Accomplishment of the Live, Virtual and Constructive simulation interoperability has been a major goal and a challenge in the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) community. There have been efforts to interoperate individual Live, Virtual and Constructive simulations within a common synthetic environment through suitable technologies such as interface specifications, protocols, and standard middleware architectures. However, achieving interoperability of LVC simulation is a technologically complex since it is affected by multiple factors, and the characteristics are not yet satisfactorily defined and studied. A proper method is absent to measure the potential interoperability degree of LVC simulation. Therefore, there should be an appropriate systematic approach to measure the potential LVC simulation interoperability which includes technical, conceptual and organizational domains. This research aims to design a preliminary systematic approach to measure the potential interoperability degree of an individual Live, Virtual and Constructive simulation and a relevant organization which plans to use the simulation system for simulation interoperability. Specifically, a framework that contains components such as a) LVC simulation interoperability domains, b) interoperability domain factors, c) interoperability maturity levels, d) interoperability determination method is proposed. To accomplish the goal, a set of factors that determine the interoperability degree in LVC simulation environment are identified, and the factors are used to build the key elements of the framework. The proposed methodology for the framework design is based on systematic literature reviews and a survey involving a number of relevant domain experts. A case study is demonstrated to prove the validity and effectiveness of the developed framework. The case study illustrates how the interoperability levels of a simulation system and a relevant organization are effectively measured. This research potentially contributes by providing an understanding of the factors that determine the interoperability degree of LVC simulation, improvement of the LVC simulation interoperability measurement process, and consequently, accomplishment of more effective LVC simulation interoperability.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 18-21, 2004 / Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California / The CCSDS has developed the “CCSDS File Delivery Protocol” (CFDP), as a disruption/delay tolerant file transfer protocol. CFDP allows an automatic, reliable file transfer between spacecraft and ground (in both directions) designed to support the operation of spacecraft by means of file transfer and remote file system management. To support the development and fielding of the protocol in an international and cross-supporting environment, an international, inter-operability test program has been developed and successfully executed. First phase testing involved five independent implementations of the Core Procedures of the protocol. The second phase tests involve multi-hop transferring of files using the Extended Procedures. The third phase involves the testing of the SFO Procedures. The latter two phases involved two independent protocol implementations, namely, those of ESA and JPL. This paper constitutes a final report on the process of testing, the test results, the experience gained, and the resulting plans to extend this methodology to other areas within the CCSDS.

[pt] Este trabalho descreve uma implementação dos serviços definidos no padrão Web Map Server (WMS), publicado pelo Open GIS Consortium, tendo como base a biblioteca Terralib. Em particular, o resultado deste trabalho permite que qualquer cliente que implemente o padrão WMS visualize dados armazenados e manipulados pela TerraLib. Este pode ser considerado o primeiro passo para tornar a TerraLib compatível com o padrão OpenGIS, proporcionando assim interoperabilidade ampla, através de um protocolo relativamente simples e muito bem definido, com vários sistemas de GIS existentes atualmente. / [en] This work describes an implementation of the services defined by the Web Map Server (WMS) standard, published by the Open GIS Consortium, over the TerraLib library. In particular, the results of this work allow any client that implements the WMS standard to visualize data stored in a TerraLib database. This work can be consider as a first step towards making the TerraLib library compliant with the OpenGIS standard, thereby facilitating interoperability, using a relatively simple and well-defined protocol, with a variety of existing GIS software.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 18-21, 2004 / Town & Country Resort, San Diego, California / CCT is conducting research to provide a cross platform software capability that enables a common semantic for control and monitor of highly distributed systems-of-systems C^2 architectures by auto-generating semantic processing services from standardized metadata specifications. This new capability is significant because it will reduce development, operations, and support costs for legacy and future systems that are part of ground and space based distributed command and control systems. It will also establish a space systems information exchange model that can support future highly interoperable and mobile software systems.

ITC/USA 2010 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Sixth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 25-28, 2010 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California / The Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) is a distributed live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) testing capability developed to support the acquisition community and to demonstrate Net-Ready Key Performance Parameters (KPP) requirements in a customer-specific Joint Mission Environment (JME). JMETC, using the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), provides connectivity to the Services' distributed test capabilities and simulations, and Industry test resources. TENA is well-designed for supporting JMETC events through its architecture and software capabilities which enable interoperability among range instrumentation systems, facilities, and simulations. TENA, used in major exercises and distributed test events, is also interfacing with other emerging range systems.

ITC/USA 2009 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Fifth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 26-29, 2009 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / The Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) is a distributed live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) testing capability developed to support the acquisition community and to demonstrate Net-Ready Key Performance Parameters (KPP) requirements in a customer-specific Joint Mission Environment (JME). JMETC, using the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA), provides connectivity to the Services' distributed test capabilities and simulations, and Industry test resources. TENA is well-designed for supporting JMETC events through its architecture and software capabilities which enable interoperability among range instrumentation systems, facilities, and simulations. TENA, used in major exercises and distributed test events, is also interfacing with other emerging range systems.

Title: E-commerce Author: Michal Hampl Department: Department of Theoretical Computer Science and Mathematical Logic Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Mirko Křivánek, CSc. Abstract: Aim of this work is to map and evaluate possibilities of interoperability of existing e-commerce systems with external systems, find out positives and negatives of existing solutions and on the basis of these information to propose a model of universal interoperability framework of general e-commerce product with general external system. Main goal of this framework is to get the most general solution such as it is possible to create connection to new external system with as less effort as possible but not against its generality. This work will also contain concept of implementation of designed model and verification of its usability while implementing connection to several existing external systems. At the end it will contain evaluation of proposed model in context of experience acquired while implementing sample connections. Keywords: e-commerce, interoperability

In recent decades there has been a rapid development of technology in manufacturing industries, in particular through the increasing use of ever more powerful and sophisticated Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machines to manufacture complex parts. These machines are supported by a chain of computer based software solutions amongst which manufacturing information is exchanged. With the need for information exchange, interoperability between various computer-aided systems (CAx) has become an important research area. In CNC part programing, innovations by various hardware manufacturers and their reflection in their software have led to the necessity for the existence of different part programs for each machine. Creating these is a time consuming and economically inefficient activity. Implementing genuine interoperability between CNC machines is a way of eliminating this deficiency but, to achieve this, CNC programmers must be able to write a CNC program for a specific machine and effortlessly convert that program to work for other machines. The aim of this research was to enable the exchange of CNC programmes across machines with different technologies and demonstrate this between a C-axis CNC turn-mill machine and a 4-axis CNC machining centre. This has been achieved by designing a cross-technology interoperability framework that is capable of supporting systems that can work with the different types of CNC machines. This framework is the core contribution to knowledge from this PhD research. In order to fully identify the context for the research, this thesis presents a review of existing literature on machining of turn-mill parts and interoperability for CNC manufacturing. This is followed by the specification and realisation of a novel framework for cross-technology interoperability for CNC manufacturing. The demonstration is conducted using test components that can be manufactured using different CNC technologies.

Geographic information is critical to GIS applications located remotely for executing business operations. GIS applications need to interoperate to be able to share information for analysis and decision making process. Heterogeneity and complexity of information models and structures limit the data flow and application interoperation. Advancements in Internet technologies provided new opportunities for delivering spatial information to remote users. However, spatial data delivered is in proprietary structures, limiting the utility to GIS applications. To enable information flow between GIS applications a portable data modeling approach is necessary. However, geographic information is inherently complex to model. A comprehensive and standardized vocabulary to model characteristics of geographic entities is required. Furthermore applications with the need to share information should have an agreement on information structure and content exchanged. This research presents GML representation to provide interoperable spatial data services. The objective is achieved by providing an open framework to model, encode and delivery geographic information. The results of this research show that it is possible to develop interoperable spatial data services through service oriented architecture.

ITC/USA 2006 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Second Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 23-26, 2006 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California / To ensure range interoperability and range resource reuse are available and promoted across the DoD Test and Training range community, the Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP) has developed and continues to refine the Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA). TENA provides the architecture and software implementation to enable range interoperability, to foster range asset reuse, to provide composability, and to enable simulation‐based system engineering/acquisition. TENA has proven to be a critical enabler of major distributed live military exercises but has expanded to embrace other usage. Inclusive of new technologies, TENA developers are actively involved with the integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET), a CTEIP program which will provide wireless connectivity over which a variety of users will run applications and exchange data.