for network latencies and signals will be perceived/arrive as they would in the “real” world Will be able to run faster or slower than “real-time”

TDL SG Lessons Learned • • • Grow Industry support • Encourage and empower community to develop standards products or recommendations for standards products On-line IT infrastructure support is critical General Industry comment is tough to get--apathy reigns! Advertise, advertise! • The next person may have critical inputs--and the solution to *all* your problems! There will *always* be critics and nay-sayers! • And usually they will be vocal--there’s always one!

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