MILITARY INFORMATION EXCHANGE

This course gives insight and understanding for military information exchange.

Course Overview

This course is aimed at anyone new to the world of military interoperability who needs to gain a good insight and understanding of the different types and purposes of message standards that are used for information exchange. Where appropriate, the associated standards documentation is examined, showing delegates how to interpret the different notations used. The course content is suitable for all levels of experience and background and can be varied in scope, depth and detail to meet specific student requirements.

Duration

1 day

Audience

All

Course Content

• Messaging standards including NATO ADatP-3, USMTF, OTHT-Gold and VMF
• Associated standards documentation
• XML and its relationship to messaging standards
• Advantages and disadvantages of each standard
• Examples of tools for defining and using information exchange standards
• Data models and data replication for military information exchange

Skills Learned

• At the end of the course, delegates will have a broad understanding of:
• Character based and bit oriented standards and where they are used
• The main differences between ADatP-3, USMTF, OTHT-Gold and VMF
• XML-MTF - how to use military standards with open industry standards
• Data models, data replication and the Multilateral Interoperability Programme Command & Control Information Exchange Data Model (MIP C2IEDM)
• Typical information exchange architectures and solutions
• Compression of character based standards for use over low bandwith networks
• Course summary, questions, critique

Course Prerequisites

IT literacy with basic keyboard skills

Time in Exercises

20%

Tools

• Standards documentation
• Standards management and definition tools
• Structured information exchange tools

Associated Courses

Introduction to XML for Information Exchange
Introduction to XML-MTF
C2IEDM