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Basic foilset Review of FMS PET Activities at ARL and CEWES

Given by Wojtek Furmanski at ARL ASC Joint Mid Year Review Aberdeen Maryland on Feb 23-25 1999. Foils prepared Feb 20 1999
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NPAC Activities Supporting FMS CTA at ARL and CEWES
Year 3 of DoD Modernization PET Program
Includes Parallel CMS, JWORB, WEbHLA and OWRTI

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1 PET FMS (Forces Modeling and Simulation) Status Report
2 PET FMS: Objectives
3 PET FMS: Main Thrusts
4 PET FMS vs other CTAs
5 PET FMS vs Classic HPC
6 Architecture of HLA/RTI Services
7 FMS PET Roadmap: WebHLA on POW
8 PET FMS: Accomplishments
9 PET FMS Accomplishments (1)
10 WebHLA Components: JWORB, OWRTI, WebFlow Authoring, DirectX Front-Ends
11 PPT Slide
12 PPT Slide
13 Direct X Framework
14 PPT Slide
15 PET FMS Accomplishments (2)
16 PET FMS Accomplishments (3)
17 PPT Slide
18 PET FMS Accomplishments (4)
19 PPT Slide
20 PET FMS Accomplishments (5)
21 PET FMS Accomplishments (6)
22 PET FMS Accomplishments (7)
23 PET FMS Accomplishments (8)
24 PET FMS Accomplishments (9)
25 PPT Slide
26 JDIS - DIS/HLA Bridge & I/O in Java
27 Benefits of PET FMS for DoD
28 Future Plans
29 Towards Multi-MSRC WebHLA based Metacomputing
30 WebHLA based Cluster Management
31 Future Plans (cont)

Outside Index Summary of Material

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Foil 1 PET FMS (Forces Modeling and Simulation) Status Report

From Review of FMS PET Activities at ARL and CEWES ARL ASC Joint Mid Year Review Aberdeen Maryland -- Feb 23-25 1999. *
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Wojtek Furmanski
NPAC, Syracuse University
ARL/ASC Joint Review and Planning Workshop,
Aberdeen, MD, February 23-25, 1999
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Foil 2 PET FMS: Objectives

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Explore synergies between Web, HPC and HLA technologies for FMS and Metacomputing
Develop WebHLA as Integration Platform
Address selected HPC M&S Applications (such as Parallel CMS) using WebHLA
Cooperate with and provide training for FMS CHSSI systems (SPEEDES, IMPORT, HPC RTI, E-ModSAF, Tempo/Thema)
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Foil 3 PET FMS: Main Thrusts

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WebHLA - Web based HLA compliant multi-MSRC Metacomputing Infrastructure
Metacomputing CMS - WebHLA applied for large scale (1M+ mines) minefield simulation
FMS Training Space - WebHLA applied for real-time interactive training for FMS technologies
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Foil 4 PET FMS vs other CTAs

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FMS Community takes the lead in use of distributed object technology through HLA/RTI standards
WebHLA as a single stop shop to convert legacy codes simultaneously to HLA, Web, HPC platforms
We use 3 tier Pragmatic Object Web which links distributed object technology to both "ordinary HPCC" (see Gateway talk by Fox) and FMS
So our FMS Strategy links HPC Web and HLA in an elegant clean fashion that is applicable over all CTA's
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Foil 5 PET FMS vs Classic HPC

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HLA is a distributed object technology (DOT) for Modeling and Simulations
DATORR effort from Java Grande forum trying to address similar DOT for classic HPCC
RTI is to FMS (event driven simulations) as MPI is to Classic HPC (time-stepped simulations)
WebHLA starts from FMS and can also extend / add value to Classic HPC (most other CTAs)
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Foil 6 Architecture of HLA/RTI Services

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Foil 7 FMS PET Roadmap: WebHLA on POW

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Foil 8 PET FMS: Accomplishments

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WebHLA Modules Development (OWRTI, CMS etc.)
Conference Presentations (10 papers published)
Demonstrations (JSIMS/Panda @ SPAWAR, SC'98)
Tutorials (FMS at JSU, SPEEDES at JNTF)
Book In Progress (Pragmatic Object Web, Wiley 99)
Assisting FMS CHSSI Team (FMS-3, FMS-4, FMS-5)
Help with FMS CHSSI `99 Proposals (2 submitted)
PET FMS Web Site Development (100+ pages)
Parallel=>Metacomputing CMS (HLA conversion)
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Foil 9 PET FMS Accomplishments (1)

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WebHLA Modules Development (OWRTI, CMS etc.)
  • JWORB , OWRTI , OMBuilder - Year 2 Core; now focus on CMS app
  • SimVis - DirectX based 3D simulation visualization front-end
  • Parallal CMS - Origin2000 port of Comprehensive Mine Simulator from Ft. Belvoir
  • JScope - Java based parallel performance monitor and PDU probing tool
  • JDIS - Java based DIS=>HLA bridge server
  • ModSAF/HLA - support for ModSAF node to act as HLA federate
  • Logger Federate - used to save HLA interactions (events) in a relational database
  • Playback Federate - used to replay a simulation from an event database
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Foil 10 WebHLA Components: JWORB, OWRTI, WebFlow Authoring, DirectX Front-Ends

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OMBuilder for WebFlow based Visual HLA Authoring
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Foil 12 PPT Slide

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WebHLA authoring tools: WebFlow + OMBuilder for DMSO Jager HLA application/demonstration
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Foil 13 Direct X Framework

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Similar to HLA/RTI but
without object/database model
(OMT, OML, FOMs, SOMs)
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Foil 14 PPT Slide

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DirectX based SimVis Commodity Tools for CMS (left) and Jager (below)
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Foil 15 PET FMS Accomplishments (2)

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Conference Presentations (10 papers published)
  • HPC DoD User Group Conference, Rice U., June 98
  • ITEA HPC Conf, Aberdeen, MD, 4 papers, July 98
  • SIW (HLA conf by DMSO/SISO), Orlando, FL, Sept 98 - WebHLA paper awarded as recommended reading
  • SCS WebSim'99 Conf, San Francisco, CA, Jan 1999
  • Other HPC confs (EuroPar, Wisconsin, ICASE)
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Foil 16 PET FMS Accomplishments (3)

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Demonstrations (JSIMS/Panda @ SPAWAR, SC'98)
  • WebHLA/OWRTI presentation at SPAWAR, Aug 98, as part of JSIMS/Panda meeting
  • Live Demonstration of Parallel CMS in the HPCMO booth at Supercomputing `98
  • Presentations for HPTi, Dec `98, Feb `99
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Foil 17 PPT Slide

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Parallel CMS Demo: HPCMO Booth, SC'98, Orlando, FL
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Foil 18 PET FMS Accomplishments (4)

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Tutorials (FMS JSU, SPEEDES at JNTF)
  • Presenting Full Day FMS Tutorial at JSU Summer Institute, June 98; included morning presentation and afternoon lab with hands-on WebHLA demos
  • Participating in SPEEDES Tutorial by Metron, Inc. at the Joint National Test Facility at Colorado Springs, CO, June 98
  • Developing WebHLA based FMS Training Space support for and planning PET FMS Tutorials
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Foil 19 PPT Slide

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FMS Training Space: HLA, SPEEDES, ModSAF, CMS
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Foil 20 PET FMS Accomplishments (5)

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Book Development (Pragmatic Object Web, Wiley `99)
  • G.C. Fox, W. Furmanski, S. Pallickara and H. Timucin, Building Distributed Systems on Pragmatic Object Web - The Best of Java, CORBA, COM, XML and HLA, book in progress, Wiley `99.
  • Summarizes our recent work on Web based HPC and proposes dual-use of WebHLA for several Internet application domains (virtual communities, online multiplayer gaming, SBA, distance training, telemedicine etc.)
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Foil 21 PET FMS Accomplishments (6)

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Assisting FMS CHSSI Team (FMS-3, FMS-4, FMS-5)
  • FMS-3 - Interacting with Jeff Steinman/Mark Roberts regarding SPEEDES/E-ModSAF Training
  • FMS-4 - Interacting with Larry Peterson and Jeff Wallace re Parallel IMPORT support in WebHLA
  • FMS-5 - Contributing our HLA expertise in HPC RTI project; Object Web RTI to be certified by DMSO as the first non-DMSO RTI
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Foil 22 PET FMS Accomplishments (7)

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Help with FMS CHSSI `99 Proposals (2 submitted)
  • Pamela M. Jacobs/Ft. Belvoir, Wojtek Furmanski/Translet, WebHLA Toolkit for Metacomputing based FMS
  • Larry J. Peterson/SPAWAR, Chris Wallace/TRW, Wojtek Furmanski/Translet, HPC for Scalable Cognitive Entities in Forces Modeling and Simulation
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Foil 23 PET FMS Accomplishments (8)

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PET FMS Web Site Development (100+ pages)
  • Covers both PET (in detail) and CHSSI (at the summary level) FMS programs
  • Describes WebHLA vision, component technologies, prototypes, demonstrations
  • Includes early support for FMS Training Space
  • Full site at NPAC - http://bombay.npac.syr.edu/fms, summary sites being installed at CEWES and ARL
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Foil 24 PET FMS Accomplishments (9)

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Parallel => Metacomputing CMS (HLA conversion)
  • WebHLA app, builds on JWORB/OWRTI Middleware
  • Includes Parallel CMS module as HPC Federate
  • Includes ModSAF, SimVis, Playback etc. Federates
  • Early WebHLA demos (Jager) - Summer 98
  • Parallel CMS Demo at SC'98, Fall 98
  • Mobile laptop demo (event playback) - Feb `99
  • HLA conversion of all modules (CMS, ModSAF) - Feb `99
  • Multi-MSRC Metacomputing demos - work in progress
  • Final goal: Scalability up to 1M+ mine objects (by 2000)
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Foil 25 PPT Slide

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Parallel CMS: DIS/HLA Bridge, Playback, DirX SimVis
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Foil 26 JDIS - DIS/HLA Bridge & I/O in Java

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Foil 27 Benefits of PET FMS for DoD

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Good progress in developing WebHLA - potential new breakthrough technology from FMS CTA
Major publication and demonstration efforts (SC98 and JSIMS demos, papers, book, FMS Web site) generate broad visibility for FMS
Building solid relations with Ft. Belvoir and SPAWAR (via joint CHSSI projects / proposals)
Initial interest of JSIMS (Jeff Wallace) and DMSO (Judith Dahmann) in WebHLA
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Foil 28 Future Plans

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Establish WebHLA based multi-MSRC Metacomputing support, starting from ARL & CEWES in the FMS domain
Complete FMS Training Space, deploy advanced distance training for SPEEDES, IMPORT, HPC RTI, E-ModSAF, Tempo/Thema
Develop HPC Intelligent Agents with CHSSI and JSIMS/Maritime
Promote dual-use of WebHLA for general purpose Metacomputing (DoE/Sandia, NSF/Alliance, Industry)
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Foil 29 Towards Multi-MSRC WebHLA based Metacomputing

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Foil 30 WebHLA based Cluster Management

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Foil 31 Future Plans (cont)

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Establish long term commercial support for base FMS technologies such as WebHLA via SU/NPAC spin-off Translet, Inc.
Current Translet activities include:
  • Negotiating licenses with University for: WebFlow, JWORB, OWRTI, WebHLA.
  • Providing small support for FMS PET via synergy with other Translet contracts (from Web industry)
  • Participating in FMS-5 and two new FMS CHSSI proposals
  • Exploring other (private/industry) funding sources for product development and marketing
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