1. Live-Virtual-Constructive (LVC) Technologies – Introduction
Katherine L. Morse, PhD
JHU/APL
5 November 2015
These slides are the introduction to the live virtual constructive (LVC) technologies class. They provide the framework for the individual LVC technology classes that follow.

2. Class Outline Training goal and objectives Template LVC technologies
Architecture Management Integration Environment (AMIE)
Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE)
Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS)
High Level Architecture (HLA)
As with the other classes in this series, the LVC Technologies class begins with the training goal and objectives. This is followed by a template for the subsequent classes on individual LVC technologies. These subsequent classes are on standards-based technologies such as HLA and DIS, and two architectures prominent in the DON for integrating simulations. These integration architectures are focused on different domains that are supported by LVC simulations, as we will see in subsequent classes. One focuses on system of systems testing and the other focuses on training.
The current version of the course covers these 4 technologies. This only represents a few of the LVC technologies relevant to USMC LVC development and integration. Future versions of the course will cover additional technologies.

3. Training Goal
Problem - the possibility exists that many disparate and isolated LVC related efforts occurring within the Department of the Navy (DoN) may produce incompatible solutions (both amongst themselves and with other Joint solutions) which will:
Create duplicative capabilities,
Consume limited DoN resources, and
Introduce unnecessary technical and operational risks.
Solution - educate LVC users to make informed decisions based on knowledge of LVC:
Overview
LVC Federation Engineering
Technologies
Policy and guidance
The purpose of this training is to address the problem of many disparate and isolated LVC related efforts within the Department of Navy that may and do produce incompatible solutions both amongst themselves and with other joint solutions. This problem results in duplicative capabilities that consume limited Department of Navy resources, and introduce unnecessary technical and operational risks. The solution to this problem is to educate LVC procurers to make informed decisions based on knowledge of LVC. This particular class focuses on technologies. Terminology, LVC federation engineering, and policy and guidance are covered in other classes in this course.

4. Training Objectives
Learn to make informed decisions based on knowledge of LVC
ELO 1: Identify LVC technologies applicable to Navy and USMC missions
ELO 2: Differentiate capabilities and applications of LVC technologies
The primary training objective for this class is to learn to make more informed decisions based on knowledge of LVC. The two enabling learning objectives for this are: to identify LVC technologies applicable to Navy and USMC missions, and to differentiate capabilities and applications of LVC technologies.

5. LVC Technology Description Template
Purpose
Technical overview
Architecture
Capabilities
Components
Previous uses / applications
Training (individual, collective / unit, staff)
Testing (DT&E, OT&E)
Acquisition (engineering / design, human factors, cost modeling)
Analysis
Experimentation
Planning
Education & Formal Training
Limitations
Individual
Interoperability
Supporting technologies
POCs
References
Because there are several LVC technologies to review, we have developed a template for the individual classes. Each technology is described in terms of its purpose, a technical overview, previous uses and applications, limitations both individual and interoperability, and supporting technologies such as hardware, operating systems, compilers, and protocols and architectures. Individual limitations describe a technology’s inability to represent some phenomena that the student might expect to be in scope. Interoperability limitations describe the inability to interoperate with other technologies, e.g. lack of support for the most current version of an architecture or protocol. Each class concludes with points of contact and references for the student to seek additional information relevant to their specific mission. Where such information is available, we provide OV-1 and architecture graphics. We also describe each technology’s capabilities at a high level and any constituent components. Not all technologies are equally applicable to the domains supported by LVC listed on the slide, so we specifically identify where the technologies can and have been applied.