MSDL / C - BML Interface to VR - Forces

SISO Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL) and Coalition Battle Management Language (C-BML) continue to progress as a means to interoperate Command and Control (C2) systems with simulation systems. However, the ability to use these powerful interoperation technologies is limited to national military groups who possess a C2 or simulation system and choose to invest in an MSDL/C-BML interface. In order to expand the experimental capability for C2-Simulation technologies, both in our laboratory and in the larger community, the GMU C4I Center is undertaking development of an open source interface to the MÄK VR-Forces computergenerated forces simulation, which is commercially available, to join our other free, open-source BML software. We plan to compare the result with other systems in our testbed, such as US Army OneSAF and Saab WISE. The open source interface will begin as a student project; if successful we will seek funding to create a complete implementation of MSDL/C-BML. This paper describes the basic design and initial implementation.