Trideum Corporation participated in the 2021 Virtual Simulation Innovation Workshop held by the Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) from February 8-12, 2021.
Paper
Control and Management of Clustered Simulation Systems
Trideum’s Michael Bearss and Roy Zinser presented a paper titled Control and Management of Clustered Simulation Systems. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the common issues experienced during configuration and monitoring of systems in a distributed modeling and simulation (M&S) exercise. Distributed M&S exercises often require a variety of diverse applications to interoperate over a network that is not controlled by a single entity. As these applications are often created by different vendors, there is currently not a standard in place to manage and monitor each of these systems. The lack of management ability increases the time and cost of configuring these systems and can pose a threat to the reliability of the exercise overall.
Tutorials
Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC)
Simulation Interoperability 101
Instructors:
Kurt Lessmann – Trideum Corporation
Damon Curry – Pitch Technologies
The tutorial discusses the various domains of the technology and how it can potentially relate to their LVC needs—particularly for decision makers who have recently come into contact with distributed simulation and need a top-level understanding of LVC interoperability and the supporting standards, technology and processes.
The presenters provide a relevant use case as the mechanism to explain the concepts and the solutions required to achieve success. The tutorial is not an in-depth technology review of LVC interoperability yet provides sufficient management-level insight into interoperability solutions and standards like Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), High Level Architecture (HLA), and the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) product line.
Bridges and Gateways
Instructors:
Michael O’Connor – Trideum Corporation
Kurt Lessmann – Trideum Corporation
Bridges and Gateways are critical to most distributed Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) simulation environments. The role of bridges and gateways is often misunderstood by distributed simulation planners. This tutorial provides an overview of the role of gateways in distributed simulation. A description of how gateways work is also presented. The tutorial covers the process for selecting a gateway that meets the needs of the distributed simulation event. The best practices for using a gateway are also covered. This tutorial will provide the attendees with a better understanding of gateways and how to use them in a distributed LVC event.
