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Given by Marek Podgorny at Rome Laboratory CIV Final Review on 9 April 98. Foils prepared 9 April 98
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This (Command and Control) was the major application in the CIV project
We describe the scenario which is a terrorist event with unmanned aircraft carrying bacterial agent
we discuss the special Event Driven Simulator used in this case
We describe role of Video on Demand 2D and 3D GIS and audio/video teleconferencing
We discuss issues concerning benefits of this approach to C2

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1 Command and Control Application
2 The Chosen C2 Application
3 TANGOsim Collaborative Simulator
4 The TANGOsim C2 Application
5 C2 Application Component -- 2D GIS
6 C2 Application Component -- 3D GIS
7 C2 Application Component Audio/Video teleconferencing system
8 C2 Auxiliary Applications
9 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 1
10 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 2
11 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 3
12 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 4
13 C2 Tango GIS Database Support
14 C2 Tango Video on Demand support
15 TANGOsim for Distributed Simulation and Computational Steering - I
16 TANGOsim for Distributed Simulation and Computational Steering - II

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Foil 1 Command and Control Application

From Command and Control Application in CIV Project Rome Laboratory CIV Final Review -- 9 April 98. *
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Marek Podgorny Rome Laboratory Final CIV Review April 8 1998 NPAC Syracuse University
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Foil 2 The Chosen C2 Application

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Unmanned terrorist plane carrying bacterial weapon overflies New York with possible fighter intercept before crashing near Syracuse and requiring emergency response
NORAD Air Defense Command and Control with participants
  • NCA, NMCC, NORAD, ADOC, AEGIS, National Guard
  • FAA, FEMA, CDC
  • NYS Governor, NYS Police, Local Medical Facilities/ Personnel
Participants can be real or virtual and have access to rich set of GIS and basic collaborative tools
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Foil 3 TANGOsim Collaborative Simulator

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TANGOsim extends TANGO architecture by adding a discrete event simulator
  • this extension allows one to go beyond the basic "cooperating twins" model of most Java Collaboration systems
  • implements a multithreaded, script driven simulation engine with virtual time support
  • independent, configurable Simulation Controller applet for remote interactive control
  • implements extensible scripting language for scenario definition
Allows customizable server filters to support scenario and client dependent views of given application
Allows real and virtual participants to be intermixed
Provides natural Collaborative Computing framework with people and simulations/virtual people intermixed
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Foil 4 The TANGOsim C2 Application

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TANGO Java
Collaboratory
Server
HTTP
Server
MultiMedia Mail
C2 Commander
Chat
VTC
Event Driven
Simulation
Engine
C2 Radar Officer
3D GIS
Scripting
Language
C2 Weather Officer
Message Routing
SW/Data Distrib.
Other
Collaborators
MultiMedia Mail
Chat
Simulation
Engine Controller
All Clients
Typical Clients
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Foil 5 C2 Application Component -- 2D GIS

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Implements main C2 screen emulation
Multiscale georeferenced map sets with dynamic GUI
Selectable radar tracking and visualization
Multiple flying object visualization with interactive control
Intercept ovals calculation and visualization
Integrated tabular information display (Status of Forces)
Driven by Simulation Engine
Can to be driven by sensor output
Fully collaborative, interactive version is available
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Foil 6 C2 Application Component -- 3D GIS

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3D Geographical Information System offers full 3D terrain and flying objects visualization
  • high end, high performance
  • collaborative and interactive since integrated with TANGO
  • supports multiple GIS overlays (maps, sat data...)
  • supports stereographic viewing
  • georeferenced and synchronized with 2D GIS
Implemented in C++ using Open Inventor technology
Supports advanced data compression designed for adaptivity to heterogeneous network support
Shows TANGO ability to integrate non-Java applications
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Foil 7 C2 Application Component Audio/Video teleconferencing system

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Distributed architecture akin to OpenDVE/LiveMedia run time
Completely rewritten conference engine (lightweight - low latency)
Automatic discovery of potential collaborators
Integrated with TANGO
  • predefined audio loops can be started by a mouse click
  • automatic remote startup of necessary software elements
  • state maintained by TANGO server
Integrated with Netscape browser
  • startup via hyperlink, plug-in implementation available
multiplatform (UNIX, Windows 95/NT), interoperable
supports multiple codecs (audio and video)
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Foil 8 C2 Auxiliary Applications

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Chat board
Collaboratory Web browser
Collaboratory search engine
Mmail - TANGO multimedia mail
  • supports test, images, audio, video
  • persistent storage for MM messages
Weather with 2D and 3D views and simulation and sensor data displays
All apps collaboratory and compatible with Simulation Engine, hence scriptable.
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Foil 9 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 1

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Pervasive technologies
  • Leverages existing web-based technologies
    • e.g., Tango-Sim can be implemented at C2 centers in very near term with lower cost than Stove Pipe approach
  • Incorporates a powerful web browser which permits easy access by C2 centers to many web based databases
  • Enables collaborations between multi-service, non-collocated C2 centers
    • Tango-Sim locations can be linked together to provide hierarchical systems as required
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Foil 10 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 2

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Pervasive Technologies, cont.
  • Allows nesting of hierarchical collaborative sessions
    • e.g., staffs may hold collaborative sessions to provide real-time support to C2 center division heads who are participating in a higher level collaborative session
  • Simplifies interfacing of existing non-web based C2 databases by using linkages of legacy technologies to web based standards and applications
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Foil 11 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 3

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Tango-Sim powerful functionality provides:
  • Multiple, simultaneous collaborative interactions by a single participant
  • High information content visualizations
  • Audio and video on demand
  • Web-based teleconferencing
  • Interactions with surrogate participants
  • Rapid C2 prototyping and usability testing
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Foil 12 TangoSim Benefits to DoD Command and Control -- 4

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Tango-Sim database capabilities:
  • Provide an excellent test bed for recording, measuring, and evaluating:
    • Collaborative interactions between C2 staffs
    • Usability and information content of various visualizations of the same data
  • Enable repeatable collaborative experiments
    • How does one measure the effectiveness of a collaboration ?
    • How does one measure and compare two or more collaborative applications ?
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Foil 13 C2 Tango GIS Database Support

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Uses public domain GIS data for CIV project
  • Relational database repository (Illustra) for the TIGER/Line data isimplemented. This includes as well the census data file.
3D GIS viewers support "point and click" link capabilty as provided in VRML
This capability is supplemented by spatial query capabilities against the TIGER/Line/Census database
Uses small Denver and full New York State 25 meter EOSAT multi-spectral data
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Foil 14 C2 Tango Video on Demand support

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NPAC VoD architecture has been integrated with TANGO
  • Collaborative mode: master - slave mode
    • unicast, fully interactive link between the server and master client
    • multicast used to transfer data to the slave video clients
    • session control under control of TANGO
  • Current video archiving capability of the videoconferencing system developed for CIV can be extended by using video server as a searchable data repository of multimedia data recorded in TANGO session.
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Foil 15 TANGOsim for Distributed Simulation and Computational Steering - I

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Clearly Java Collaboration Systems are natural implementations of general environments that mix computers and people
Computational Steering -- a simulation is like a participant in a TANGO session which has
  • simulation engine
  • visualization subsystem
  • one of more computational scientists
Need to link to Tango, Java data analysis /visualization front ends as well as distributed resource management systems such as ARMS from Cornell
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Foil 16 TANGOsim for Distributed Simulation and Computational Steering - II

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Note synergy with Java Server based distributed computing such as WebFlow which builds an AVS like environment with graphical interfaces to software Integration
More ambitious to upgrade discrete event simulation component of TANGOsim to support full SIMNET/DSI (Distributed Simulation Internet) functionality.
Note that Java is natural language for DSI/Forces Modeling because these typically use object parallelism which fits both language and applet/JavaBean capabilities.
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