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Given by Preston Marshall at Kickoff Meeting at NPAC on October 17,1995. Foils prepared October 17,1995
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Presentation by Preston Marshall at Rome Laboratory Kick off Meeting on October 17
Three sections describe C3 applications and the new approach to technology taken in this project
followed by proposed demonstration strategy led by Vanguard
and a brief overview of Vanguard as a corporation

Table of Contents for full HTML of Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Vanguard C3, Demonstration and Coroporate Presentation

1 Key C3I Requirements to be Addressed
2 C3I Program Objectives
3 Technical Objectives
4 Technology Flow to Develop C3I Architecture
5 Comparison with Classical C3I System Development
6 Technology Candidates CORBA I
7 Technology Candidates CORBA II
8 Demonstrations
9 Role of Demonstrations
10 Planning Approach
11 Demonstration Planning Activities
12 Vanguard Research, Inc.

This table of Contents Abstract

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Foil 1 Key C3I Requirements to be Addressed

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C3I Systems are evolving from command flowdown to collaboration and visualization technologies
Multi-Use COTS Technology (Hardware and Software) increasingly critical to cost effective and responsive systems
Exploitation of synergy with other fields, such as medicine and collaboratory research critical to evolution of C3I capability.
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Foil 2 C3I Program Objectives

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Develop/Apply technologies for collaborative, MPP supported C3I environment.
Demonstrate alternative approach to reuse in C3I development:
  • Not based on source code reuse
  • Reuse is at application / browser level
  • Maximize leveraging of non-domain specific COTS applications
Develop technical architecture that allows for:
  • Interoperability of classical C3I applications with evolving structures
  • Integrates MPP Servers within this architecture
  • Extensible as standards and applications evolve
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Foil 3 Technical Objectives

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Demonstrate ability to produce a C3I functional framework without development of classic interface, integration and message handling software
  • Evolving collaborative C3I processes will further stress existing C3I construction methods
Provide inherent evolution through incorporation of open, supported standards, rather than development of application code
Key challenges: Integration standards that are appropriate for both internal system construction and for interface to web components, such as CORBA Extend the integration mechanism to support massively parallel domain processes (closely and loosely coupled) to support collaboration and visualization.
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Foil 4 Technology Flow to Develop C3I Architecture

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Foil 5 Comparison with Classical C3I System Development

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Foil 6 Technology Candidates CORBA I

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Key requirement is development of an open standard to link standalone C3I applications to open services
  • Bridge legacy and domain specific applications to open clients and services.
  • Provide deployable performance
  • Support MPP and other asynchronous mechanisms for simulation services
Object Broker interfaces offer practical mechanism for:
  • A common, open commercial network application interface
  • A robust technical architecture
  • Integration of new and legacy C4I applications through encapsulation
  • Integration of C4I Applications with networked processes
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Foil 7 Technology Candidates CORBA II

From Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Vanguard Presentation Kickoff Meeting at NPAC -- October 17,1995. * See also color IMAGE
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CORBA - HTML/WEB Linkage Offers:
  • Access to User Authoring tools
  • Interoperability with the largest deployed application
  • Application extension via "virtual" operating system
  • Extension of existing Internet framework into more complex networking architectures
Technology Challenges
  • Operation at both low level (object to object) and high level (application to service levels)
  • Support MPP and non-sequential services
  • Functional integration with Web services
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Foil 8 Demonstrations

From Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Vanguard Presentation Kickoff Meeting at NPAC -- October 17,1995. * Critical Information in IMAGE
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Foil 9 Role of Demonstrations

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Demonstrations keyed to specific technologies developed on contract.
Provide C4I context to investigate utility/application of these technologies.
Objectives keyed to:
    • Functionality -- How technologies translate in additional capability
    • Technical Characteristics -- Provide more cost effective/interoperable/flexible systems
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Foil 10 Planning Approach

From Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Vanguard Presentation Kickoff Meeting at NPAC -- October 17,1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Demonstrations keyed to program technologies
Specific demos selected after target technology integration initiated.
  • One based on representative applications (e.g. Medical) (early)
  • One representative C3I system (later)
Objectives established early in technology program.
Anticipate investigating up to 6 candidates
Final selection of 2 demos for development.
  • Joint RL-Syracuse
  • ARPA input desirable
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Foil 11 Demonstration Planning Activities

From Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Vanguard Presentation Kickoff Meeting at NPAC -- October 17,1995. * See also color IMAGE
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First decision
    • Integrate with an ongoing demo (ex. JWID, WARBREAKER, DSI, etc.), or hold program specific event
    • RL will have to sponsor involvement in ongoing demo program
Second Decision
    • Candidate facilities include RL, Syracuse, or User locations such as ACC or NTF.
Candidates programs to be provided in next 90 days
Joint RL-Syracuse working group should be initiated
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Foil 12 Vanguard Research, Inc.

From Collaborative and Interactive Visualization Project Vanguard Presentation Kickoff Meeting at NPAC -- October 17,1995. * See also color IMAGE
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Principal Technical SETA to NMD BMC3 program at BMDO (OSD).
  • BMC3 Technology
  • BMC3 Software Architecture/Development Approach
  • Demonstrations
    • (JWID, CORONA, etc.)
  • War Gaming
SETA to National Test Facility (just won recompete)
  • DSI Node
  • JWID participant
  • AF C4I Technology
  • AF SWC
  • CMC TSS
USMC Comm/Nav/Intel HQ Support
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University, npac@npac.syr.edu

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