The computer and internet revolutions of the twentieth century have quickly yielded the amorphous concept of “cyber” in the twenty-first century across every enterprise involving computing devices and networks. The United States Army (USA) modeling and simulation (M&S) enterprise is no exception. The USA includes cyber in its concept of cyberspace electromagnetic activities (CEMA). Acknowledging both the challenges of this emerging domain and the opportunity to provide a systematic framework, the Army’s Simulation and Training Technology Center (STTC), part of Combat Capabilities Development Command – Solider Center (CCDC – SC), is developing a CEMA M&S Framework (CMFW) in support of the Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO). The CMFW consists of an ontology based on Army doctrine and informed by all six Army M&S communities of interest (COIs). In addition, the CMFW includes use cases and other engineering models that support stakeholder needs ranging from developing common models, supporting the development of consistent data exchange models (DEM), and informing program requirements. The methodology used to develop the ontology is a form of Domain Engineering that considers multiple exemplars from across all COIs. This paper discusses both the methodology and provides detail on data, results, and other important aspects of the CMFW including the Unified Modeling Language (UML) representation of the ontology. Although this work is sponsored by and performed for the USA, it considers the necessity of multi-domain operations (MDO) and the need to include the perspective of all Services and coalition partners. Lessons learned and challenges are also discussed. As this work continues to mature, the benefit to the Services includes increased commonality in CEMA M&S representation, improved interoperability, and greater efficiencies in training, analysis, test and evaluation (T&E) related to the CEMA domain.
Emerging Concepts and Innovative Technologies
A Cyberspace Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Framework for M&S
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