Standards Profile

Standards, Reference and Guidance Documents

• NATO
  • STANAG 4603 Ed 2 - IEEE 1516-2010 - High Level Architecture (HLA)
  • STANREC 4800 Ed 1- AMSP-04 Ed A - NATO Education and Training Network Federation Architecture and Federation Object Model Design
  • AMSP-04 NETN FAFD FOM Modules
  • STANAG 2019 Ed.: 7 - APP-6 Ed D - NATO Joint Military Symbology
• C-BML
  • SISO-STD-011-2014: Standard for Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML) Phase 1, Version 1.0 (14 Apr 2014)
  • SISO-GUIDE-004-2017: Guide for Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML) Phase 1
• MSDL
  • SISO-STD-007-2008: Standard for Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) (reaffirmed 11 May 2015)
• HLA
  • IEEE 1516-2010 IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA) -- Framework and Rules
  • IEEE 1516.1-2010 IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA) -- Federate Interface Specification
  • IEEE 1516.2-2010 IEEE Standard for Modeling and Simulation (M&S) High Level Architecture (HLA) -- Object Model Template (OMT) Specification
• RPR-FOM
  • SISO-STD-001-2015: Standard for Guidance, Rationale, and Interoperability Modalities (GRIM) for the Real-time Platform Reference Federation Object Model (RPR FOM), Version 2.0 (10 Aug 2015)
  • SISO-STD-001.1-2015: Standard for Real-time Platform Reference Federation Object Model (RPR FOM), Version 2.0 (10 Aug 2015)
  • SISO-REF-010-2017: Reference for Enumerations for Simulation Interoperability

Papers, Presentations and Technical Reports

Öhlund G., Löfstrand B., Hassaine F. (2007) Knowledge Network for Federation Architecture and Design. In: Proceedings from 2007 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop. 07F-SIW-024. - Paper & Presentation

Huiskamp W., Loper M., Cutts D. (2007) Federation Agreements - Observations, Considerations and Proposals out of the NATO MSG-052 Working Group “Knowledge Network for Distributed simulation Architecture and Design”. In: Proceedings from Fall 2007 Simulation Interoperability Workshop. 07F-SIW-058. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization - Paper

Huiskamp W., Cutts D., Chaigneau S. (2008) Improving the Federation Agreements Definition. New Proposals Out of the NATO MSG-052 Working Group “Knowledge Network for Federation Architecture and Design”. In: The NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG) Symposium (MSG-060) “How is Modelling and Simulation meeting the Defence Challenges”, Vancouver, Canada, October 2008. RTO-MP-MSG-060-02 - Paper

Löfstrand B., Khayari R., Keller K., Greiwe K., Meyer zu Drewer P., Hultén T., Bowers A., Faye J. P., (2009) Logistics FOM Module in Snow Leopard: Recommendations by MSG-068 NATO Education and Training Network Task Group. In: Proceedings of 2009 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, 09FF-SIW-076. September 2009. - Paper & Presentation.

Cayirci E., Rong C., Huiskamp W., Verkoelen C. (2009) Snow Leopard Cloud: A Multi-national Education Training and Experimentation Cloud and Its Security Challenges. In: Jaatun M.G., Zhao G., Rong C. (eds) Cloud Computing. CloudCom 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5931. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. - Paper.

Ruiz J., Désert D., Guillou P. (2012) Improvement of simulation interoperability by introducing the CBML benefits into the HLA world. In: Proceedings of 2012 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, 12F-SIW-009, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, September 2012 - Paper & Presentation

Alstad A, Løvlid R. A., Mevassvik O. M., Nielsen M. N., Henderson H. C., Jansen R. E. J., de Reus N. M. (2013) Low-level Battle Management Language. In: Proceedings of 2013 Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop, 13S-SIW-032, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, April 2013 - Paper & Presentation

Ruiz J., Désert D., Hubervic A., Guillou P., Jansen R. E. J., de Reus N. M., Henderson H. C., Fauske K. M., Olsson L. (2013) BML and MSDL for multi-level simulations. In: Proceedings of 2013 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, 13F-SIW-002, Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization, September 2013 - Paper & Presentation

Nyløkke J., Horn B., Roos K., Solum E., Horn K., Newton N., Krarup-Hansen N., Morris S. (2014) Interoperability and harmonization analysis of the German Maritime Federation Object Model (GMF) in relation to SISO RPR FOM with possible extensions in a multinational forum. In: Proceedings of 2014 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop, 14F-SIW-004. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization - Paper

Lloyd J., Newton N., Mifsud M., Ruiz J., Désert D., Hubervic A., Olsson L (2014) Chemical Biological Radiological modelling capability: UK and NATO HLA Evolved experimentation. In: Proceedings of 2014 Fall Simulation Interoperability Workshop. 14F-SIW-021. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization - Paper & Presentation

Tard L. (2014) SPHINX: a Web-Based Tool for CAX Preparation and Capitalization. NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG) Multi-Workshop MSG-126, STO-MP-MSG-126-014. - Paper

Mifsud M., Löfstrand B., Lloyd J. (2014) An update on the developments and maturity of the NATO Education and Training Network (NETN) Federation Architecture and Federation Object Model (FOM) NATO Modelling and Simulation Group (NMSG) Multi-Workshop MSG-126, STO-MP-MSG-126-022. - Paper

Löfstrand B. (2014) NATO Education and Training Network - Federation Architecture and FOM Design (NETN FAFD v2.0). Presentation at 9th CAX Forum 2014

Löfstrand B., Hodicky J. (2015) NATO Distributed Simulation Architecture & Design, Compliance Testing and Certification - MSG-134 Presentation at 10th NATO CAX Forum 2015. September 2015

Herzog R., Johannes Mulder J., Horst Behner H., Löfstrand B. (2015) A Safe Way to Reliable Federations STO-MP-MSG-133-021. NMSG Symposium on M&S Support to Operational Tasks including War Gaming, Logistics, Cyber Defence. October 2015. Munich, Germany - Paper & Presentation

Löfstrand B., Behner H. (2016) MSG-134 CONOPS, Business Model and Recommendations Modelling and Simulation Standards Subgroup (MS3) meeting at NMSG 37th Business Meeting. June 2016. Rome, Italy

Ruiz J., Behner H., Herzog R., Hodicky J., Löfstrand B., Vrieler S. (2016) Towards a new NATO certification capability for HLA interoperability In: Proceedings of 2016 Simulation Innovation Workshop, 2016-SIW-004. Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization - Paper & Presentation

Jan Hodicky J., Stefan Vrieler S. (2017) Establishment of HLA compliance certification within NATO SISO Seminar at ITEC 2017. May 2017. Rotterdam, Netherlands

Behner H., Löfstrand B. (2017) The New HLA Certification Process in NATO MSG-149 Symposium on M&S Technologies and Standards for Enabling Alliance Interoperability and Pervasive M&S Applications. MP-MSG-149-19. ISBN 978-92-837-2137-6. Lisbon, October 2017 - Paper

Löfstrand B. (2017) NATO Education and Training Network Federation Architecture and FOM Design (NETN FAFD) Presentation at 12th CAX Forum. Florence. September 2017 - Presentation.

Behner H., Löfstrand B. (2017) Establishing a HLA Certification Process in NATO Paper 17058. Interservice/ Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference. Harnessing new technologies to win in a complex world. November 2017 - Paper

Löfstrand B. (2018) NATO HLA Certification of Compliance with STANREC 4800 : AMSP-04 NETN FAFD Presentation at 13th CAX Forum. Sofia. September 2018.

Löfstrand B. (2018) STANREC 4800 - AMSP-04 NATO Education and Training Network Federation Agreement and FOM Design NMSG Symposium. Multinational Interoperability: Agility for Military Training and Operational Applications Innovation in Enterprise Level Consortiums and M&S Technology Development. MP-MSG-159-12. ISBN 978-92-837-2197-0. Ottawa. October 2018. - Paper & Presentation.